with David Marsh, 8 X NCAA Coach of the Year, 12 X NCAA Championships at Auburn; 2 X Olympic Coach, Head Coach, Mecklenburg Aquatic Club of North Carolina and Auburn Assistant Coach Dave Durden.

In Part 1 of this exceptional six part video, Coach Marsh looks at the full butterfly stroke and follows with a brief on-deck teaching discussion of the components and timing of the stroke. In Part 2, Marsh calls upon Auburn Assistant Dave Durden who shares his creativity and butterfly expertise presenting seven sequential sculling drills that uniquely transition into a progression of five butterfly stroke drills utilizing a front snorkel. Next (Part 3), Coach Marsh proceeds with six additional fly drills progressively designed to teach a swimmer maximum efficiency with a focus on keeping balance forward. (Part 4) Durden shares three different drills that are regularly incorporated into the Auburn butterfly system. In Part 5, Marsh pulls the stroke components together and narrates full stroke demonstration through a descending set of 4 x 25's from a 200 pace down to an all-out sprint. Utilizing a telestrator (Part 6), Marsh takes you frame by frame through a complete stroke cycle with two different swimmers giving you a unique opportunity to look at the stroke dynamics through the artful eyes of David Marsh! This exceptional butterfly video is greatly enhanced with expert demonstration by former Auburn All-American butterflier Demerae Christianson, along with extraordinary underwater footage and slow motion segments throughout!

• Part 2: Breaststroke Specific Training Strategies - how breaststroke training fits into the overall seasonal plan.


• Part 3: Breaststroke Training Toys - the variety of training equipment he utilizes with his breaststrokers.


• Part 4: Race Strategies for Breaststroke - break down of the breaststroke races - short and long course.


• Part 5: Butterfly Specific Training Strategies - break out of the fly-specific training as it relates to the seasonal phases.


• Part 6: Training Toys for the Butterfly- Durden shares how a variety of devises fit into butterfly training at Auburn.


• Part 7: Butterfly Race Strategies - Durden breaks down race specifics for both short and long course butterfly events.

with Eddie Reese, University of Texas Head Men's Swimming Coach; 3X Olympic Head Coach, 9 NCAA Championships, 8X NCAA "Coach of the Year".

Eddie Reese begins this presentation with a detailed description of the key technical components of the breaststroke including the pull, kick, head and body position and timing of the stroke. Enhancing Eddie's on-deck discussion is technically-specific footage featuring former UT great and 2X Olympian, Nate Dusing. Coach Reese pulls these components together with a full stroke overview, then shares nine drills that he incorporates into his program that enhance both technique and training. In the common errors and corrections segment, Eddie looks at five of the most common errors he encounters in the stroke and offers drills and suggestions to correct the error. Reese devotes a segment to the pullout before detailing the turn and breakout and the start and breakout. Through every segment of this presentation, Eddie offers what is truly a "non-stop clinic" on breaststroke including priceless "nuggets" of information that will offer invaluable insight into coaching and swimming the breaststroke. Underwater and slow motion footage greatly enhances Eddie's instruction.

with Richard Quick, former Auburn Head Coach, and Brett Hawke, Auburn Sprint Coach.

Coach Hawke begins building the start from the basics, with simplified deck-level diving drills that focus on hand position and lining up the body for an optimal angle of entry. On the block drills stress attaining an ideal angle of entry. Hawke shares varying hand positioning drills that assist in finding the style of dive that is best for the individual swimmer. Hawke's "full start" instruction includes a checklist of proper "take your mark" positioning and specific instruction for positioning the feet and hands. Cesar Cielo and Fred Bousquet, 2008 Olympic medalists, perform full starts while Hawke contrasts each start style. Hawke teaches effective breakout strategies and techniques that carry optimal dive speed through the breakout stroke cycle. Quick and Hawke next share Relay Exchange instruction that features demonstration of three different take-off options from simple to complex. In the Finishes segment, Quick and Hawke present technical specifics for quality finishing.