Can all swimmers (parents/guardians) please make every effort to make sure your child(ren)/swimmer(s) are on time to their teaching/coaching sessions!
If you’re thinking why?? Have a read below!
The warm up is the most important part of the session and can help in reducing injuries. During the warm up the body pumps blood around the body sending oxygen to your muscles and other parts of the body – without this happening your body would begin to fatigue and get very tired.
If your body is not fully warmed up for a main session we usually end up with swimmers complaining of strains, pulls and tears to muscles, ligaments, tendons and tissues. This can result in severe pain and will most likely lead to several weeks or months out of the pool and constant visits to the doctors or physiotherapists.
Swimmers should aim to arrive 5 minutes earlier than the normal pool session time to begin their blood flow and light stretches. After the pool session they should then complete a 10 minutes stretching programme on poolside to ensure their muscles are fully stretched and flexible. If you have ever experienced pain or aching in your joints or muscles after a training session and have not stretched afterwards this is the most likely cause of this discomfort.
Please make sure you are continuing to stretch at home, use the stretching sheet you have been given and also the stretches you have learnt at training.
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