Kayak Freestyle Points
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Eddie Reese on Freestyle (DVD) $39.99 With Eddie Reese,University of Texas Head Men’s Swimming Coach;3X Olympic Head Coach, 9 NCAA Championships, 8X NCAA “Coach of the Year” In this presentation, Eddie begins with a technical breakdown of the freestyle stroke with a detailed on-deck discussion of the key components of a technically sound freestyle and shares the elements of what he looks for in an efficient freestyle. Eddie next takes you through a “full stroke” analysis of former UT great and 2X Olympian, Nate Dusing’s freestyle, reviewing the key mechanics. Reese next shares eight drills that he utilizes with his swimmers to enhance technique and performance. In the errors and corrections segment, Eddie shares five common freestyle errors. With drills and coaching points, he discusses how best to correct the error. Eddie then breaks down the mechanics of a flip turn along with the breakout and finishes with a look at the start and breakout. Throughout every phase of this DVD, Eddie shares what his gifted eye sees through invaluable commentary – expert instruction that will show why UT and Olympic teams coached by Reese have been so successful! Underwater and slow motion footage greatly enhance this incredible DVD! 42 minutes. 2005. |
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Go Swim Sprint Freestyle with Roland Schoeman (DVD) $41.9 In Go Swim Sprint Freestyle, Olympics gold medalist and world record holder Roland Schoeman shares the key focus points that he uses to develop his awesome freestyle technique. Roland’s six focus points work for every level of swimmer – novice to elite – and you can start to apply them immediately, next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA’s Roland, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your freestyle to the next level. |
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Freestyle Par-Terre Offense (DVD) $39.99 With Terry Brands, University of Iowa Assistant Coach; former USA National Freestyle Resident Coach,Bronze Medalist 2000 Olympic Games 2X World Champion2X NCAA Champion at University of IowaHere is your chance to become an offensive force in freestyle wrestling. Olympic medalist Terry Brands takes you step-by-step through the finer points of three basic freestyle moves: Gut Wrench, Ankle Lace and the Outside Series. Each move begins by attacking the hips, and from there he shows in great detail how to secure the proper lock, lift and finish each move. Brands also shows different options from each move depending upon how your opponent tries to counter. You’ll never leave the mat without points again.68 minutes. 2003. |
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Go Swim Freestyle with Kara Lynn Joyce (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM FREESTYLE WITH KARA LYNN JOYCE, Olympics silver medalist and American record holder Kara Lynn Joyce shares the key focus points that she uses to develop her awesome freestyle technique. Kara Lynn’s six focus points work for every level of swimmer – novice to elite – and you can start to apply them immediately, next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA’s Kara Lynn, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your freestyle to the next level. |
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Commitment: Kayak $14.99 Commitment: Kayak – Art Print |
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Pringle Brit Champs 1684 Points
Being Tall Water Sports
Being exceptionally tall has many advantages, but what about when it comes to sporting endeavour, in particular when it comes to water sports. So just what are the plus and minus points of height when it comes to Swimming, rowing, water polo, canoe sports etc. How can a competitor use extra height to gain a competitive advantage over an opponent who has a different physical make up.
Let’s look at the key attributes of the taller sports person. First and foremost is the ability to reach further. Being taller implies longer arms and legs, in turn meaning longer reach ability and longer stride ability. This is a tremendous advantage in many sports, but in particular water sports. One of the key factors to swimming is to generate long arcs with the arms and legs. This is only possible with long levers. The front crawl swim stroke requires that you have a long stroke i.e. your arms are powering through the water longer for every stroke than a shorter competitors. The longer your arms are in the water the more time you have to propell yourself in forward motion. Taller swimmers (and just take a look at who lines up for the next Olympic 200 metres Freestyle final) tend to have the textbook long, smooth stroke, whereas the shorter swimmers have a shorter, snappier stroke. Shorter swimmers, if powerful enough do however tend to excel at the more explosive and shorter events, such 50 metre breast stroke, where the long smooth stroke is overpowered by the more powerful short sharp strokes that generate forward momentum quickly.
Rowing is very much the domain of the taller athlete. Take a look any elite rowing crew and they will be tall. Even the lighter weight crews tend to be long and lean as opposed to short and muscular. Rowing is very much a team sport where all action and movement must be simultaneous to maximise effort. This is much easier to acheive if your crew of four or eight are of a similar height. Then to achieve a long stroke, maximising the oar time in the water, longer levers are required.
Canoeing and kayaking can favour the shorter or longer paddler depending in the particular event. Some disciplines, such as slalom, white water event favour the shorter more balanced and powerful athlete who can generate power in a short number of strokes. Other events are more favourable to the taller athlete as they require long smooth stokes to generate forward momentum and maintain it for long period of time.
Like many things in life, being tall has many advantages. Being tall in water sports is no different.
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