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Delaney Lewellyn

CIBACS

October 11, 2019

Senior Plan

Mission Statement

The main goal of Under Pressure Swim Blog is to be able to give future and present

swimmers the opportunity to improve their swim skills and technique by creating a blog based

off Kaatsu band drill videos, directed and cater towards aquatic athletes.

Definition of Project

The intent of this project is to create a blog that provides information on how to best

utilize Kaatsu bands to improve swimming techniques. Kaatsu bands are bands that restrict

blood flow in specific places throughout the body. The bands create a safe way to effectively

exercise, rehabilitate, and recover muscles.

The beginning of the business plan has to do with creating a blog and giving it an

identity. Coming up with a name for the blog is quite difficult because I will have to try to come

up with an original and unique name. Along with designing the blog, creating social media

accounts are crucial and how companies get noticed and gain a larger audience. For this project,

I will use Instagram and Facebook to promote my blog. By adding small ten second video clips

to both social media pages from a full video on the actual blog, I hope to prompt curious and

interested eyes to go to the full website, gaining more viewers.

To get ready for the filming portion of the project, the first obstacle that must be

completed is figuring out the dates to film and when to post it. An example would be, to film on

Saturday or Tuesday and post the clips every other Thursday. Along with this, other tools
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needed are; underwater cameras, a video camera, and a phone’s camera that will all need to be

set up and adjusted for clarity. After the cameras are all in their right positions, and the director

is ready, filming should start to take place.

Choosing which drill to do for each video clip is key. The director will have to film the

selected drill multiple times and at different angles to perfectly capture the movement. Knowing

what drill to focus on beforehand, will allow the director more time to figure out how to film,

layout, edit, explain, and add personal experience to the video.

Explaining why and how the drills help improve one’s swim technique, is important in

the eyes of a swimmer. Explaining the drill in its entirety helps the swimmer gain a better

understanding of its importance. This background knowledge of a given drill, helps motivate a

swimmer to do it, and experience their own improvement.

Writing a script that describes what will be explained in a drill video, in a way that people

will understand, is important. The director would not want to narrate a drill video in a way that

would be unclear to the audience. Explaining the drill as if nobody understands what is going

on, is the smartest path to take. When unsure about if the script sounds clear enough, asking a

teacher to look over it is always an option.

The way Under Pressure Swim Blog wants to go about this project, is to share personal

experiences with the audience so that they can understand more about the drills. Explaining how

a person would usually feel after a certain drill on a personal level is an excellent way for

viewers to receive a better understanding. Along with sharing how much one has improved in

skill technique and speed in races, could open the audience's eyes to the new style of training.

Editing videos in a more professional way catches the viewers’ eyes making them realize

that this is serious. The focus point of editing will be to add lighter effects, if needed, but mostly
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to add in text and sound. The sound be post or pre-recordings that were completed based on the

script for the drill the video is on. Adding some light background music is also an option to keep

the audience’s attention. The text on the video will be to point specific things out, or at the

opening to explain what drill will be talked about.

Upon completion of this project, the profit will most likely not be monetary, but the

learning experience gained will be priceless. Learning new components with this project, is

exciting. especially if it has to do with improving certain aspects that I have some or minimal

prior knowledge about.

Even though this project does not help everybody in the world, it benefits the swim

community. Kaatsu bands do exist and are known, but they are not commonly used. This

project will show the swim community a new way to optimally exercise the body to improve

stamina, muscle strength and recovery.

Learning Stretch

Entering the project, I have minimal knowledge on most of the components. Having

experience with filming, nothing professional, and the ability to create a website might still have

its benefits. The key factor of my knowledge for this project is with swimming and many of its

drills. This is important, considering the project revolves around creating Kaatsu band drill

videos that help other swimmers.

Undergoing this process will also teach me about the many components needed for

completion. One factor that I will need to learn is how to design a blog. My only prior

knowledge is from making a website, and never witnessing a blog before, it will be quite

interesting when I start that portion for the project. The filming and video editing will be a huge
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aspect of this project, to clearly demonstrate how to do the Kaatsu band drills. One of the most

valuable factors I hope to gain from this is, improving my writing skills.

In this project, I plan to post how to video clips and text entry updates about my

experience with the bands, while explaining how they enhanced my performance as a swimmer.

If I ever need to ask for help or confirmation about something, teachers and trusted people

around are always willing to support me with this project.

There are several different options I can chose to prove that I have completed the work.

One idea would be to document what I am doing with pictures, then put them all together in a

clip at the end, to show both how I have improved my video editing, and show the work done.

Going through with this idea, I must make sure to take photographs of myself working on the

project. Another option I could choose, is to create a time-lapse video, taking a picture every

thirty seconds or minute, of me working. The final option I would consider using to prove my

case of accomplishing the project, would be the idea of comparing one of my first drafts of

writing, whether it is a blog update or an assigned paper, to my final writing. This should show

the difference in writing styles and what I have learned throughout the project.

Mentor Relationship

The mentor who will be assisting with this project is a man named Larry Workman. He

will be giving his knowledge of website building and blog design towards this project which is a

major component of creating a blog. Since Mr. Workman creates and updates the website of his

housing community, along with building other websites for people who ask him for help, he is a

reliable source in the matter. The working relationship between us will be friendly, considering

we know each other. Since he lives farther away, three to four hours from Huntington Beach,

we will most likely communicate over the phone or email. Saving and screenshotting both the
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email chains and phone calls will document the relationship and the assistance the mentor has

provided for the project.

Timeline

August 28: CIBACS summer assignments due at start of SS class

September 9: Decided what Senior Project was going to be

11: Introductory conference

16: SP1 1St Draft due

19: Met with Whitmore to go over SP1 rough draft

20: Met with Whitmore to go over SP1 rough draft

20: Mission Statement, Definition of Project, Learning Stretch due

23: SP2 1st Draft Due

24: SP1 Quality Control Due

25: Meet with Whitmore to go over SP2 rough draft

27: Mentor Contact, Timeline, Resources Due

29: Research more about blogs

29: Find a site that would best suit to create a blog

30: Overview 1st Draft Due

October 1: SP2 Quality Control Due

2: Meet with Whitmore to go over Overview rough draft

2: Create a blog with name and logo

4: Overview 2nd Draft Due

8: Overview Quality Control Due

9: Meet with Whitmore to go over Senior Plan

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11: Final Copy if Senior Plan Due

15: Create a Facebook Account

16: Create an Instagram Account

22: Practice Presentation

24: Presentation to Panel

November 9: Film first video

10: Begin writing business plan

12: Package #1 1st Draft Due

12: Edit video clips

13: Meet with Whitmore to go over Package #1 rough draft

14: Post video onto blog

18: Identify Problem, Analyze Problem, Identify Alternatives Due

19: Package #1 Quality Control Due

20: Meet with Whitmore to go over Business Plan

21: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

23: Film video

26: Edit video

28: Post video

December 2: Business Plan Due

5: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

7: Film Video

9: Package #2 1sr Draft Due

10: Edit Video

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11: Meet with Whitmore about Package #2 rough draft

12: Post video

16: Identify Criteria, Evaluate Alternatives Due

17: Package #2 Quality Control Due\

19: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

21: Film video

24: Edit video

26: Post Video

January 2: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

4: Film Video

6: Package #3 1st Draft Due

7: Edit Video

8: Meet with Whitmore about Package #3 rough draft

9: Post Video

13: Abstract due

14: Package #3 Quality Control Due

15: Meet with Whitmore about Senior Project Planning Report

16: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

17: Senior Project Planning Report Due

18: Film Video

21: Edit Video

23: Post Video

29: Meet with Whitmore about Audit report

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30: Audit Report

30: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

February 1: Film Video

4: Edit Video

6: Post Video

13: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

15: Film Video

18: Edit Video

20: Post Video

27: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

29: Film Video

March 3: Edit Video

5: Post Video

9: Package #4 1sr Draft Due

11: Meet with Whitmore about Package #4 rough draft

12: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

14: Film Video

16: Implementation Due

17: Package #4 Quality Control Due

17: Edit Video

19: Post Video

23: Package #5 1st Draft Due

25: Meet with Whitmore about Package #5 rough draft

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26: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

28: Film Video

30: Evaluate the Outcome Due

31: Package #5 Quality Control Due

31: Edit Video

April 2: Post Video

9: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

11: Film Video

14: Edit Video

15: Meet with Whitmore about Senior Project Written Report

16: Post Video

20: Senior Project Written Report Due

23: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

25: Film Video

28: Edit Video

30: Post Video

May 7: Update blog, Instagram, and Facebook

9: Film Video

12: Edit Video

14: Post Video

16: Senior Project Presentation Day

29: Senior Presentation of Learning

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Resources

Supplies that are already acquired to help with the completion of this project include: a

video camera, underwater cameras, Kaatsu bands, a cell phone, and a computer. There are

several skills that are already obtained. These skills consist of photography skills, hardworking

traits, and to be able to grasp concepts quickly.

There are some resources and skills that are still necessary for the fulfillment of this

project. Resources that will be recommended to obtain are video editing software and to find a

blog site that will allow me to create my own. Some skills that will need to be achieved for this

project to be completed are to be able to design a blog, being able to be creative, to be able to

edit videos, and to improve in writing skills.

Most of the research that still must be done could be obtained from watching how to film

edit videos or looking up different websites to help with different aspects of the project. To keep

track of the resources that are being used, the idea of copying the link of the websites or taking

screenshots of them is a good way of documentation. Creating and filling out a resource

consultant page will keep the project organized and will be used as a documentational source.

Quality Control

The two quality control partners that will be overlooking this project are Griffin Garcia

and Jackson Todd. Besides looking over the papers that they are assigned to, there is always the

idea of giving them access to the blog and edited video clips to look over before posting. Having

multiple eyes look over your work can also help with appeasing to different people’s interest and

catching something that needs to be changed.

 MISSION STATEMENT JOIN
The main goal of Under pressure Swim Blog is
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to be able to give future and present
swimmers the opportunity of improvement of
PRESSURE
their swim skills and technique by creating SWIM BLOG
a blog based off Kaatsu band drill videos
directed to cater towards aquatic athletes. NOW!

LEARNING STRETCH

Being able to design a blog

Video filming and editing
Improvement in writing
skills