11 Eat 11 (cue_set)
Definition: A way to break the complex dance move that is breaststroke arms into small “chunks” using the positions 11 and Eat, teaching the choreography or the dance moves first without embellishing or adding flare.
Core cues:
- 11. Eat. 11.
- Eat & Breathe
- Streamline, 11, Eat, 11. Stop.
- Streamline, 11, Eat & Breathe, 11. Stop.
- 11, pause. Eat, pause. 11 pause.
- 11 Eat & Breath 11
Coach interpretation:
- 11: Position 11.
- Eat: The Eat movement.
- Eat & Breathe: Change Eat to Eat & Breathe to add a breath.
- Streamline, 11, Eat, 11. Stop.: Isolate the arms in the water; no kick.
- Streamline, 11, Eat & Breathe, 11. Stop.: Add the breath; no kick.
- 11, pause. Eat, pause. 11 pause.: Start with slow pauses between each movement.
- 11 Eat & Breath 11: Chip away at pauses as mastery improves.
Teaching strategy:
Start by standing on the deck and doing each movement exactly: 11. Eat. 11. Go slow. With breath. Repeat frequently. Add a breath. Change Eat to Eat & Breathe. Isolate the arms in the water; no kick: Streamline, 11, Eat, 11. Stop. Add the breath; no kick: Streamline, 11, Eat & Breathe, 11. Stop. Start with slow pauses between each movement. 11, pause. Eat, pause. 11 pause. 11 Eat & Breath 11. Chip away at pauses as mastery improves. SL and just the arms (no kick) viewing from above while swimmer is in the water.
Common errors and corrections:
- Avoid talking about spreading pizza sauce or drawing a circle.
- Avoid big sweeping arm motions.
- Avoid chicken wings (where elbows dip down into the hips).
Progression:
Choreography first No breath. Then add a breath. Change Eat to Eat & Breathe. Isolate the arms in the water; no kick. Add the breath; no kick. Start with slow pauses between each movement. Chip away at pauses as mastery improves. Breaststroke: Extreme pauses and glides at first. Once precise technique mastered remove pauses and glides. The kick pushes the hands forward; narrow the gap between the start of the kick pushing and the hands starting to travel forward.
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- “Avoid chicken wings (where elbows dip down into the hips).”
Short verified cues (confirmed present; check by eye): “Position 11 and Eat.”