allen1
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I think Dr. Rushall might have written in his Swimming Pedagogy that it takes at least 3000 repetitions of the correct movement to become habit. Performing the EVF in freestyle is still a challenge for most.
Regarding breathing in fly, Sarah Sjostrom swam 50m fly without taking a breath. The idea is to limit the breathing to stay in streamline to reduce drag and therefore swim faster. I think it’s correct but not easy to do and, obviously, not for everyone.
I think most if not every coach would agree that technique is king, but not many emphasize it like it’s king. Dr. Rushall has an e-book on coaching pedagogy. It’s something worth looking into. I think how to teaching proper techniques is a great topic and would like to learn more from others here.
I think some can do bilateral breathing but many are not comfortable it. A few of my swimmers can do it. Rebecca Soni doesn’t appear to have a glide phrase in her 200m br in London for the last 100m.
I am still trying to implement all the techniques according to Dr. Rushall. I found using underwater videos for immediate feedback to be most helpful. I’m interested in what others have to say bec I have only been coaching for a little less than 2 years.
