upward. The knees are flexed with toes pointed during the upbeat and are kept straight with toes relaxed during the downbeat. . Lateral Breathing: Breathing in backstroke is very easy, as the mouth and nose are usually above the water.
The swimmer breathes once in every arm cycle. Teaching stages of breast stroke . Practise the kick and its movements on dry land of the water. .
Practise the kick on the edge of the swimming pool in the water. . Kick back with a board held to the chest in prone position. Try to keep the knees stable at the surface and draw both the feet to the buttocks by bending at the Fig.
. : Breast stroke knee, not at the hip. Allow the swimmer to let their feet work in a wide arc, if necessary, as the main aim is to get their feet turned out. Once the swimmer has their feet ready to kick back, it is advisable to get them to pause at this point and consciously turn their feet out before kicking back, and pause again while the legs are fully extended.
. Kick on front, holding the board on the back and with thumbs underneath and arms fully extended. Place the face in water and proceed to do three kicks and then breathe. Stretch and glide after each kick.
Keep the head very stable with the eyes looking to the front at all times. Rocking movements of the head are best avoided as they affect the body position and the swimmer can lose track of where their arms and legs are. A stable head helps maintain a reference point. The breathing is performed by raising and lowering the head as one unit.
. Repeat Step by doing two kicks and one round of breathing. . One breath and one kick.
Holding the board (as above) with eyes looking directly ahead and arms and legs fully extended. Ask the swimmer to lift their head and shoulders (by contracting their back muscles), then lift their feet, lower their head and shoulder, then kick and