~ vhs Swimming Faster the Auburn Way: Training and Race Strategies for Backstroke ~
video. ~ This video features Kim Brackin, Auburn University associate head coach. ~ Brackin begins this video by sharing the five phases of a season she uses with her backstrokers. ~ Throughout the training phases, Brackin relates how a shorter high school season would fit into the seasonal plan she shares. ~ Phase 1: Aerobic Phase. ~ Focus areas include a dryland circuit out of the water and in the water and aerobic swimming incorporating technique work. ~ Phase 2: Aerobic Overload, focuses on increasing the aerobic intensity and bringing in an emphasis on racing tempo. ~ In Phase 3: Quality Training, Brackin transitions her backstrokers into more quality work and adds a focus to race intensity training. ~ Brackin also touches on gender differences in the training phases. ~ Phase 4 brings in a lot of quality work with more race-specific focus. ~ Also, race-specific skills are fine-tuned in this phase in preparation for Phase 5, the taper phase. ~ Coach Brackin then shares what she calls season long essentials that serve as a great reminder to a coach that there are several aspects of training and skill development that need to be honed throughout the entire season. ~ In keeping with Coach Marsh's love of training toys, Brackin next shares the training devices she incorporates into backstroke training. ~ In the final section, Brackin details race strategies for the 50, 100, and 200 backstroke events for both short and long course. ~ 48 minutes. ~ 2004. ~ vhs; video; strategiesbackstroke; trainingrace; way; fasterauburn; swimming;