Demonstrate & explain arms: Students practice in lanes 2.5min 10 sec apart; up to 10m N/A Ensure students are an Notice how my arms & ‘solider, chicken wings, bunny ears & adequate distance legs work together at the aeroplane’) underwater arm recovery away from each other same time just like start same time as the kick & the wall breastroke arms push down as legs kick around ‘solider, chicken wings, recovery glide, arms & legs bunny & ears, aeroplane’ extended push down arms to side of Students practice arm sequence: Students line up along wall body 10min using a kickboard/pull buoy facing teacher 24 kickboards Students are evenly One leg (top) goes out & between legs (no kick) & pull buoys spread along wall & around whilst my other without kickboard/pull buoy every 2nd student (bottom) leg does the 10m with kick Students stay in lanes & leaves first same but opposite action whole stroke; arms & legs leave 10sec apart; swim up until 10m mark Bring legs together, spread Sidestroke together & kick round all at the same time Demonstrate & explain kick on 5min land: N/A length distance Try & keep a long glide Arm’s slow bend, slow spread, between students between kicks fast kick Students line up in their (‘scissor’ together) long glide lanes facing the teacher spread position~ top leg spreads forward as bottom Students stay in lanes, leg spread back (opposite allow 10 sec gaps & swim to top leg) 10m try both sides Students practice kick in water 10min with: 24 kickboards Allow students to swim kick “scissor action” two kickboards in the middle of the one kickboard lane to prevent Make sure the kick is wide without kickboard (1 arm clashing into the lane extended out front, one by rope side)
2.5min 10min 5min 10min Demonstrate & explain arms: ‘solider, chicken wings, bunny ears & aeroplane’) underwater arm recovery start same time as the kick arms push down as legs kick around recovery glide, arms & legs extended Students practice arm sequence: using a kickboard/pull buoy between legs (no kick) without kickboard/pull buoy 10m with kick whole stroke; arms & legs Sidestroke Demonstrate & explain kick on land: slow bend, slow spread, fast kick (‘scissor’ together) long glide spread position~ top leg spreads forward as bottom leg spread back (opposite to top leg) try both sides Students practice kick in water with: two kickboards one kickboard without kickboard (1 arm extended out front, one by side) Students practice in lanes 10 sec apart; up to 10m Students line up along wall facing teacher Students stay in lanes & leave 10sec apart; swim up until 10m mark Students line up in their lanes facing the teacher Students stay in lanes, allow 10 sec gaps & swim 10m N/A 24 kickboards & pull buoys N/A 24 kickboards Ensure students are an adequate distance away from each other & the wall Students are evenly spread along wall & every 2nd student leaves first Arm’s length distance between students Allow students to swim in the middle of the lane to prevent clashing into the lane rope Notice how my arms & legs work together at the same time just like breastroke ‘solider, chicken wings, bunny ears, aeroplane’ & push down arms to side of body One leg (top) goes out & around whilst my other (bottom) leg does the same but opposite action Bring legs together, spread together & kick round all at the same time Try & keep a long glide between kicks “scissor kick action” Make sure the kick is wide