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Need a lesson plan for teaching front crawl timing and coordination? Check out some drills and exercises that will help your pupils get their arm pulls synched up with their leg kicks and everything else moving at the right time and pace.
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Aim: to introduce a basic front crawl timing pattern
Equipment: floaters or kickboards, buoyancy aids and sinkers as needed
Exercise/Activity Entry: swivel entry Warm up: 2 widths any stroke on the front 1. push and glide from the poolside 2. push and glide holding a float, adding leg kicks 3. Alternate arm pulls holding a float in front 4. Front crawl 'catch up' 5. Push and glide adding kicks, then arm pulls 6. full stroke front crawl Contrasting activity: supine star floats submerge to collect sinkers Exit: using the pool steps or over the pool side |
Teaching Point enter slowly take your time hands and feet together count kicks '1,2,3,4,5,6' count '1,2,3' each pull continuous leg kicks count your kicks continuous arms and legs look up at the sky deep breath and relax take your time |
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