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Hi there. I suspect the answer "lies within the swimmer" but I thought I'd try here. We have a an 11 y.o.swimmer who has 3 mental states for racing/training: 1: disinterested: back/fly
You can see it...body language on the blocks etc... My read is that the best swimmers (any and all strokes) were good at everything at a young age before s/he went on to specialize in any one stroke. How can this swimmer be nudged into the same mental state for the "other" races? ...the "other" sets in training? If the mental state demonstrated swimming Br was there for the other strokes...look out! Thanks... |
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Hi Iron Doc. I have a very similar situation with my 11 year old boy. Ever since he started swimming, breaststroke came very natural to him, I guess all the positive reinforcement he has received from winning medals in breastroke, and only occasionally in freestyle has made him focus even more on the stroke. I also beleive that he needs to work on his fly and back, but he does so without putting his heart into it. My dilemma is, should we encourage him to specialize at this early age in br, given his demonstrated potential? Or should we insist that he focuses on bringing his back and fly up to a more profficient level? I am thinking of taking him to a swim camp in the US next summer, but have to decide on a br specific camp vs. a more general camp. |
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In my opinion he should work on all 5 strokes (Fly, Back, Breast, Free & IM). As he grows and body shape changes etc his best stroke could still change |
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I have been reading these forums for a long time, but never felt so compelled to respond. I have a 14 year old girl, who for many years was only really good at the breaststroke. It was the only stroke that came naturally to her, everythng else has been a whole lot of work. She always swam breaststroke with so much confidence, it was fun to watch. She swam her other strokes as if her goal was to not screw up. She is still a little bit like this. My observation is that young swimmers who start out fast are in a different place mentally; all the positive reinforcement fuels their confidence as they get older. Anyway, now that she is 14, and seems to be finally growing into her long thin frame, she is turning into a backstroker. For years, this was not a pretty stroke for her. Last winter, things finally started clicking. It's pretty and she is now swimming that with confidence, too. This could only happen because her club emphasized swimming all 4 strokes. She now has a pretty decent IM that can only get better. So, the moral of the story is, you don't know where an 11-year old will end up. Some kids are just late bloomers. It can be very frustrating, but I think it has been important for her to continue to work at her other strokes. One just never knows. |
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