I've been teaching swimming for over 30 years and I built Swim Teach so that I can share all my knowledge, wisdom and experience from the thousands of swimming lessons I have had the pleasure of teaching. Take a look back through my previous newsletters and see what you missed.
Finding Breaststroke Tricky To Teach?
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Hi there, Mark here. Breaststroke is one of the strokes I’m asked about most by swimming teachers. And I understand why. You can teach the leg kick. You can teach the arm action. You can teach the breathing. But getting a swimmer to put pull, breathe, kick and glide together in the right sequence can be a completely different challenge. That’s exactly why I created the Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit. It gives you three practical resources to reach for whenever breaststroke starts becoming difficult: PLAN IT – 18 ready-to-use breaststroke lesson plans So instead of wondering “What should I try next?”, you’ve got ideas ready to take straight to the poolside.
Try it today - it could make all the difference! Mark |
Hi! I'm Mark, creator of Swim Teach
I've been teaching swimming for over 30 years and I built Swim Teach so that I can share all my knowledge, wisdom and experience from the thousands of swimming lessons I have had the pleasure of teaching. Take a look back through my previous newsletters and see what you missed.
Swim Better Weekly - One small change to make swimming easier. Hi there, Mark here. Hope all is well with you. Welcome to this week’s Swim Better Weekly - one small change to make swimming easier. The problem Your face stays clear of the water during backstroke, but your hips and legs sit low beneath the surface. This creates extra resistance. You may feel as though you’re dragging your lower body through the water, even when you’re kicking hard. Why it happens Backstroke becomes easier when...
The Swim Teach Weekly 1–2–3 One teaching goal. Two ways to communicate it. Three phrases to try. Hi there, Mark here. Hope all is well with you. Welcome to this week’s Swim Better Weekly - one small change to make swimming easier. The problem You try to float, but your body feels as though it immediately starts to sink. You may tense your muscles, move your arms and legs or fight to keep your face above the water. The harder you work, the less comfortable and balanced you feel. Why it happens...
The Swim Teach Weekly 1–2–3 One teaching goal. Two ways to communicate it. Three phrases to try. Hi there, Mark here. Hope all is well with you. Welcome to this week’s Swim Better Weekly - one small change to make swimming easier. The problem Your arms and legs seem to be working constantly during breaststroke, but you don’t travel very far. You may feel as though you’re fighting the water, getting tired quickly and putting in far more effort than the stroke should require. Why it happens...