Teaching Progressions

**So many progressions:**

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/125-open-turn-teaching-variation

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/123-building-a-narrow-breaststroke-kick

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/47-open-turn-sequence

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/107-core-stability-separation-drill

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/212-breathing-in-the-water

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/159-strapless-breaststroke-progression

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/105-building-a-balanced-breath

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/104-building-stability

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/36-freestyle-basics

**Monday - Haufler Progressions**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/419-what-to-teach-first-the-progressions

:18 - body position

:23 - Kick

:27 - arm action

:32 - timing

:38 - breathing

:54 - demo and explain

Physically assist

Swimmer tries

Feedback and correction

Repeat the skill

**Tuesday - Build the Stroke**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1980-freestyle-building-the-stroke

Using snorkel to maintain the best line

:26 - Underwater video

From start - Ball to line

Line to kick

Kick to scull

Deeper scull

:53 fingertip drag

1:17 - Stun gun

**Wednesday - Kick Sticks**

https://www.goswim.tv/courses/89-freestyle-teaching-basics-kickstick-progression

Step 1 - Position 11 flutter

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2137-freestyle-teaching-basics-kicksticks-1

Step 2 - Single Arm with stick

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2138-freestyle-teaching-basics-kicksticks-2

Step 3 - Alternating arm - Our featured video

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2139-freestyle-teaching-basics-kicksticks-3

Step 4 - Extension

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2136-freestyle-teaching-basics-kicksticks-4

:35 and on… push the hand forward under the stick

Step 5 - drop the stick

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2140-freestyle-teaching-basics-kicksticks-5

:29 - pause in position 11 as if they have the stick

:40 - start to separate

**Thursday - Teaching Progression for Open Turns**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/756-teaching-progression-for-open-turns

1:19 - the approach

1:40 - the touch

2:31 - The tuck

3:30 - The elbow

4:15 - The roll

5:40 - The push

**Friday - Mid Pool Turns**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1374-turns-mid-pool-flips

:27 - midpool flip

:35 - continuous flips

1:02 - take it to the wall

1:06 - use momentum from the wall into speed

**Saturday - Forward Start Learning**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/929-forward-start-4-step-learning-progression

:44 - the sit dive

1:18 - kneel and fall

2:15 - stand and fall

3:28 - fall from the blocks

**Sunday - St Andrews Starts**

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2050-starts-st-andrews-starts

:18 - Jump - athletic move

:25 - bent over rigid line

:35 - active line

:49 - take it to the blocks

1:09 - underwater dolphins


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Sep. 7, 2021 - Teaching Progressions