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3 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Free Style=Flutter Kick ~ Front Crawl
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Flutter Kick:
*kick from hips *slightly bend knees *point toes *Kick up legs up and down in a scissor like motion Front Crawl: *arms alternate between recovery and pull/push *hands enter above head with fingers first and fingers together *Fingers stay together during push/pull *elbows exit the water before the hands and stay high above the ear *Arms do NOT go out to the side *exhalation takes place in water and inhalation takes place during recovery *body rotates on slight axis towards each recovery arm |
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Back Stroke= Flutter Kick ~ Back Crawl
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Back Crawl:
* Head stays back with eyes looking up *Arms rotate between recovery and the push/pull *arms stay straight during recovery *hands exit the water at knee level with palms facing the body thumbs up *Hands enter the water behind the head with palms facing away from the body and pinkys down *during the push/pull motion, elbow bends in towards side and palms push the water towards the feet *no windmills |
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Breast Stroke= Frog Kick ~ Arm Action~Timing
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FrogKick:
*Starting in stream line position *knees bend up toward the butt with feet together and toes facing away from the body *Legs begin to seperate at the knees *Feet and legs make a down and out motion at the same time and whip back to streamline. Arm Action: *starts in streamline position Exhale * palms face outwards *arms move out and down in a circular motion towards the hips *Hands come together at the stomach with palms facing up Timing: *Kick and arm movement don't happen at same time *movement starts in streamline position then works into inward/outward sweep of the arm action (breathing takes place in arm action) frogkick happens after inward sweep *FRogkick should begin as soon as the hands come together at the stomach during the end of inward sweep *Back into streamline and repeat |
