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Minnows Practice Plan: Streamline and Backstroke (3/3/2020)

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Dryland – Grow into Streamline

On deck have everyone squat to the floor. Do 3 – 5 times. Tiring.

Keep the back as straight as possible.Put their hands on their head like the picture.Stand into streamline.

“Grow from a tiny sprout into a tall reaching streamline.”

Locked thumb Squeezed ears Face straight ahead (looking down)

The goal here is to establish a habit of going from hands on the head to streamline immediately and teach how it feels to push off the wall in streamline.

100 IM Kick2 x 25 position 11.Review 3 things for Streamline before first 25.1) Lock your thumb.2) Squeeze your ears (back of head).3) Look down (with your whole face).Review 3 things for Position 11 before second 25:1) Keep your arms straight.2) Stay at the surface (even when you breathe).3) Look down (with your whole face).

Take the Elevator Down

Describe going underwater and putting your feet on the wall for a streamline like “Taking the elevator straight down.”

Most beginner swimmers will put their feet near the surface of the water, or not push off at all.

Encourage dropping down first, then rotating so that feet go to the wall, then growing from a “little sprout” into streamline.

This is part of a larger system

This content fits into the Swimming Ideas quest — a guided journey from first-day instructor to program director.

Originally from: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/minnows-3-3-2020/

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