Here’s an inside look at Jim Reiser teaching one of his new students the breaststroke.  As you can see, his student is just in the beginning phases of learning the stroke.  Coach Reiser will not only use good verbal cues and specific, corrective feedback, he also incorporates kinesthetic teaching methods so Austin can “feel” what he needs to do in order to swim the stroke correctly.  Let’s take a peak:

The International Swimming Hall of Fame has named Jim Reiser the recipient of the 2015 Virginia Hunt Newman Award for his curriculum and approach in teaching infants, toddlers, and children to swim.  Jim is the first American to win the award in 10 years.

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One of the most difficult skills to teach a young learner is the Breaststroke Kick (unless the child is anatomically designed for breaststroke).  While teaching the breaststroke kicking skill takes lots of repetition, focus from the learner, and patience from the instructor–we have a few tricks at Swim Lessons University we would like to share.

There are three techniques we like to use when it comes to manipulating the student’s feet.  In this blog, we will cover the second one which we call the  “High Ten Method.” When teaching the kick to a student who is new to the skill, this kinesthetic techniques work wonders.   No technique will create a miracle swimmer, as any complex skill does take time, lots of practice, and reinforcing.  Nevertheless, if you provide those critical components of learning in your classes, your students will pick the skill up before you know it.    Let’s take a look at the second technique we use.  Hope you find it helpful when helping your students!

For more on teaching breaststroke, check out Advanced Swim Strokes 301/302/303:  A Comprehensive Video Course for Training Swimming Instructors, Breaststroke segmentat Swim Lessons University.

If you would like to learn more about the Swim Lessons University Online Swim Instructor Certification  and curriculum, make sure to visit us at www.SwimLessonsUniversity.com

Swim Lessons University is currently being utilized by recreation departments, YMCAs, America Camp Association swim lessons programs, as well as by private swimming instructors in 45 states and over 30 countries!

You can also call us toll free at 1-866-498-SWIM (7946).