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 *Dive - Standing Front Dive Cues*

Coaching cues and a drill using a hula hoop that will improve students' front dive ability.
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 *Crawl: Two-Beat Kick is Efficient*

Kicking is often over-emphasized by beginning swimmers. Even for experts, the kick contributes no more than 10 to 15% of the total propulsive force.

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 *Crawl - Eye Focus*

Focus a few feet ahead on the bottom of the pool to produce the ideal head position in the front crawl.
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 *Crawl - Bent Vs Straight Arms*

In the front crawl, a bent elbow recovery is more efficient than a recovery with the arm straight.

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 *Butterly - Inverted Dolphin Kick*

A drill that will teach the dolphin kick to your swimmers.

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 *Butterfly - Side Breathing*

Contrary to its intention, turning the head to breathe in the butterfly stroke takes more energy than the traditional straight ahead technique.
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 *Breaststroke-Upside Down Kick*

Keep your swimmers' hips high in the breaststroke kick by having them perform it upside down.
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 *Breaststroke-Keep the Head Low*

Two coaching cues your breaststrokers can use to keep their head lower in the water for better streamlining.
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 *Breaststroke- Ankle Flexibility*

A way to measure whether your breaststrokers have insufficient ankle flexibility to assume the correct foot position in the stroke. Also, stretches to correct the problem.

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 *Breaststroke- Long Pullout Problem*

Long gliding phases in the breaststroke pullout are inefficient and actually slow racing times.

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 *Breaststroke - Lift the Hips*

Breaststrokers should lift their hips slightly as they kick, for reduced drag and better propulsion.

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 *Breaststroke - Lane Line Drill*

Describes the differences in arm pull technique between the wave and the traditional flat breaststroke. Includes a drill for the arm pull.

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 *Backstroke Start Tips*

Some tips for producing a better backstroke start.

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 *Backstroke- Snap from Side to Side*

Two cues to increase the amount of time your backstrokers spend on their sides as opposed to their back.

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 *Backstroke - Stop Zigzagging*

Backstrokers will stop zigzagging down the pool if they learn to roll their bodies 45 degrees in the direction of the pulling arm.
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