Hello team, and hope your holiday weekend is going well and with
fun. As we begin to practice more regularly, you may notice that many
practice sessions list target times by which to complete a set. How
does one check the time without a clock or watch? If we had a regularly
coach supervising our practices, he/she would be using a stop watch to
start our sets, but since many of us practice alone, how do we do it?
Frequently, during the "Bubble months", there are deck clocks provided by the high schools and XCell which can
be aligned for viewing as one swims. During the summer open air
swimming, the clocks aren't on deck, so we swimmers are on
our own. I have chosen to use a swimmer's watch for my workouts and
would recommend that as an option (http://swimovateusa.com/).
Others choose to use a chronometer and keep up with the splits that
way. Any way, deck clock, stop watch, chronometer, or swim watch,
consider how you wish to improve your skills and have fun at the same
time by using a timing device.
And, should anyone
else propose it for consideration, if each member of the team made a
$10-$15 contribution towards a deck clock, we could purchase a clock for
team or individual use during practice.
Some name
nominees: Manatees (all shapes & sizes); BUMS (Burke Masters
Swimmers); FROGs (Forever Relying On Grace); Stingrays.
Keep them coming. Plan to choose by October practice.
Hope to see you on the deck on Monday!
Ed
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