Check List
- Stance : fee – one back one forward, grip, deep crouch, looking down, leaning in with anticipation, coiled like a spring / weight over the rear foot.
- Concentrate on the sound of the starting WHISTLE !!!
- Pull/twitch – just to get off balance, gravity will do the rest … push with the rear foot, followed by the front foot …
- Drive from the block : swing the arms forward vigorously (using ‘elastic’ energy) aiming at where you expert to enter the water … and drive with the legs together as in jumping. (Take the arms back and swing/butterfly swing or not? With practice and skill)
- Flight – and pike
- Entry – feet should pass through the same spot as the hands
- MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL SPEED IN THE WATER
- Glide and break-out
“The higher the hips, the more umph you’re going to get out of the block”.
Anticipating the whistle – bounce on the side
Jump – kick like a donkey
Standing Jump ; knees flexed, arms ready … like a cat leaping over a wall, reaching for a hoop, a catch in a rugby line out …
DRILLS
- Balance on one foot : Drive off the front foot
- Cactus stance and dive : Arm swing and flight
- Dive over a noodle : aim
- Dive, Glide Challenge – maximum horizontal speed through the water
