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Swimming: Leg action – 1 float

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Bring heels up to bottom
Turn toes out, like a frog
Kick round in a circlular shape until feet are back together, legs straight
Legs move simultaneously

A good way of explaining it is to ask children to imagine they have a big bowl of ice cream behind them - theirheels have to scrape all the way round the edge of the bowl and bring the icecream up to their bottoms. Always encourages them to kick wide!

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Don't forget to work on breaststroke in the early stages of your swimmers' development. Use this session to get them turning their toes out and perfecting the kick!

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Breaststroke Kick with hands held together around your seat. This will develop good strength endurance to the legs as high resistance through the water is created from the body position.

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Breaststroke Kick on your back with arms stretched down the pool above your headpressing over your ears in a streamlined position and looking up towards the ceiling. The knees will be kept under the water surface. Develop a symmetrical kick. This drill will help stop the knees coming forward under the body when swimming full stroke.

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