1-2-1 Video Analysis Consultation:

The first step in working with Swim Smooth on a 1-2-1 basis to help your improve your swim stroke efficiency is to attend a 1-2-1 Video Analysis Consultation session.

During the 75-minute consultation, you will be filmed from a variety of different angles both above and below the water using the SharkEYE Video Analysis unit. You will be instructed to swim for approximately 15-minutes during this time without any given instruction other than to "swim as you would do normally". This will allow the coach to see how you are currently swimming and what areas will need addressing.

Following the initial filming stage, you will be asked to jump out of the water to view the video footage on the SharkEYE's LCD monitor. Please bring both a spare towel and a warm top to put on during this time, so as to not become cold. The coach will show you through the various angles of your stroke in real-time, summarising important areas to consider for further improvement. This is not a "name and shame" session, and there is no need to feel self-concious about going through this process - this is, after-all, what you are here for! Our empathetic approach to our coaching will see both positive and constructive comments on your stroke being identified during this stage. The coach will then replay the video footage in slow-motion to really highlight the most beneficial areas of your stroke to address over the next few sessions. Having a pen and paper is handy at this stage, though as part of the consultation process we will follow-up with an email detailing these areas for future reference.

Once the video footage has been examined and the key areas of your stroke for correction have been identified, the coach will demonstrate these aspects on the dry-land and educate you on exactly why you shall be prescribed the techniques and drills that are appropriate to your stroke. We believe that enhancing the knowledge of the swimmer in this way to be highly beneficial for your continued improvement, especially if you normally train alone. Don't worry though, we won't bog you down in excessive technical detail, and you'll actually find that most of our teaching pointers are so simple to follow that they almost seem "too simple". This is what makes our video analysis consulation and stroke correction service so successful though.

After the dry-land work has been completed, you will be asked to pop back into the water to work through a few basic areas of your stroke that were identified in the video review. This will NOT be a full stroke correction session, rather it will be chance to put into practice a few ideas that the coach has discussed with you on the dry-land. The two video cameras may also be used again during this stage so as to show how the various techniques are making real-time improvements to your stroke. Being able to have this immediate visual feedback is quite literally "worth a thousand words".

The coach will finally summarise the session and give you a few pointers to be working on before your first full stroke correction session. This will be booked-in and ideally should occur between 7 and 10 days after the initial Video Analysis Consultation session. Remember, "Rome wasn't built in a day" and it is highly advisable that (as instructed by the coach) you work through the couple of techique pointers systematically without overloading yourself. After all:

Q: How do you eat an elephant?

A: One bit at a time!

Cost:

This is a premium coaching service which will provide you with a very strong base from which to then move forward with your swimming. All your queries and concerns will be concisely resolved ensuring that you are 100% clear about what you need to now do to take things to the next step. Subsequent "follow-up" stroke correction sessions can be booked (usually at 2 to 4 week intervals) or the swimmer may be recommended on an appropriate course of action within one of our squad sessions (where appropriate).

Currency:	Cost:
Australian Dollars	$150.00*
British Pounds Sterling	£75.00*
Canadian Dollars	$150.00*
US Dollars	$150.00*

*prices may be subject to additional lane fees in some locations

Availability (Perth, Western Australia):

Please see current availability at our new triathlon coaching page. Thankyou!

The next step:

So, what are you waiting for? Book in to request an appointment with a brief bit of detail about yourself and a contact telephone number and he will schedule a session in for you. We highly recommend the Swim Smooth DVD Boxset as a useful resource to compliment your 1-2-1 Video Analysis session. This will be available for purchase at a 10% discount rate on the day of your session. Please notify us in your appointment email if you will require a Swim Smooth DVD.

The 1-2-1 Video Analysis session is a mobile service and we highly recommend you visiting the Swim Smooth Blog to see whether we are in your local vicinity in the near future.