A TI Workshop is the best swimming instruction on earth. Former strugglers – even those who have been frustrated for years – realize immediate and dramatic improvement in their comfort, control and efficiency after just a few hours of our transformational instruction. The increase in swimming satisfaction is limitless!
Our schedule will be as follows (subject to minor revision):
Saturday
8:00 Check-in
8:15 - 9:15 Orientation and foundational instruction (in the classroom)
9:30 - 11:30 1st underwater videotaping and group instruction in the pool
11:45 - 12:30 Lunch (Bring a bag lunch)
12:30 - 2:00 Classroom workshop and review of video #1
2:00 - 4:00 Group instruction in the pool
Sunday
7:45 Locker rooms available
8:00-10:00 Group instruction in the pool
10:00-10:30 Small Break/Lunch (Bring a bag lunch)
10:30-12:00 Classroom workshop
12:00-2:00 Group instruction in the pool and 2nd underwater videotaping
2:15-3:15 Classroom wrap-up
What to bring: For the classroom: Pad and pen for note taking. For the pool: An extra suit and towel if you want dry ones for the afternoon swim, and an extra pair of goggles. We recommend that male students wear a Speedo-type brief or close-fitting triathlon swim shorts, rather than loose-fitting swim trunks, which can make balance even more of a challenge. Nose-plugs can be very helpful in avoiding distraction in Sweet Spot, in wavy conditions. You may also want to bring a thermal rash-guard type shirt or vest for extra warmth in the pool.
What about fins? ‘Kicking challenged’ swimmers may find fins helpful in achieving ease, but since we began using the "TI Buddy System" in balance drills, the percentage of those choosing to wear fins has dropped from 30% to under 10% of a typical class. And most students move along pretty nicely, once we advance from balance drills, in which all propulsion comes from the kick, to "Switch" drills, in which core-body rotation provides most of your propulsion.
Faculty Information:
Through years of teaching, we’ve learned that the most effective TI instruction is more art than science. An expert TI teacher produces not just a competent student, but a passionate one, who is confident of continuous improvement and appreciates the purposeful and mindful TI approach. They do this by going far beyond mechanical mastery of the drills. They communicate effectively in the pool, from the deck, and in all encounters with students, teaching just as much about process as about the nuances of drills and skills.
Other Activities:
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Facility Information:
This Total Immersion weekend workshop will be held August at the John Burroughs School, 755 South Price Road, St. Louis, MO 63124.
Notes:
Friends and Family Discount - $445 (10% discount) Applies when two or more swimmers register for a workshop together; Alumni Refresher - $225 for Sunday refresher - $445 for full Weekend refresher. This rate applies to all workshop alumni returning for a refresher. Each camp attendee must fill out and return a medical/liability form before the camp date.
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