SS International Stroke Correction Clinics
Our World Famous Swimming Efficiency Workshops For Triathletes and Swimmers FEATURING FULL VIDEO ANALYSIS
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Swim Smooth's 1-Day Stroke Correction Clinic is the very best way available to improve your freestyle (front crawl) swimming using all our coaching methods and full video analysis.
We pride ourselves on giving you unique advice for your stroke, whatever your build, experience and speed. We can be so specific to your needs because of our deep understanding of the stroke and our great experience of improving thousands of swimmers' strokes around the world.
Many thanks for a fantastic day on Friday in Huddersfield - it was brilliant, hugely motivating, professionally organised and delivered, informative, hard work (but not too much), and most of all, FUN!
I think £175 for a swim course is quite a lot to spend, I was a little nervous before-hand about value for money - but having experienced it, I now think its great value. I couldn't possibly spend that money on cycling or running and get anything like the benefit
Greg Elwell, Hebden Bridge, UK
Read more clinic feedback on the UK's biggest triathlon forum here.
As you'd expect, parts of our teaching and technique advice are common to all good coaches teaching freestyle - that's because they work just great. However, there's also plenty of unique Swim Smooth insight on these workshops, which isn't so common! This includes our pioneering techniques for breathing, curing cross-overs, improving body roll, shoulder injury, rhythm, timing and feel for the water.
We'll teach you the latest, most effective methods to develop your stroke, specific to your needs, your ability and your body type.
Clinic Structure
The workshops are very interactive, with plenty of discussion around your questions and individual stroke.
The clinic is divided into three components - 1) Theory time in the classroom 2) Practical exercises in the classroom 3) Pool practical sessions.
Included in the theory sessions are:
- The Basics Of The Freestyle Stroke, including common misunderstandings and pitfalls.
- Enhancing Your Efficiency in the Pool, so you can swim further more easily.
- Generating More Propulsion in the Water, this will have you moving faster - surprisingly without working harder.
- Developing Open Water Skills, to get the best out of yourself on race day.
- Training Program Development and How to get the most out of your swim sessions.
You will come away from a clinic with a clear understanding of your current stroke from our detailed video analysis.
You'll understand the changes you need to make to improve your swimming.
We'll start you off making those changes in the clinic and give you a clear plan to develop your stroke specific to your needs.
We also point out all the things you're doing right too - it won't all be bad. ;)
Practical swimming sessions include:
- Extensive Videoing Of Your Stroke above and below the water. Of course you get to take away your video footage with you on DVD.
- Technique Development and Intervention based on your video analysis
- A Mini-Squad Session showing you how to implement our unique teaching methods into a 'normal' training session.
Classroom time will also include practical aspects according to the needs of the group:
- Stretching / Flexibility for Performance, often neglected and could easily be holding your swimming back - we'll identify if this is an issue for you.
- Core Stabilization in Swimming, we'll give you a better understanding of what core stability means in swimming and how to tune into it - it's a little different to other sports.
- Injury Prevention, even if you've never had a swimming injury it's very important to avoid them - they're tricky to shake off, more so than in other sports.
As you can tell, it's an action packed day! Saying that, it's not physically demanding and is suitable for anyone who can swim 200m continuously.
Each clinic has a maximum of 12 attendees, with a minimum of 2 coaches. This allows us to deliver that unique personalised approach which we are world-renowned for.
Who are these Clinics suitable for?
Our Clinics are suitable for anyone who can swim 200m continuously.
The practical sessions themselves are not demanding physically and are low-intensity. They suit a broad spectrum of triathletes and swimmers who want to improve their swimming.
The ability level typically ranges from those swimming around 10 minutes for 400m to those covering the same distance in under 5 minutes. Our average Clinic attendee will swim 400m in approx. 7-8 minutes and often feel that they have hit a plateau with their swimming speed.
A picture paints a thousand words...
Being able to see yourself swimming from a range of different angles on our high resolution big screen, and then having your stroke constructively critiqued by our expert coaches, is an amazingly powerful process. You don't need to feel shy about this and no-one will be made to feel inferior whatever your level of swimming.
As well as pooltime, each clinic includes fun, interactive class room sessions to understand the freestyle stroke better.
By attending one of our Clinics you are taking an important step in analysing what you need to do to improve and learning the techniques you specifically need to develop your stroke.
Make sure you ask as many questions as you need to get the most out of your day.
Price
Swim Smooth 1-Day Clinics are priced* at:
GBP £175 / US $300 / AUS $350 / Euro €250 / Yen ¥50000
*prices are subject to local adjustments based on facility hire in your local area. We do our very best to keep the cost to the minimum stated value in every instance.
Please contact us at help@swimsmooth.com with any questions about the clinics.
I've already raved about this clinic but I've seen the practical benefits over the last 2 days.
Did a 500m PB yesterday and was chuffed but today I broke my long standing 100 and 200m PBs just focusing on stuff from the clinic (staying long and streamlined, slowing SR down a bit, exhaling lots, etc). 100m down from 1:26 to 1:22 and 200m down from 3:04 to 2:55.
Very happy indeed - thanks guys!
Pete Egglestone, St Albans, UK
Read more clinic feedback on the UK's biggest triathlon forum here.
You will need to bring
1. Swimming gear, i.e. swim suit, cap and goggles.
2. Loose comfortable clothing for land-based practical sessions.
3. A pair of flippers or fins (of the swimming variety, i.e. flexible rubber)
4. An open mind and the willingness to learn new skills to help you improve!
5. A light packed lunch, unless instructed otherwise closer to the day.
You will be asked to print-off a Medical Waiver form, complete it and bring it to the Clinic.
A full, detailed timetable will be sent out to all registered clinic attendees in the week preceding the Clinic. Please note, we reserve the right to have to change or modify course contents and lay-out at short notice due to any unforeseen circumstances or facility hire restrictions. All participants will be informed in advance of attendance of any changes.
International Schedule
We do impressions too!
We are currently planning the remainder of our 2012 International Clinic Schedule. If you haven't already signed up for the Swim Smooth Blog Feel For The Water then do so now using the box below. Not only will you receive a bundle of great tips to help your swimming but we use the blog to announce new clinic dates.
Further information and some terms and conditions are below. Expand the sections using the (+) boxes:
More on Our Philosophy and Methods
Swim Smooth recently ran a series of Clinics in the UK & Ireland with over 120 swimmers and triathletes attending and benefiting.
Here's a typical story from one of the clinics.
Adrian Stott from Leeds managed to knock 4 minutes off his 1500m PB and was suitably impressed.
Working with Adrian from his Video Analysis session we demonstrated how the depth of his catch and the way he was kicking could be improved. With some simple imagery exercises he improved his stroke and turned in this great result.
Like Adrian, you too will improve!
So many triathletes claim that our worst discipline is the swim. If you want to improve your swimming then you need direction, you need to know what to focus on.
You may be unaware now but there will be some very specific things you need to work on to improve your stroke. Are you prepared to make the modifications and swim faster?
Swim Smooth created our Freestyle Clinics to help you meet your training and racing aspirations you have this season. You'd be surprised how simple some of our instruction points are and yet how much of a difference they can make to your stroke.
Our philosophy is very simple. We approach every swimmer as an individual. We teach sound bio mechanical methods in an easy to follow program, one which is versatile to suit you and your needs. So rather than using a cookie-cutter methodology, overwhelming you with technical jargon and showing you how you MUST swim, we'll show you what is best for YOU.
Recently, Nigel Gray, Ontario Association of Triathlon Coach of the Year and 3rd place Ironman Canada 05 finisher, tried one of our 75-mins 1-2-1 Stroke Correction sessions for himself:
"I like how you keep things simple and don't overload the athlete with too much jargon. By not trying to fit people into a mould you maintain that individual approach, which I think, is great. I will definitely be sending my athletes your way this season - thanks!", Nigel Gray
Swim Smooth caters for the whole spectrum of swimmers, from beginners learning freestyle to professional athletes like Nigel. We have the knowledge to do this from personally coaching over 5000 people across the whole spectrum of abilities all over the world. So whether you're already a fish in the water or you view yourself as the proverbial lead-weight, we can help you!
Swim Smooth Clinic Cancellation Policy
Please be aware of the following cancellation policy when registering for one of our Swim Smooth Clinic courses.
21 Day Advance Notice: If you are unable to attend, please notify us at least 21 days in advance and your full deposit will be reimbursed.
Frowning is allowed on a Swim Smooth Clinic but not encouraged. ;)-
0 - 20 Days Advance Notice: If you are only able to notify us less than 20 days in advance, you will unfortunately forfeit your whole deposit. Prior notice is essential for our ability to run a successful Clinic for you. As you can appreciate, a great deal of booking and organization goes into running a Swim Smooth Clinic and we need to know how many people will be attending so that we can prepare properly for this.
Swim Smooth reserves the right to cancel any Clinic due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrolment, in which case you will get a full refund. Whilst we will make every effort to ensure that a course goes ahead smoothly, Swim Smooth cannot accept responsibility for any transport or accommodation reservations you may have made and subsequently have to cancel as a result. We apologize for this.
A Special Incentive for Clubs and Groups
We have found that a great way to create the perfect learning environment is by organising a clinic with an existing club or group. The 12 swimmers on the clinic will know each other well enough to go away from the full day clinic and converse with each other in their pool and share their experiences.
Working with a Triathlon or Swimming Club - the perfect Clinic.
If any structured coaching exists within the club/group, it's excellent for the coaches to be involved in the clinic and observe and work with us on the poolside.
We believe in this so strongly we offer every club or group of 12 a free coaches place on the clinic.
During the day your coach will have full access to the clinic and learning materials, and will be shown how our methods can be incorporated into your existing program. This helps greatly in sustaining your groups swimming improvements and motivation after the clinic.
If your club requires, we can arrange a special second day for open water techniques.
During the practical swim, core and flexibility sessions, your chosen leader/coach will be present with Paul Newsome and other Swim Smooth coaches. They will get first hand experience in our practises which will be very useful to the group in the weeks and months following the clinic.
Please contact Swim Smooth for further details and a quotation for your club / group in your location.
Exciting Coaching Opportunities with Swim Smooth!
Swim Smooth operate a special initiative to swimming and triathlon coaches local to a clinic. We run a Coaches On Clinics Scheme which allows coaches to attend the clinic for free. We do this because of our over-riding goal: To raise the standard of swimming coaching and the level of knowledge available to amateur swimmers and triathletes around the world.
You can find out more about the scheme and how to attend a clinic in a coaching capacity here.
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