Well, TI Level 1 lessons focused on understanding the mistakes/habits of every individual swimmers and relearning the correct body positions and strokes. It comprises of 1 x 3hr session, 4 x 1.5hr swim tutorial, and 1 x 2hr theory session.
For this session, more time were spend to examine the swimmers mistakes/habit in depth.
The coach (KIM) also paid a lot of emphasis on core balancing, relaxation, the efficient positions and strokes. Let me list down the drills that I have been thru I,
1. Video playback of every individual swimmer to understand our current swimming style
2. Contrast and Compare between tense and relax position
3. Superman Glide
4. Superman Flutter
5. Laser Lead Flutter (front and 45degree)
6. Skating and Gliding
7. Zen skating
p/s - I will only do a review after i have finished the entire level package. :)
Hearing good very comments by Eric Chua abt Total Immersion (TI), I decided to sign up the 1hr introductory training session during SCMS 2011 Race Pack Collection... p/s - and i signed up the level 1 swimming package a week later during the TI seminar.
On 18 Dec morning, I went for the introductory training session. In my opinion, this is supposed to be a cheap and quick introduction to TI swimming but the session turns out to be otherwise. Let me list a few of the good things abt the introductory training session,
1. Sufficient Training Aids - the video links were sent to students a week ago so that the students can understand the TI way of swimming before the workshop. Also, there was a free 2hr swim seminar conducted that gave me a even better clarity on TI swimming.
2. Instructor to Student Ratios was Excellent - Fish Tang was the Chief Coach with 3 other coaches assisting him to teach 3 different groups of students (around 4 per group and based on swimming abbility).
3. Skill-focus (and not time focus) - This was supposed to be an hour session but the practical session lasted abt 1.5hrs - only after all the drills were taught and practiced by the students.
Anyway, i am not here to promote the school but just wanted to log down my relearning journey. Here are some drills that was taught during the session.
Mushroom float - aim to learn how to relax the body to achieve 'natural' boyancy
Skate and Glide - aim to learn the most efficient way of glide in to water effortlessly
Switching - aim to learn how to switch to the other skating position using gravity and core muscle
