The importance of body language in baby swimming

Even before babies can speak, they are very capable interpreters of their parents' body language, and they will pick up tha slightest nuances. Facial expressions, muscle tension, tone of voice, and reactions will all convey clues to the babies about their environment and how they should act. It is therefore vital that parents are relaxed and confident with their babies in the water, as they will pick up on their parents' cues, whether positive or negative. 

Setting goals

Athletes (and people) who succeed are goal-oriented and they have a vision. They create sensory-rich dreams and they turn those dreams into action through goal setting. Goal setting is a master skill for personal growth and peak performance. If you don't know where you are headed, you're probably going to wind up somewhere other than you want to be.

The benefits of baby swimming

There is a wide range of benefits available to babies and children who are taught to swim in a gentle, gradual pace. Parents around the world have witnessed first-hand the many enhancements to mental, physical, emotional, developmental, and social well-being that result from teaching their children to swim.

 

Butterfly drills for beginners

A few drills that will help you learn the basics of butterfly or improve it if you are not a beginner. You can do this drills with fins on at first.

1. Dolphin drill

Purpose: To feel the body action of the butterfly stroke while at the surface.

Procedure: Push off the wall on your front side aling the surface, keeping your hands down by your sides and looking down at the bottom of the pool. Just the back of your head will break the surface. Use your head to start the body action, push downward with the forehead to start the whiplike action of the kick. Keep the head angle changing, but primarly look down. As you push your forehead down, allow the hips to come up. Then, allow your heels to slide above the surface, and begin to kick down. Your head will become to come back up to break the surface as you kick down. Break the surface with your head and repeat. You will break the surface in the following pattern: head, shoulders, hips and heels. Keep the motion fluid.

Focus: Be sure to keep your head moving at all times. Look dow at the black line on the bottom of the pool. Remember to move with your forehead first. Develop a steady rhythm.

Baby swimming

Today I'm going to post a video that shows the progress that a baby can make during swimming lessons.
Enjoy!!!

Backstroke drills for beginners

A few backstroke drills that will help you learn tha basics of backstroke. These drills are mainly for beginners but they will also help more experienced swimmers too.

1. Slow flutter on back

Purpose: To practice correct body position for the backstroke while adding the kicking.

Procedure: Begin with a floating position on your back and gradually add a slow fluttter kick. Kick just fast enough to keep the bottom of your rib cage at the surface.

Focus: Stay relaxed, keep your head back until your ears are submerged and the water touches your goggles and chin.

Chronic shoulder pain

Chronic shoulder pain (CSP) is an inflammatory condition caused by the mechanical impingement of soft tissue between the acromion and the coracoid process of the scapula. The most common cause of CPS is friction between the proximal head of the humerus as it rubs across the soft tissues surrounding the shoulder joint: the supraspinatus tendon, the biceps tendon, and the coracoacromial ligament.

(http://hphy36208.pbworks.com/w/page/10004728/Shoulder-Joint-Sprains-)