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Swimming Games Part Two: Reaction Time

Swimming Games Part Two: Reaction Time
Swimming Games for Swim TeamsThe ability to get off the starting blocks efficiently and quickly is a common goal for all swimmers. Redundant ‘take your mark, go!’ can get old fast, but it is a necessary skill to practice, so why not find a way to make it fun? Turning a drill into a game takes the tedium out of an exercise for them and for you. So, for this particular drill, your swimmers are battling for the last one standing. For a large group, utilizing heats and then running a final round for the last standing of each, will get you your champion. The best part about this game is the simplicity. Instead of "take your mark go," replace the word ‘go’ with something else. For example, you could use words like banana, grapes, or even gopher if you really want to be tricky. Try to trick them, use ‘go’ often as well. If your swimmers launch off the blocks on the wrong word, they are ‘out’. Regardless, everyone does a 25 sprint after leaving the blocks, then walks back around to repeat the exercise. If you find yourself with several competitors at the end, start eliminating whoever was last in the water. Likewise, if you use ‘go’ and someone doesn’t go, they are out. Swimming skills being improved: loaded legs on the blocks ready to fire, anticipating the correct starter, speed. In the past, I have let this game run anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes depending on where we were in the season. Longer if closer to championship season, shorter if we were in early season training. Bonus: relay mix up Put a fun spin on relays. Relays are inherently fun but what if……you did a cap relay!? Each starting swimmer wears all the swim caps from their team on their head. When they finish their leg, all the caps come off and go on the next swimmer. I’ve not seen so much fun and laughing as I have doing these at the end of a long workout. If you are concerned about the kids’ caps ripping, invest in game caps that you keep and store. Parent’s will appreciate it!
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