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Swimming: Push and Glide - hugging 1 float

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Hold wall with one hand, float in other hand. Push off with feet and bring wall hand to join other hand on the float.

COACHING POINTS

  • Legs to be kept straight
  • Floppy ankles
  • Kick from the hip
  • Little splashes, feet just below surface of water
  • Head all the way back, eyes looking to the ceiling and ears in the water
  • Tummy should be pushed up so that it is just under the surface of the water If the head is lifted up, the feet will sink and the pupil will be in a bent position. Keeping the head back will bring the feet up.

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Lift those feet and get your swimmers floating on their backs, with and without floats, as we introduce and develop the backward push and glide technique
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Push and Glide - 1 float with hands by sides:

Both hands on wall, feet on wall, knees bent. Push off wall, keep arms by sides. Glide

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Push and Glide - 2 floats | Push and Glides - Back

Push and Glide - 2 floats:

  • With 2 floats, face wall and pushoff with one footto glide on back 
  • 2 floats, one under each arm

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Unaided arms in front. | Push and Glides - Back

Unaided arms in front.:

Both hands on wall, feet on wall, knees bent. Push off wall, keep arms above head. Glide

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Push and Glide - on noodle | Push and Glides - Back

Push and Glide - on noodle:

  • With noodle curve behind body, hold onto side, feet under water against wall. Let go with hands and push wall with feet into aglide on back 
  • concentrate on body position and leg kick. 
  • Repeat until swimmer/s are able to move to 2 floats

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