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Kick Your Kick into Shape
When it’s time for a kick set, many of us grab a kickboard and get kicking—that’s usually my modus operandi anyway. But is kicking with kickboards the safest way for us to get our kicks in? “From a postural perspective, using a kickboard encourages swimmers to arch their backs and that’s unnatural,” says Scott Bay, a U.S. Masters Swimming Level 4 coach, member of USMS’s Coaches Committee, and head coach of the Central Florida Y Masters, in Orlando. Using a kickboard can lead swimmers to kick in a downward direction, he says, and that slows a swimmer down and can strain the lower back.
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Sculling Drills
Scott Bay, head coach of the Daytona Beach Masters, shares two of his favorite sculling drills.