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Category: Sports - Swimming - Breaststroke Drills
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Drills
A
drill is used to break down parts of a stroke in order
to emphasize certain aspect of the body's movements. Drills
maybe used to learn a new stroke or strengthen certain
areas of a stroke.
Breaststroke
Drills
Kicking Drills:
- 1.
Buoy/band kick: kick with buoy between knees or band
around knees. Purpose: keeps knees close together.
- 2.
Hands at side kick: kick with hands at sides, using
normal Breaststroke breathing rhythm. Each time legs
recover, try to touch heels to hands. As heels come
up, breathe. Purpose: enhances hip action and proper
leg position.
- 3.
Kick on back: lie on your back and kick Breaststroke
with hands either above head in streamlined position
or at side, keep knees below surface. Purpose: works
on keeping knees close together.
Dolphin
Breaststroke
Swim Breaststroke but use a dolphin kick. Stroke is longer.
Purpose: works undulating motion.
Breaststroke
with Buoy
Swim Breaststroke using a pull buoy. Purpose: quick hands,
hand pitch, conditioning. This is a very difficult drill.
Only experienced and strong
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Breaststrokers
should attempt this.
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Hand
Signals
Swim Breaststroke with fingers in different positions, i.e.
closed fist, thumb and pinky extended, first two fingers
only, etc. Purpose: helps improve the feel of the water.
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Triple
Pull
Swim two pulls with no kick and head up. On third pull,
use kick and lunge into streamline position, glide, and
repeat. Purpose: pull, power, lunging action.
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One
Plus Two
Breaststroke adding a second kick (one pull to every two
kicks). Purpose: stroke length, timing, breath control.
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Torpedo
Come up on first pull, breathe, and lunge forward with explosive
kick and dive under water. Do two kicks, repeat. Purpose:
leg drive, lunge, breath control.
Source:
WSU Masters
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