Making Kick Practice "Sexy"

By Wayne GoldsmithEvery swimming coach will tell you that kicking is important and that they include kicking practice in all their practice sessions.Every swimming coach will also tell you that it’s difficult to inspire kids to complete kicking practice with a high level of engagement, intensity, accuracy and precision.I was talking with an elite coach over a coffee and he asked me an interesting question “How do you make kicking practice (in his words)“sexy”? TO BE VERY CLEAR - in this context using the word “sexy” - he meant how can swimming coaches make kicking practice interesting, engaging, enjoyable and fun so that they do it well: so that they do it with the same accuracy and precision as they complete their swim sets.Today’s video is all about making kick practice the highlight of every swimming workout.In short - use the C.I.C. (Kick) model:* Competition specific;* Intensity relative to a goal;* Competitive.If you’ve got other ideas about making kicking practice “sexy” that work in your program, please share them with our Swimming Gold Community in the comments.Wayne GoldsmithCOPYRIGHT WAYNE GOLDSMITH - ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDSWIMMING GOLD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe