Evaluation:

This graph depicts Erins improvement in the 200 yard freestyle. The graph shows the
incredible time decrease she had from the beginning of the season through taper, dropping almost
15 seconds total. The graph above also shows temporary increases in time. Small time increases
are completely normal in the middle of the season due to fatigue. Erin may have had these
temporary increases in her times because of lack of attendance at practice or even lack of mental
focus in a meet situation.

Evaluation:
This graph shows how Kaley improved during the swim season in the 50 freestyle, her
best event. In talking to Kaley at the beginning of the season, I found out her goal was to break
30 seconds in the event. At time trials in the beginning of the season Kaley swam a 33.71 and by
the end, she was well below 30 seconds. After the season, I talked to Kaley and she told me she
was satisfied and impressed at how much she improved.

Evaluation:
This graph is an example of a swimmer that did not improve quantitatively during the
season. Avani swam her fastest time at the beginning of the season and then peaked. Avani may
not have improved her times because she did not have good attendance at practice. Another
possible explanation is that some people do not taper well. However, Avani showed qualitative
improvement. She was a new swimmer this year and she showed major improvement in her
technique, starts, and turns.

Evaluation:
This graph conveys Adrianas improvement in the 50 yard butterfly. In total, Adriana
dropped just under 6 seconds in her event. The peaks in the graph show the meets in which she
gained time. Adriana also improved qualitatively during the season (not shown on the graph).
She worked to add underwater dolphin kicks off each wall and fixed the timing of her breathing.
This improvement in her technique helped her drop time in the 50 yard butterfly.

Evaluation:
Meghan, a 6th grade swimmer, swam on the Bloomfield Hills Middle School team for the
first time this year and improved tremendously in her 50 yard backstroke, pictured in the graph
above. This graph shows Meghan dropped a significant amount of time at the beginning of the
season and then impressively continued to gradually drop time throughout the season. The graph
I created for her backstroke shows one peak, however she may have just been having an off-day.
It does not reflect poorly on her improvement during the season.

Evaluation:
This graph of Laikes 100 yard breaststroke shows a large improvement. Although she only
swam this event in 3 dual meets, it is her best event. This graph depicts how in meet 1 and meet 2
there was no improvement but then in meet 3 she dropped an incredible amount of time. She
continued this trend at league meet, and, after taper, she dropped an additional 8 seconds.
Overall, Laike showed a ton of improvement throughout the season.

Conclusion:
As shown by the representative graphs, the Bloomfield Hills Middle School Girls
improved during the 2015-2016 season. The data proves that the majority of the girls on the team
had significant time drops in their main events from the beginning of the season until the end of
taper. Their time drops were due to the work they put in at practice improving their stroke
technique. However, there were a few girls who did not improve because they did not attend
practices or meets or they lacked focus. But, looking at the overall trend in the graphs, the girls
who did not improved were outliers in the data. Based on my evaluations of the graphs, I can
conclude that the coaching techniques at Bloomfield Hills Middle School are effective because
many swimmers improved during the season.