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*New...United States Synchronized Swimming is thrilled to announce online training opportunities for coaches and judges. All judges, coaches, athletes and parents can sign on to view information in an eSession. Each eSession includes a variety of videos, drills, figure progressions, tips, techniques and more…

An eSession (online training) allows coaches, judges, athletes and parents across the country the opportunity to get quick and accurate information. The first eSessions are titled Spins and Focusing on Extension and Leveraging the Weight of the Body in the Ballet Leg.

The footage for these coaching eSessions is part of a series of eight eSessions filmed at the 2004 Coaches College at the US Olympic Training Center, December 3-5, 2004. During the 2004 Coaches College, participants were able to choose between a novice/intermediate or junior/advanced track. Each eSession will designate at which track the footage was gathered.

Each of the Coaches College eSession series will be $10, payable by clicking on the link that follows each eSession description. The $10 cost allows you to view the eSession twice. At the current time, the eSessions are valid for viewing up to one year. Once you click on the link for the eSession, you’ll be required to set up an account with TōBee .

Once you set up your TōBee account. You’ll receive an email that you must verify to activate your TōBee account. This email will direct you to login to purchase and view your eSession.

To review your eSession go to www.tobee.biz/login or return to your verification email link. *You have two views of each purchased eSession.

In collaboration with United States Synchronized Swimming, Inc., TōBee, Inc. will be providing the technical aspects for the online training. This partnership allows coaches, judges, athletes and parents across the country the opportunity to get quick and accurate online training. TōBee's experience in the online community is invaluable to the growth of our sport and programs. TōBee offers a collection of tools and services that make it very easy to create, manage, and deliver extended rich media over the web.

Thank you to the National Team Coaches for their dedication and commitment to this project. Their countless efforts are appreciated by the entire synchronized swimming community.

1) Catalina Rotation by Gail PucciPrevious Head Coach for Team 1, 2 and Junior National Teams; Former Head Coach for Santa Clara Aquamaids and Walnut Creek Aquanuts; National and International Solo, Duet and Team Champion athlete and Member of the National Team pool of coaches.

Gail Pucci presents her progressions of teaching the Catalina Rotation. Gail provides on land drills, along with water drills and demonstrations. She gives her approach to teaching the figure, along with adding tips and techniques to assist coaches and swimmers. Gail focuses on hip rotation drills, body alignment and sculling transitions. Water demonstration for this video is demonstrated by 2005 Team II member Barbara Nesbitt. The video last approximately 9 minutes.

Tammy McGregor:
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist; 2000 Olympian; Junior National Team Head Coach 2003 & 2004; Head Coach Walnut Creek Aquanuts; Member of National Team pool of coaches.

Tammy McGregor will take you through her progressions and tips for teaching the Heron. She first focuses on the thrust, then the twirl. Tammy provides recommendations on how to perform this figure, along with drills on how to improve thrust strength, the unroll and tips on improving height. Arm movements and drills for the twirl are suggested, along with demonstration from 2005 Team II member Barbara Nesbitt. This video last approximately 10 minutes.

Chris Carver:
2004 & 2000 Olympic Team Head Coach; 1996 U.S. Olympic Co-Coach, National Team Coach since 1985; Head Coach for Santa Clara Aquamaids; current Member of National Team pool of coaches.

Chris Carver will take you through her progressions of the Spin. She’ll teach you how to progress in teaching spinning and provides several drills on how to improve spinning. Chris gives tips and ideas to incorporate in the technique of the spin. Demonstrating in the eSession is 1996 & 2000 Olympian Heather Olson and 2004 Olympian Stephanie Nesbitt. This video lasts approximately 11 minutes.

4) Focusing on Extension and Leveraging the Weight of the body in the Ballet Leg by Gail Emery (Novice/Intermediate)

Gail Emery:
1984 Olympic Team Manager; 1988 & 1992 Olympic Head Coach; 1996 Olympic Co-Coach; 2000 Olympic Assistant Coach; current member of National Team pool of coaches; National Team Coach 1979 to 2001.

Gail Emery will take you through her progressions of extension and leveraging the weight of the body during the ballet leg. Gail will focus her drills on land and in the water to improve extension and weight balance. She will briefly refer to sculling during this eSession, but in general sculling will be addressed in another eSession. Demonstrating in the eSession will be 2004 Olympian Stephanie Nesbitt. This video lasts approximately 11 minutes.

1) Click on your desired eSession.
2) Set up an account with TōBee.
3) Verify the email sent to you from TōBee to activate your account!
4) Log in to TōBee and pay for your eSession.
5) Follow the steps and view your eSession.
6) To review your eSession, go to www.tobee.biz/login or to the original verification email.

For technical support please contact TōBee, our online resource, at support@tobee.biz.

TōBee is an online community that shares knowledge through rich-media presentations.

TōBee takes rich-media a step further by letting the presentation author interact with the viewer through questions and downloads if he or she wishes. These “interactives” combined with rich-media is an eSession.

To receive more information on online training, please contact Jodi Silotto at (317) 237-5700 or education@usasynchro.org. To receive the most up-to-date information on these eSessions, sign up for our enewsletter at www.usasynchro.org.