About the Streamline Swim Clinic
Proper technique will be achieved by learning and repeating drills and proper stroke technique. We hope that the swimmers will take what they learn and bring it to their swim practices and competition meets. Our goal is not only to teach the swimmers how to do each drill, but also to help them understand how the drills will improve their stroke.
The Streamline Swim Clinic is not designed to be exhausting. We realize that hard work and intensive training is part of the swim team dynamic, but the clinic focuses on making that training easier. This is done by learning different drills and techniques for each stroke; we hope their new skills will be repeated later during swim practice. We fully expect that each swimmer to complete the full day of clinic and still have the energy to do an afternoon practice in any sport. Of course with the new drills and techniques the swimmers learn, the swim practices will hopefully become a little easier.
These skills will be taught by the critique of our coaching staff comprised of college coaches and swimmers. All the coaches make use of the underwater camera. The camera allows the coaches and the swimmers to see the stroke from a different perspective. Click here to learn more.
The clinic features small group sizes, with each lane coach never having more than six swimmers at a time. Each swimmer will receive the special attention and thorough learning experience that he deserves. Although the swimmers are not swimming for the full day, they will continue to learn to improve from special lectures and discussions by the coaching staff.
Sample Schedule:
8:45 Campers Arrive
9:00 Morning Stretch
9:15 Swim Lecture / Video review
9:30 Morning Swim with Video Review
11:00 Snack
11:30 Educational Discussion
12:00 Afternoon Stretch
12:15 Lunch
12:45 Games
2:00 Afternoon Swim with Video Review
3:45 Camper Pick up
*Times of activities may change day to day.
Pickup/Drop-off Procedures
Although the camp starts at 9:00 am, camper drop off starts at 8:45 am. The day will start with a morning stretch followed by an introduction to the stroke. Camper pick up starts at 3:45 am and runs until 4:00 pm. At the end of each day we have all of the campers participate in a relay race. If you choose to come early to watch, you may do so in the viewing area above the pool.
If you intend to pick up your child early for camp, please call the Swim Clinic office either the day before or fill out an early pick up release form when you drop off your child. These will be supplied by the Swim Clinic every morning of camp. If you intend to bring your child in late, please call the Swim Clinic office.
Absences – If your child intends to miss a day of camp or arrive late, please call the Swim Clinic office the day before.
Streamline Swim Clinic office phone number: (617) 669-1392
Necessary Equipment:
1.) Bathing suit – We prefer if it is not an overly baggy suit because it causes more drag and makes the drills more difficult to learn.
2.) Towel – Preferably two because the swimmers will be getting in and out of the pool on several occasions.
3.) Snack and a lunch - Becasue this is a sports camp, the swimmers will be burning alot of calories in the water and from dry land exercises. Pack a sufficient snack and a lunch so your child does not run low on energy at the end of the day. Also, please provide ice packs to keep perishables fresh.
4.) Sneakers – to be used for dry land activities and games.5.) Shorts and T-Shirts - We will not be spending the full day on the pool deck. When we leave, we will ask that the children put on their shorts and T-shirts.6.) Sunscreen – on nice days the campers will eat and play games outside.
7.) Water bottle - Even though swimmers are surrounded by water, they still sweat and lose a lot of water. The water bottle is to help prevent dehydration.
We ask that when the children come on deck in the morning that they come changed in their bathing suit. Further we ask that they bring all of their possessions to the pool once and leave them on the deck instead of the locker room.