All four strokes and race skills
Ready when: Stroke parts, sculling and safe entries (i1) started.
What the coach teaches
Front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke (pull, breathe, kick, glide) and butterfly with turns and starts, sculling, pacing a 100 or 200, the pace clock, meet entries and rules for disqualification, back and shoulder mobility on land and, by readiness against the growth spurt, strength.
At home, safe only
Thoracic mobility on land; fitness via workonfitness.com.
Ask the club
The sessions and kilometres a week for the age, how growth is monitored and how training is balanced against racing.
What you can see from the side
A streamline off every wall and a smooth stroke.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The coach times a 200 individual medley.
Stop and get a coach when
Shoulder pain.
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