Breaststroke Kick

Monday - Kick Size

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2924-breaststroke-kick-size

:16 - Talk about the mathematical relationship

Set the water speed but then vary the type of kick

1:23 - Normal Kick

1:33 - Recognize the back and forth motion of the body

1:38 - smaller kick

1:45 - Normal kick

1:54 - smaller kick

Play with size and focus on resistance

Talk about the noodle on the stick experiment - stay in place

Tuesday - Recovery Awareness

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2393-breaststroke-kick-recovery-awareness

From beginning - look at line from shoulder to hip to knees

:25 - breaststroke showing the line and the thigh break

:27 - wall kick - recover the heels behind the body

:37 - on back with board

:48 - streamline kick on back

1:00 - head lead kick underwater

1:11 - bring the heels to the hands - feel the thigh resistance

1:22 - head lead with hands in front of thighs

Become more aware of the avoidance of tucking the legs up

1:47 - Thigh kick to position 11 - also works on underwater recovery

This focuses the swimmer on minimizing the tuck, the carry that through to the kick

1:59 - Position 11 kick to swim

Focus on legs first then carry that into full stroke.

2:16 - Show the thigh break

Wednesday - Finish Your Kick - Dave

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/588-finish-your-kick

:12 - show finished kick

:31 - Picture perfect finish

:51 - Pointed toes as the catch sets

:52 - Legs still straight as insweep occurs

:53 - Feet recover inside of knees

1:43 - Kyle doesn’t finish

1:49 - Sammy doesn’t finish

2:30 - Perfect point

2:40 - Underwater kick

2:51 - Kick and ride

3:20 - blurry tiles

Thursday - Kick with a Board

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1718-breaststroke-kick-with-a-board

:10 - advantage of using a board is isolation and air

:20 - eyes in or at surface

:25 - lazy board hold - avoid

:33 - Head and hands too high

:38 - keep the board more parallel to the surface

:45 - goggles in

:52 - up to air during recover of the legs

:59 - hold board underwater

1:12 - Stabilize everything

Friday - Felipe Kick with a Band

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2663-narrow-kick-with-band-breaststroke

Personal teaching pref - not for novice or learning

From beginning

Board - Snorkel - Band

:13 - Stability and symmetry

:20 - band holds knees in

:36 - Illustrate Narrow Wide for later

:48 - Look at thigh break angle

:57 - Thigh break angle

1:07 - Close the feet

1:34 - Turbulence and Vortices

1:54 - Totally narrow back

2:04 - Narrow knees recovery

2:22 - Narrow knees recovery

2:51 - Talking about the strap as a crutch

3:21 - Narrow Wide

Saturday - Breaststroke Kick - Roque

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/489-breaststroke-kick

:12 - Pointed toes

:14 - Thigh break a bit bigger - bigger guy!

:16 - Back to line and pointed toes

:29 - wide recovery - bad

:43 - Best foot finish EVER!

:45 - toes and feet together

:48 - draw into the recovery with the feet together, keeping it narrow

:49 - Kick is still fairly narrow, but feet get outside the body line

:50 - foot finish!

1:14 - Contrast drill - BAD!

1:28 - Hiding calves and feet behind thighs

2:02 - knees shoulder width

2:28 - bad demo again!

2:36 - good demo

Sunday - Hide your Feet - Amanda

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/526-hide-your-feet-and-kick-butt

:10 - High recovery and look at the thigh break

:11 - Pointed toes

:18 - Narrow knees - slightly wider feet on draw

:19 - In line in front as the kick gets ready to pay back

:30 - Toes pointed and touching

:42 - Calves feet hidden behind thighs

:48 - First move of feet is UP

1:12 - Feet turned out

1:17 - Set up to launch - Ankle flexibility

1:24 - Perfect feet turn-out

1:44 - Hip draw brings the legs

1:48 - Feet set - More thigh break but the payoff is amazing

1:53 - First stroke from above shows hip draw

2:10 - Narrow Wide

2:36 - Putting it all together - Hip draw - Leg draw - payoff

Bonus:

https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/3267-breaststroke-kick-width


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Nov. 23, 2021 - Breaststroke Kick Width