tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post4174212606143579863..comments2024-02-26T16:08:21.030+11:00Comments on Swimming Teaching: Kids First Swim Lessons - Water discovery - SplashingRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529982489044576584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post-28891920381549965372010-04-28T16:03:14.065+10:002010-04-28T16:03:14.065+10:00Tell me more.
So how do you go about that? I can...Tell me more. <br /><br />So how do you go about that? I can't imagine that you get the students to just sit in the one place and kick. Your comment raises so many other questions that I would be interested to know.<br><br /><br />Do you get the students to practice different forms of kicking? That is do you do side kicking and front kicking and back kicking? Do you include torpedoes in the kicking exercise? <br><br /><br />What other activities if any do you do with your kicking? Do you include flotations? If so, is that flotation on the front or the back or both? Do you use a flotation device? What sort of flotation devices do you use?<br><br /><br />How long are your classes (1/2 Hr, 45 min)? How many students do you have in a class? What age are the students? Are your students in the water with just the teacher or are the carers also in the classes you are talking about? Do you start in shallow water and progress to deep? At what point do you introduce arms? How do you introduce arms?<br><br /><br />Do your students begin to swim earlier in comparison to swimmers who do introduce arms at an earlier point? Do your students display advantages over other swimmers who introduce arms at an earlier point?<br><br /><br />Lets keep the discussion going!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529982489044576584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799176631061623144.post-30839202193437746192010-04-23T14:03:48.253+10:002010-04-23T14:03:48.253+10:00Wow, only a three to five minutes on kicking?
I th...Wow, only a three to five minutes on kicking?<br />I think we spend close to half the beginning classes on establishing a productive kick, and definitely most of the pre-swimming yardage is kicking. It is great for independence when no one can breathe and swim, but also is the more reliable muscles in most of our swimmers. Everyone walks, runs, and bikes, very few do that much with their upper body, so arms are unfortunately less helpful for swimming.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381555795725026845noreply@blogger.com