Cue

Three Things to a Great SL

Three Things to a Great SL (cue) Definition: The three things to highlight for a great SL (streamline), shown as part of good streamline. Core cues: 1. Lock your thumb 2. Squeeze your ears (behind) 3.

Source of record
Lesson Coordinator Handbook for Fun and Effective Instruction, 1st Edition, 2023, p.34
§ 2: Streamline

Three Things to a Great SL (cue)

Definition: The three things to highlight for a great SL (streamline), shown as part of good streamline.

Core cues:

  1. Lock your thumb
  2. Squeeze your ears (behind)
  3. Look down

Coach interpretation:

  • Lock your thumb: the instructor must show good streamline and highlight this as one of the three things to a great SL.
  • Squeeze your ears (behind): the instructor must show good streamline and highlight this as one of the three things to a great SL.
  • Look down: the instructor must show good streamline and highlight this as one of the three things to a great SL.

Teaching strategy:

Show good streamline. Highlight the three things to a great SL.


Short verified cues (confirmed present; check by eye): “Lock your thumb”, “Look down”

Also known as

streamline · SL · lock your thumb · squeeze your ears · look down · good streamline

Put it into practice

Knowing the cue is the start. The sequenced curriculum, the lesson-plan library, and the staff training that make it land in the water are in the books and the courses.