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Swimming: Push and Glide - 2 floats

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DESCRIPTION

Start one foot on floor and one on wall,1 float under each arm.

Face in water, strong push off wall leg and bring other up into glide

COACHING POINTS

Push and Glide:

Long stretched body, face in the water
Push hard from the wall
Feet together
No kicking
Don't move on to having fewer floats until they demonstrate a good Push and Glide at the level before.

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RELATED PLANS...

Level 2 - Lesson 1: Frontcrawl (improving the basics)

Use this session with swimmers who already have a basic level of confidence in the water to develop their front push and glide, floating and freestyle legs!

OFTEN USED WITH...

Push and Glide - 1 float:

Hold wall with one hand, bottom of float with other. Face in water, push off wall with feet and bring wall hand to join other on the float. Glide.

Push and Glides - Front

Push and Glide - noodle:

Hands move from wall to front of noodle. Face in water.

Push and Glides - Front

Push and Glide - unaided:

Face in water, arms drop down and extend in front. Strong push into legs extended. Glide.

If able to demonstrate a good Push and Glide without floats, work on getting a strong push from the wall, maintaining a streamline position and see how long they can hold the glide for

Push and Glides - Front