How to Teach the Butterfly Stroke to Young Children

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Have your young student(s) lay on their stomach on the deck.

   Their arms should be at their sides, thumbs down, pinky side of the hand up.
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   Step 2: Say to your students

   We call this position (with their arms at their sides) the caterpillar position. , , , Then you can teach the pull. , It works well.
   
   Why? because the child can concentrate on the technique without worrying about staying on top of the water.
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   Step 3: "I want you to pretend you are a "caterpillar."

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   Step 4: Say to your students

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   Step 5: "Now I want you to slowly move your arms forward

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   Step 6: keeping

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   Step 7: your thumbs down

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   Step 8: and pretend that you are changing from a caterpillar into a butterfly."

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   Step 9: Say to your students

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    Step 10: "I want you to stop moving your arms when they get in front of your shoulders

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    Step 11: which is where the arms enter the water."

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    Step 12: Practice this movement several times until your students have a clear understanding of what the stroke/recovery of the arms should feel like.

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    Step 13: Have your young students practice the arm recovery and pull with a buoyancy device.

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