Swordfish
What is the correct breaststroke timing sequence?
Pull - Breathe - Kick - Glide
What does I.M. stand for and what is the order for it?
Individual Medley
Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle
What instructional technique is used to maximize turn count for these levels?
Circle Swimming
Name 2 of the 3 different kicking techniques for treading water.
Flutter kick
Breaststroke kick
Eggbeater kick
What is the order of progression for learning to dive?
Seated --> Knealing --> Crouched --> Standing
True or False
Treading water is all about the strength of the swimmer.
False. Treading water is more about efficiency than strength.
When would you use a pool noodle in teaching breaststroke?
When students need help staying on top of the water when learning arms. To help students learn where their arms need to stop on their pull
At what part of the butterfly kick do arms enter the water?
Downbeat of kick
What happens to swimmers as they increase distances they are swimming?
Lose correct form
Develop bad habits
Over-compensate
What is a tip and trick you can tell students when teaching breaststroke arms?
Make a pizza and put it in the oven
Read a book and put it on the shelf
Make a heart and give it to a friend
Make a basketball and shoot it up the middle
Describe the 3x3x3 drill for Butterfly
3 strokes with right arm
3 strokes with left arm
3 strokes with both arms
Repeat
What is Undulation in butterfly kick?
Creating a wave-like motion with the body that starts in the mid-section of the body and moves down to the feet.
List 2 reasons a student would sink when they are swimming breaststroke and what you can do to help fix it.
Kick is too slow
Knees up to stomach
Timing is off
Arms drop to waist
Legs are too wide
List the 5 steps to performing a freestyle flip turn.
1. Swim into the wall to initiate the flip 2. Tuck chin, bend at the hips, throw water back over head 3. Plant feet on the wall & resume streamline arms 4. Push off the wall 5. Enter streamline as rotating to stomach
Name 2 of the 8 benefits of bilateral breathing in freestyle.
*Maintains balance and symmetry in strokes *Boosts overall performance *Reduces strain on one side of the body *Improves body rotation *Streamlines stroke technique *Focuses on rhythm *Helps with air exchange *Helps to stay more relaxed in the water