Monday, July 6, 2009

Last set of the day

Our main swim set today was:
1x400 Free
1x300 Free
1x200 IM
1x100 Free
All on 10 seconds rest with fins.
I haven't used fins in awhile for a free set so I thought they might like swimming a bit faster than usual. This was the last thing we did and I think they like ending on these 10 sec. rest sets because the faster they finish it the earlier they get out. They seem to push themselves a bit harder to get it done before their friends also. About two years ago I used these types of sets quite a bit because of the effort I was getting out of my weaker kids. It seems to put everyone on an even playing field and allows each person to put in as much, or as little effort as they want. It puts the power in their hands. Whether they come in first or last, as long as they worked hard, they get a lot of praise from me.

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