Small Motorboats
Description: We swim using freestyle leg kicks. The arms are stretched forward and hold a kickboard or a ball.
Technical Goal: Basic freestyle kick and correct body position.
Coach’s Message: “The legs are the motor, the arms only hold the boat!”
Game: All children are small boats making little bubbles, not big waves.
Execution:
- Children swim short distances.
- Legs work with small, fast kicks.
- The head stays in the water and comes up only briefly to breathe.
- If it is too difficult, the distance is shortened.
Progression: Swim the same distance without lifting the head.
Observe:
- Knees come out of the water → “Hide your knees under the water!”
- Kicks are too big → “Smaller and faster bubbles!”
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