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FREE PLAY: unstructured, voluntarily initiated activity that allows participants to develop imaginations, learning, and movement patterns.

Research shows that free play is essential to athletic development for youth athletes. I've struggled to find ways to implement opportunities for free play.
Everyone suggests Sharks & Minnows but there has to be other ways?!

The kids made me feel REALLY DUMB when they started breaking into these back dives mid-practice.

Trying to "implement" free play into practice contradicts the definition of free play! It's up to the swimmers to create free play, not me! Give them time and space, and they’ll do it!

WHAT I LEARNED: if there is an open lane, let the kids mess around. Without any coaching, they just might do some pretty impressive (and funny) things.

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