HOW TO WRITE A ROUITNE TODAY WE WILL:  1. WITTW and Gaps  2. Create Routine needs list  Artistic Development of Music/Routine structure/Transitions/Figures/Emotion/Hi ghlights – in other words all areas in your lists  Games playing in and out of water to create video log and plans

16:00 – 16:30 SUMMARY/NEEDS LISTS 13:00 – 13:45 WITTW and Gaps 13:45 – 14:30 Video review and report back 14:30 – 15:00 Create Routine needs list Artistic Development of Music/Routine structure/Transitions/Figures/Emotion/Highlights – in other words all areas in your lists 15: :15 Break – video 15:15 – 16:00 Games playing in and out of water to create video log and plans

JUDGING  SS Judges must officiate:  In Free Routines, Free Combination and Highlight Routine  Panel One - Execution  Panel Two - Artistic Impression  Panel Three- Difficulty  In Technical Routines  Panel One - Execution  Panel Two - Impression  Panel Three - Elements  Free Team and Free Duet

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN IN YOUR EVENT?  Analyse the winning routines – top ? and others in your grouping  Analyse your routine from last year and identify the GAPS  Identify key areas of strengths and weaknesses in above  Identify your athletes strengths/skill level  Gather athletes input and wish list  Make your recipe list of your NEEDS from all gathered information  Make a modelling video/log book/presentation documents of your NEEDS

ARTISTIC

HIGHLIGHTS BALANCE/THROWS/JUMPS/PAIRS/4/4 – SPINNING/TRANSFERS Choreography – Strokes/propulsion  Eggbeater- kicking  Connected strokes -arm and legs  Blind transitions  Strokes with leg combinations  Variety  Mirror  Come up with at least 3 more Choreography – Figures/hybrids  Single leg dominating  Double leg dominating  Traveling  Traveling and pattern changes  Blind connections  Connections arms  Connections legs  Mirror  Come up with 1 – 2 more

Music Interpretation  Changes in Mood - Lyrical - Dramatic  Character of Music  Changes in Pace  Changes in Emotions Manner or Presentation There must be responsiveness to the emotions expressed by the music and appropriate to the choreography along with the ability to communicate with sincerity and enjoyment to viewers so they are drawn into and feel a part of the performance. Routines that receive top scores in this category show dynamism and strength yet are also fluid, graceful and captivating. They have an allure, an appeal to the senses, a magnetism; in short, they have charisma. There must be responsiveness to the emotions expressed by the music and appropriate to the choreography along with the ability to communicate with sincerity and enjoyment to viewers so they are drawn into and feel a part of the performance. Routines that receive top scores in this category show dynamism and strength yet are also fluid, graceful and captivating. They have an allure, an appeal to the senses, a magnetism; in short, they have charisma.

Difficulty  Synchronisation  Patterns  Highlights/lifts  Figures  Transitions  Music - interpretation – speed – synchronisation  Height  What else ERRORS #  Execution  Synchronisation  Pattern accuracy – space between – out of line –  Highlight fails  What else?

1. ELEMENTS Choice of music/theme Figures Highlights Arm movements Patterns

2. STRUCTURE MUSIC Presentation 50” Development of the theme 1,30” Change of rhythm 20”- 30” Slow part 20”- 30” Last part 45”- 60”

2. STRUCTURE ROUTINE Figures 6/7 Patterns 6 x length Arms original section double arms height Connected mouvements Boost leg / body Highlights Pool coverage

3. ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Dance /rythem / ballet Specific dance classes Improvisation workshop Athletes self-research of ttheir own quality of mouvement Develop the innate world of mouvement Feel the music

Questions?