Speedo Tip: Body Alignment in Breaststroke (蛙泳中的身体对齐)

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This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from Paul Stafford, co-founder and coach of the Terrapins Swim Team. Stafford offers swimmers advice on proper body alignment in breaststroke.
本周的Speedo tip来自Paul Stafford，他是Terrapins游泳队的建立者之一，也是游泳队的教练。Stafford对蛙泳中适当的身体对齐的话题，给游泳者提供了建议。

We use several vertical drills with all levels of our team. At the younger ages, we do vertical work regularly. With the more advanced or senior-level groups, we will use vertical work periodically during the season and as a “sharpening tool” when approaching season ending meets, as training becomes a bit more relaxed and specialty-focused.
在我们游泳队的各个层次的选手中，我们都采用了一些垂直练习。对于年轻组的选手，我们有规律地定期地做垂直练习。对于那些进阶级和高级组的选手来说，我们在各个赛季期间定期做垂直练习，并在赛季末的时候把它作为一个“强化工具”，此时训练相对轻松，且较有针对性。

Vertical drills include vertical kicking, vertical sculling, bobs and streamline blast offs.  We use all vertical drills to emphasize body alignment and what we term “connectivity,” or generating power from the core. Another benefit of vertical work is the ability to communicate with the athlete as they are doing the drill to make any necessary adjustments or offer reminders and suggestions.  
垂直练习包括垂直蹬腿，垂直划水，bobs（踩水的意思吗？）还有流线型火箭发射（就是保持流线型，从池底蹬上来）等。我们在所有的垂直练习中都强调身体的对齐，还有我们称之为“连通性”，或者说从身体产生力量。垂直练习的另一个好处就是，当运动员的动作需要调整的时候，或者教练需要提供建议的时候，教练可以和运动员都可以自由的交流（一般游泳练习头入水，教练和运动员很难沟通）