Working Outline

  • Doing a dive off a block
    • Intro
      • Imagine diving into the water and feeling the cool sensation while you glide
      • Been a swimmer for 12 years
      • Story about my win at a freestyle race at states and how it was because I had the fastest start out of all the competitors
      • Thesis: When doing a dive, it is in the best interest of the person to know why a dive is significant, how to set themselves up for having a good start, and how to get a good push off
    • Importance of a dive
      • Indicates start of the race
      • Can determine how well you start your race
      • The fastest part of the race
    • Breaking down the positions
      • Feet positions
        • The feet need to be a foot apart from one another with the dominant foot in front 
          • Some people have feet together if they cannot determine their dominant foot
        • Toe of the dominant foot need to curl over the block
        • The back foot is for stability
      • Hand positions
        • Hands need to be outside the feet, about a foot apart
        • The fingers need to curl around the block just as the feet would
      • Head position
        • Head should be locked between the arms and the arms squeezing the head tightly over the ears
        • Head position is key for where you want to go in the water
          • If it is too high, you could belly flop
          • If it is too low, you go to the bottom of the pool
          • Both will lose you time on the block
      • Back position
        • Make sure your back is straight and does not have too much of an up-arch or a down arch
        • Back is also a key component of where you will go in the water
    • Jumping off
      • If you have the correct position, it will make it easier to jump off
      • A swimmer is indicated when to jump off when they hear a start buzzer
      • When taking off, make hands and feet are are working together
      • Feet
        • You want to use the grip the toes to the best of your ability
        • Push forward with both feet, putting strength in the back foot
      • Hands
        • You want to pull up while gripping your hands to pull your body down before buzzer
        • Push hands forward to propel off the wall after buzzer
        • Once you take off, you want to go into a streamline position
          • Dominant over non-dominant 
          • Head still between the arms
    • Putting it all together
      • When you dive, it takes technical and physical strength
      • If you want to be the fastest racer you can be, it starts with having a solid dive and having a fast reaction time when hearing the start buzzer
      • Show the video
    • Conclusion
      • You need to make sure you are in the right mind set, you have the right body placement, and you have a powerful start
      • If you practice it enough, you can become so fast at it
      • Olympic swimmers by the time they hear the start buzzer have a reaction time, from jumping off the block and being in the water, of less than a second

Key Word Outline

  • A Dive
    • Intro
      • Imagine diving in the water
      • My story
      • Thesis
        • Why a dive is significant
        • Body position
        •  Good push off
    • Importance of dive
      • Start your race
      • How well you start
      • Fastest part
    • Positions
      • Feet positions
        • 1 Foot apart
          • Some-feet together
        • Front toe curl
        • The back foot-stability
      • Hand positions
        • Outside the feet
        • Fingers curl
      • Head position
        • locked between the arms
        • Key
          • High=belly flop
          • Low=bottom of the pool
          • Both will lose you time on the block
      • Back position
        • straight 
        • No arch
        • key component
    • Jumping off
      • Hear a start buzzer
      • Hands and feet work together
      • Feet
        • Grip the toes 
        • Push forward 
      • Hands
        • pull up before buzzer
        • Push hands forward after buzzer
        • Take off
        • Go into a streamline position
          • Dominant on top
          • Head still 
    • Putting it all together
      • Technical strength
      • physical strength
      • Show the video
    • Conclusion
      • Right mind set 
      • Right body placement 
      • Powerful start
      • Practice
      • Olympic swimmers