Phase III (mid January → February)

• Same warmup intervals, raise technique expectations

• Reinforce technique: minimal tweaking - dance with the girl that brought you!

• Fast kicking (30% of every practice, ~2:1 work/rest)

• All swimming sets have simple or familiar structure - high expectations of technique and racing decisions

• Group correction (start over) for technical mistakes

• Group correction (start over) for procedural mistakes

• Individual check ins - look for exceptional technique/behavior to praise before looking for mistakes to call out

• Kick sets are the most physically challenging part of practice

• Swim sets are the most mentally challenging part of practice (challenges focus)

• Swim sets focus on race details - breathing, kick/stroke counts, etc

• Competition Goals

• Challenge Sets

• Dryland

• Technique