1. Breaststroke Training Stages and Drills
National Coaches Clinic
Irvine, CA
saloswimcamp.com
David C. Salo, Ph.D.
Soka University / Novaquatics Swim Team

2. Sometimes What You Do Does NOT Work
Jessica Hardy
August 2002
1:16.20
100 meter breaststroke

3. … and Sometimes What You Do DOES Work
Jessica Hardy
May 2005
100 Yard Breaststroke – 59.20
July 2005
100 Meter Breaststroke – 1: WR

4. Swimming Components Pull Kick Swim Rhythm & Timing
Training the Physiology
Racing Strategy

5. Drills Sculling In all geometrical planes
Training Component NOT just drill work
Sit Scull
V-Sit Scull
With equipment (pull buoy, kickboard, etc)
Forward Scull with equipment
Pull buoy, kickboard, parachute
Right/left leg up
Resistance Scull
Scrunch scull
Medicine Ball application

6. Drills . . . continued Standing scull with kick board Inverted scull
Boat scull
Changing direction eg boat scull to forward scull
Wet vertical jumps into scull

7. Drills . . . continued Resistance Work Stretch cordz Medicine ball
Partner / individual
Medicine ball
Partner kicking
Luge kick
Kick against the wall with quick turn
Parachute

8. Drills . . . continued Kicking drills Piston Kick Vertical kick
Vertical / horizontal
Vertical kick
Weighted / unweighted
Quick Kick drill with Pull Buoy
Right / left kick

9. Drills . . . continued Pull drills Head Up drills
Back flat / belly button to the spine
Right/left; high elbow catch; quick pull
Overkick Pull with flutter kick /dolphin kick
Fins
Small and Large size paddles