This makes me think of the catch up drill for freestyle. I have now seen 2 coaches who say it is a terrible drill, and both favored the 1 arm drill. Just don't get it, and will admit it might be just me since the catch up drill worked very well for me. Swimming is bilateral, and swimming with one arm makes no sense to me....
Good examples. I can see potential benefits and potential drawbacks to both those drills. As long as someone is getting the result they want, there's no issue. But if they're not, it could be because of unintended consequences they're not considering. Just the awareness that a drill COULD cause problems tends to help avoid them.
This makes me think of the catch up drill for freestyle. I have now seen 2 coaches who say it is a terrible drill, and both favored the 1 arm drill. Just don't get it, and will admit it might be just me since the catch up drill worked very well for me. Swimming is bilateral, and swimming with one arm makes no sense to me....
Good examples. I can see potential benefits and potential drawbacks to both those drills. As long as someone is getting the result they want, there's no issue. But if they're not, it could be because of unintended consequences they're not considering.
Just the awareness that a drill COULD cause problems tends to help avoid them.