Virtual:
On Sunday 20th June 2021 we ran a Virtual Development Day for all 12 year across the East Midlands and West Midlands. In total we had 27 boys and 51 girls from across the East Midlands and West Midlands join us.
Face to face:
Thirty six swimmers all aged 12 from across the region were selected to attend the Regional Development Day. The Development Day took place on Sunday 24thOctober 2021 at Repton Sports Centre.
The day was organised by England Programmes together with the Region and ran as follows:
- Introduction from coaching team
- Pre pool RMAP
- 1st pool session working on stroke efficiency & grab turns Fly/Fly, Fly/Back, Breast/Breast, Breast/Free
- 1st post pool stretching
- Land training focusing on S&C exercises
- Pre Pool RMAP
- 2nd pool session working on stroke efficiency and rotational turns Back/Back, Back/Breast, Free/Free, finishing with race simulation
- 2nd post pool stretching
- Summary of the day
We hope to run another Development Day in 2022, dates and timetable to be confirmed.