Using Mantras, Key Words, and Imagery to Teach Breaststroke Pull

When teaching complex movements, you can simplify the learning process by using mantras, key words, and imagery. This week we explore key words used by Steve Haufler, Dave Denniston, Roque Santos and Amanda Beard to imprint a powerful breaststroke pull.

Monday

Steve Haufler Breaststroke: Step #1

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1465-breaststroke-teaching-progression-step-1>

:24 - Missile Position

:34 - Missile Position

:44 - arms fully extended

:47 - shoulders cover the ears

:50 - chin off the chest and head in a neutral position

:52 - eyes looking straight forward

:55 - the belly button is pressed in

:56 - hips are tucked under

1:00 - engage the core and flatten the lower back

1:04 - now go to the water

1:12 - let them fly like a missile

1:33 - position the swimmer as on land

Tuesday

Steve Haufler Breaststroke: Step #3

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1471-step-3-teach-breaststroke-pull](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1471-step-3-teach-breaststroke-pull%20)

:15 - start out of the water again

:25 - or have the arms over a noodle

:31 - thumb lock

:35 - the “I” position

:49 - move the hands outward

:56 - the “Y” position

1:10 - move the hands toward the wall

1:39 - the “Scoop”

2:00 - keep the hands off the wall - have them watch the Scoop

2:14 - the “Shoot”

2:17 - Shoot into the missile

2:25 - practice until it feels natural

2:35 - in the water start in Missile

2:43 - assist to the Y

2:57 - guide to EVF

3:04 - guide to Scoop and Shoot

3:18 - try on her own without breathing

3:20 - pause at Y and EVF

3:28 - try without pausing except in Missile

3:35 - mirrors

Wednesday

Dave Denniston Drills: Mini Pull

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/195-mini-pull](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/195-mini-pull%20)

:09 - Mini-Pull

:16 - elbows in front of shoulders

:29 - can be wide, but doesn’t come back

:38 - elbows in front of shoulders

:42 - high hands on recovery

:51 - elbows in front of shoulders

:52 - high hands on recovery

:56 - missile position

1:02 - play at slow speed

Thursday

Roque Santos: Arm Pull – Hands

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/486-arm-pull-hands](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/486-arm-pull-hands%20)

:16 - Streamline position = Missile

:30 - Eyes below the arms

:37 - squeezing over the ears

:46 - point-to-point

1:01 - Start position & End Position

1:07 - Slow to fast - speed up and STOP

1:26 - don’t stop in prayer

1:34 - accelerate your hands

1:54 - circle your hands

2:11 - constant pressure

Friday

Dave Denniston Drills: Fast Hands

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/199-fast-hands](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/199-fast-hands%20)

:11 - Fast hands

:22 - be streamlined before the kick

:38 - spinning the hands

:43 - forcefully

:59 - get maximum power from the kick

1:09 - glide

1:20 - attack to streamline

1:29 - breaking through boards

1:53 - skinny arms in front

2:15 - accelerate the hands forward

Saturday

Amanda Beard: Skinny Arms in Front

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/528-skinny-arms-in-front](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/528-skinny-arms-in-front%20)

:14 - Skinny arms in front

:22 - stay as narrow as possible

:45 - hold elbows close to the body

:45 - shrug the shoulders toward the ears

:58 - hands out of water on recovery

1:20 - reduce drag and get more power from the kick

1:38 - minimize resistance

1:46 - fully streamline before kick

2:05 - arms in streamline before kick

2:36 - great position

Sunday

Dave Denniston Drills: Cobra

[https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/189-cobra](https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/189-cobra%20)

:11 - Cobra

:16 - Strikes!

:20 - Attack

:36 - arms out hips up

:42 - CONNECTED

:45 - draw the hips

1:02 - CONNECTED

1:05 - pull the hips

The entire focus of the drill - don’t think about anything else

1:17 - land forward

**Chat from meeting -**

10:00:09 From Louise Blignaut to Everyone:

   Louise from South Africa. Hi all

10:00:18 From Dan Jimar to Everyone:

   fairly well.

10:01:03 From Dan Jimar to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   DM:

   Any thoughts on 1 vs 2 pm?

10:03:19 From Dan Jimar to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   DM:

   Sent an article.

   Still no groups showing up in the App (restarted the Ipad).

10:03:37 From Dan Jimar to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   okay

10:04:59 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Go Blue great swimming this weekend underwater backstroke finish Maggie MCNeil

10:10:44 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   I wonder how much fly and back will be under water

10:28:56 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Kick to top of next stroke

10:29:22 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Continue always move forward

10:29:34 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   does he begin to bend the knees as the hands are recovering?

10:32:11 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Open the curtains n clean the bowl

10:32:47 From Dan Jimar to Everyone:

   Open the curtain and ?

10:32:49 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Go Blue

10:32:53 From Timothy Mak to Everyone:

   Thoughts on locking out before kick finishes or timing the lock out with the kick finishing? What’s ideal?

10:34:03 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   No pause

10:34:25 From Gale Vineyard to Everyone:

   Make a pizza, cut the pizza

10:35:08 From Kimberly Goodell to Everyone:

   one of my kiddos taught me the pizza reference, it's been a game changer with the young ones

10:35:09 From Randy Parker to Everyone:

   Locate said “around the cake - cut it”

10:35:22 From Barbara Hummel to Everyone:

   breaking boards

10:36:56 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Hands will be as fast as you get your legs through to the back of kick

10:37:57 From Randy Parker to Everyone:

   Urbancheck told me to get arms into the “aero bar” position on a bike

10:41:37 From Berrin Yavuzer to Everyone:

   Elbows

10:42:45 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Anne Ottenbrite got dq for over water recovery

10:49:21 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   key differences between cobra drill and regular swim?

10:52:32 From Mark Hesse to Everyone:

   Glenn mentioned Daniel Coyle's Little Book of Talent last week. Here are links to two videos in which Coyle talks about images and key words <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0JtjasYCU>

   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSqsQbk1_38>

10:52:33 From Berrin Yavuzer to Everyone:

   Also speaking the same language to your groups as coaches will help them to follow and understand :)

10:52:53 From Mark Hesse to Everyone:

   Reacted to "Also speaking the sa..." with ❤️

10:53:51 From Mark Hesse to Everyone:

   Key words are also awesome to give feedback and reminders during training sets when kids are on the wall for just a short time.

10:54:50 From Dan Jimar to Everyone:

   hard to see elbows

10:57:17 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   is there any reason to NOT have the hands recover over the water?

10:57:41 From Barbara Hummel to Everyone:

   Mark I agree. When your brain is fried from fatigue, you want to hear SHORT key words in your head — not paragraphs!

10:59:05 From Randy Parker to Everyone:

   Scoop ice cream to your mouth

11:03:59 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   Go Blue amazing teaching thank you

11:05:50 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   No relaxing in breast stroke

11:06:35 From William Park ChPC to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   It’s all inclusive

11:07:19 From Randy Parker to Everyone:

   Tennessee coach uses boxing gloves punch with both arms to illustrate the lunge. Not as powerful to just extend the arms, need to use the full body lunge forward.

11:07:48 From Dan Jimar to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   200 br

   https://pac-12.com/videos/asus-leon-marchand-sets-all-time-record-200-breast-pac-12-swim-and-dive-championship

11:09:00 From Dan Jimar to Everyone:

   <https://pac-12.com/videos/asus-leon-marchand-sets-all-time-record-200-breast-pac-12-swim-and-dive-championship>

11:09:17 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

   To make them not pause on the breath, I use the image of the autobahn and that there’s no “stop sign at the end of the on ramp onto the autobahn”

11:10:24 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

   super valuable, thank you!

11:11:17 From Nancy Schley to Everyone:

   Great stuff, thanks a ton!

11:11:24 From Berrin Yavuzer to Everyone:

   Yeahhhhhhhhh

11:11:33 From Camy Gitwenty to Everyone:

   Thanks, bye

11:11:41 From Brad German to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   thank you!

11:11:42 From Monty Krieger to Glenn Mills(Direct Message):

   thank you.

11:11:43 From John McGowan to Everyone:

   Thanks

11:11:50 From Beth Baker to Everyone:

   Go Hoos!

11:11:50 From Linda Mueller to Everyone:

   thanks, it was great


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March 14, 2023 - Mantras Keywords for Breaststroke Zoom