Alright guys make sure you've got your head on straight
you know your role and practice your timing on your relays and everything
will be golden
Let's hit the board
Alright guys
here we go, we're going to talk about the relay mindset and some of you guys really
need to pay attention because this is gonna be kinda reversed as to what
you're usually thinking when you're talking about a relay transition
when you're talking about going into a relay, a lot of times the focus is
on the wrong person. We're gonna flip that around real quick. Alright so we've
the side of the pool
starting block and we've got Dude
standing here for a relay transition
water, and we've got a swimmer
that is coming into
the wall. I know I'm a good artist, I know
So Dude is coming into the wall right here
Now most of the time when people worry about the
transition
They worry about if there's gonna be a false start and a lot of times the
focus is actually on the wrong person
they focus on this guy--as far as a false start
Why do they do that? People focus on and swimmers focus on the guy that's
out of the water because, guy or girl, because
this is the person that you can see, this is the action that you can see
So it's easy to see this as far as the transition
so people focus on that and they'll think that if there is a mistake
that it's this person that they can see, the swimmer that's easy to see
alright usually actually most of the time if there's some kind of false start
which means this person leaves the block
before this person has touched the wall. Usually it's actually the person in the
waters
fault. So make sure if you're in the water you have a huge
responsibility to make sure that you do a couple of things
properly as you're coming into the wall. This is actually easy to do when
you're watching someone come in
it's easy to time it and be able to dive off. This guy
has the responsibility up making sure that his speed
coming into the wall is consistent
if it's not consistent
then this guy will not be able to time the speed as he's coming in
alright so it's very very important that he keeps a consistent speed
the reason that this is sometimes a problem is because this guy a lot of
times when he's coming into the wall
likes to think, in this area, when he gets a little bit closer
that his job is done that the race is over. So he kinda slows down his pace at
the very end
leaving this guy hanging out to dry because he can't time it properly.
Another thing is with this guy right here
a lot of times the high school and summer league swimmer
they have a problem with this as they're coming into the wall
this last stroke--we're going to talk about the last stroke right now
As he's coming into the wall, the last stroke a lot of time from these swimmers
they like to give a big dramatic emphasis like they're DONE
at the end, so they throw this big
looping over-the-top stroke instead of staying low and close to the surface of
the water and finishing strong
giving this guy the proper timing they throw this big looping
over-the-top stroke which is actually very slow
it's a very slow arm stroke, it comes way over the top
SLOW
Which throws this guys timing off so he has a false start
sometimes
because of this last arm stroke that Dude right here throws
over the top and a big dramatic I finished my race
haha 'I'm Done' fashion well this guy
thinks that he's gonna stay low and strong into the wall so he's gone
already
which causes a false start. A lot of times people see this and are like' Oh he left early!'
But it was really this guy's fault
for not having a low, strong finish into the wall
so the biggest responsibility if you're in the relay, the biggest responsibility
actually lies on this guy right here to make sure that he's consistent
and finishes strong into the wall so that he can time it right
to get off the block in the right way
So keep that in mind while you're while you're doing relays--this guy right here
biggest responsibility! This guy right here
has a much much easier job while he's on the block because it's easy to time
consistent! If he is not consistent he's gonna have an off timing which throws him
into the water early
and especially that last stroke make sure
if he is not a big massive looper
over-the-top. I'm writing 'No Looper'-- I don't even know if that's a word but it's right there.
'No Looper' over the top with some big dramatic finish to your stroke
stay low stay strong and finish consistent
and your relays will have a much smoother transition
and you'll really see yourself not having very many
false starts
So there you go, you want to have a real a mindset?
there you go this guy easy job, this guy a lot of responsibility so keep that in
mind when you're in the water
alright guys don't forget if you're the swimmer in the water you have got the
most responsibility
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