Description
Freestyle Workshop: August 28-29, 2010
San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco CA 94132
SCHEDULE: Our schedule will be as follows (subject to minor revision):
Saturday
8:30 Check-in
8:45 - 9:45 Orientation (in the classroom)
9:45 - 11:45 1st underwater videotaping and group instruction in the pool
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch (bring a lunch or travel to the nearby mall)
1:00-2:30 Classroom workshop and review of video #1
2:30-4:30 Group instruction in the pool and video #2. This video will be uploaded to motionbox for watching on Saturday night
Sunday
7:30-9:30 Group instruction in the pool and third video recording
9:30-11:00 Classroom workshop- film review and question/answer topics
11:00-12:30 Group instruction in the pool and 2nd underwater videotaping
12:30-1:45 Wrap-up and review of video #2 in the classroom
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, an extra pair of goggles - just in case. 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.
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.
DIRECTIONS: From North: Highway 101 South, cross the Golden Gate Bridge, Take 19th Avenue/Highway 1 exit. Follow 19th Ave. to campus at Holloway Ave. From the South: Take I -280 N, exit at 19th Ave. Take Junipero Serra Blvd. to Holloway Ave., turn left on Holloway to campus at 19th Ave. From the East: Take I-80 West across the Bay Bridge to Hwy. 101 S. Take 101 S to I-280 toward Daly City. Take the Mission St./Daly City exit, bearing right onto Sagamore Street to Brotherhood Way to Junipero Serra Blvd. N. Take Junipero Serra Blvd to Holloway Ave, turn left on Holloway to campus at 19th Ave. To get directly to the parking garage, stay on Brotherhood Way and turn right onto Lake Merced Blvd. Two stoplights up is the entrance to the public parking garage. The parking fee is $5/day in lot 20 (closest to the gymnasium). To see the campus map, go to http://www.sfsu.edu/faq/map.htm.
Cancellations: Workshop tuition includes a $250 non-refundable deposit. No refund will be issued for cancellations made less than eight (8) days prior to the start of the scheduled workshop.
Transfers: Those wishing to transfer their tuition from one workshop to another may do so. A transfer fee of $100 will be applied. Transfer requests must be made no less than eight (8) days prior to the start of the originally scheduled workshop. Requests for transfers will be denied if less than the required eight (8) days notice is given.
LODGING: For those who live beyond commuting distance, Mission Inn, 5630 Mission St. 94112, (415) 584-5020 or (800) 225-9646; also Hampton Inn Daly City, 2700 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Daly City, 94015, (650) 878-5111. For more options, go to http://www.sfvisitor.org/ or www.hotel-guides.us or www.orbitz.com
QUESTIONS: Call 800-609-7946 (845-256-9770 from outside the USA).
