Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 Sorry for the late reply: >Yes, I agree, the coaching/training seems inadequate. >They seem to know only Ice, for everything. Yes, and the are have any understanding of the biokinetics of their sport. When one of my sons was playing tennis there were whole teams of kids injured. My friend Marc Coseo would visit for a couple of days, look at their strokes, stances and with a little instruction eliminate many, many problems with wrists and elbows, knees and ankles. The coaches were completely in the dark. > Bob. Specifically, what do you mean by overstretch? Are > you referring to stretching that is too hard, ie. that pushes the envelope > too far, or too frequent stretching, or stretching before warmup, or all > of the above? You see all of the above in young and old alike. But the image in my mind was these young swimmers sitting on the pool deck ``bouncing'' to push their head down over their legs or yanking their arms behind their shoulders. . . . over stretching to the point of actually tearing muscle fibre. > I recommend that you ask them both to get a swimming trainer (not > just 'a trainer' or 'a coach') to analyze and correct their > technique. Poor body motion in swimming is often compensated for by > shoulder power, leading to injury. Yes, good advice, if it is not a financial burden on the parents, private coaching can save a lot of misery. There are some great swim clubs in CA, there must be some good coaches around. Bob bob Paradigm Publications www.paradigm-pubs.com 44 Linden Street Robert L. Felt Brookline MA 02445 617-738-4664 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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