FCST Newsletter - Sept. 11
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Sept. 11, 2023 |
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*Families are responsible for communicating meet entry issues with their athlete’s respective coach, as their primary coach is most responsible for their athlete’s training and competitive plan **Once the final entry deadline has passed, no changes may be made on FCST’s end. Athletes can deck-enter at the meet (if allowed by meet management) at their own expense and with the coach’s permission. This is not the ideal way to enter a meet, having schedules planned ahead of time benefits the athlete.
Coaches Corner: What is IM training and why we do it? A key part of the FCST team philosophy is IM training. This means that for every level of the team, Developmental through Senior, we train the kids in all four competitive strokes. There are many benefits to having the swimmers train all of the strokes, especially at the Developmental and Age Group level. Swimmers should not specialize in just one stroke. Swimmers will often have a favorite stroke and one that they are faster in. However, we do not want the kids to focus on just that stroke. As kids get older, stronger, and develop a better feel for the water that stroke can change over time. FCST believes in developing a foundation for every swimmer to be as successful as possible as they progress into the Senior program and Senior swimming. Benefits of IM Training: · Injury prevention- By swimming all four strokes the swimmers are developing different muscles, improving any stroke imbalances, and avoiding any overuse of certain muscles/joints · Develop a better feel for the water- By constantly challenging the brain and muscles through all four strokes the swimmers gain a better feel for the water and how their body is moving through the water · Develop better balance in all strokes- Similar to developing a feel for the water, swimmers are able to learn how their body balances in the water and what adjustments need to be made for better efficiency while they swim · Make them better racers- Training and racing all four strokes consistently will provide more opportunities to develop them into great all-around racers.
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