When breaststroke isn’t clicking, know what to try next

Breaststroke can be one of the trickiest strokes to teach.

The leg kick does not quite work.

The swimmer pulls and kicks at the same time.

The glide disappears.

The individual parts look fine, but everything falls apart when they try to put the whole stroke together.

Or perhaps you have explained the same movement several different ways and the swimmer still looks back at you as if you are speaking another language.

The Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit gives you something practical to reach for when those moments happen.

A progression to follow. A drill to try. Another way to explain it.

So instead of wondering “What can I try next?”, you have ideas ready to use.

SEE INSIDE THE BREASTSTROKE TOOLKIT

Three common teaching problems. Three practical solutions.

“I’m not sure what to teach next.”

Sometimes the problem is not the swimmer — it is knowing how to break breaststroke down into a sensible progression.

PLAN IT

The toolkit includes 18 ready-to-use breaststroke lesson plans, taking you through the important stages of teaching the stroke.

Use them to:

• structure your breaststroke lessons
• break difficult skills into manageable stages
• progress from individual movements towards the complete stroke
• introduce skills in a logical order
• save time preparing lessons

Whether you are newly qualified or simply need some fresh structure, you have a progression to work from rather than having to invent the next activity poolside.

“I know what’s wrong, but I need another way to fix it.”

You can see that the kick is wrong.

You know the timing needs work.

You can tell the swimmer is rushing the stroke.

But identifying the problem and knowing what exercise to use next are two different things.

PRACTISE IT

The toolkit includes 20+ breaststroke drills and exercises covering areas such as:

• body position
• glide
• leg kick
• arm action
• breathing
• timing and coordination
• whole-stroke swimming

Instead of repeatedly telling the swimmer what they are doing incorrectly, give them a drill that allows them to feel and practise the correct movement.

★★★★★
“I often struggle to think of another way to explain breaststroke when a swimmer gets stuck. Having different drills and cues to choose from has been really useful.”
Tilly K - Swimming Teacher, MA

“I’ve explained it, but they still don’t understand.”

Every swimming teacher experiences this.

You give an instruction that works perfectly with one swimmer...

...and completely fails with another.

Repeating it louder or saying exactly the same thing again rarely solves the problem.

Sometimes you simply need different words.

EXPLAIN IT

The toolkit includes Phrases for Teaching Breaststroke, giving you hundreds of alternative teaching cues and explanations.

Find different ways to communicate:

• leg kick
• arm action
• breathing
• glide
• timing
• coordination
• body position
• common breaststroke faults

Try direct instructions, reassuring language, rhythm-based cues, imagery and alternative ways of describing the same movement.

Because sometimes changing the phrase is what finally makes the skill click.

Plan it. Practise it. Explain it.

The real strength of the toolkit is that the three resources work together.

Imagine a swimmer struggling with breaststroke timing.

You can:

1. Find the progression
Check the lesson plans and establish where the swimmer needs to work.

2. Choose a drill
Use an exercise that isolates the problem and allows them to practise it.

3. Change the explanation
If it still is not working, try a different cue from the Phrase Book.

That means you are not simply buying three separate swimming ebooks.

You are building a breaststroke problem-solving toolkit that you can return to whenever a swimmer gets stuck.

What’s inside the Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit?

Breaststroke Lesson Plans

18 progressive lesson plans

Ready-made teaching ideas designed to take swimmers through the important elements of breaststroke in a structured way.

Breaststroke Drills

20+ drills and exercises

Practical exercises to develop technique, isolate difficult movements and help correct common faults.

Phrases for Teaching Breaststroke

Hundreds of alternative teaching cues

Different ways to explain breaststroke skills when your usual instruction is not getting through.

See inside before you buy

Not sure whether the toolkit is right for you?

Take a look at sample pages from the lesson plans, drills and phrase book before purchasing.

SEE INSIDE THE BREASTSTROKE TOOLKIT

This lets you see exactly what you will receive and how the resources can be used in your lessons.

★★★★★
“Very practical and easy to use. The lesson plans and teaching ideas are clear and give me plenty to come back to.”
Karen - Swim Teacher, Sydney, Aus

Made for swimming teachers

The Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit is particularly useful if you:

• find breaststroke one of the harder strokes to teach
• regularly need new ideas for correcting breaststroke faults
• teach swimmers who struggle with kick or timing
• want more structure when planning lessons
• sometimes run out of ways to explain a movement
• are newly qualified and building your teaching confidence
• are experienced but want fresh poolside ideas

You do not need more complicated swimming theory.

You need practical ideas that answer:

What should I teach?

What should I try?

What should I say?

That is what this toolkit is designed to provide.

Created from more than 30 years of swimming teaching

I’m Mark Young, founder of Swim Teach.

I have been teaching swimming for more than 30 years, and these resources have grown from the kinds of problems that appear repeatedly in real swimming lessons.

Swimmers learn differently.

One explanation will not work for everyone.

One drill will not solve every problem.

And sometimes even experienced teachers need another idea to try.

The Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit was created to give you those extra options.

★★★★★
“There is far more in these resources than I expected. I can see myself returning to them again and again when planning lessons.”
Jade C - Assistant Swimming Teacher - Exeter, UK

Everything in one digital toolkit

You receive:

✓ 18 breaststroke lesson plans
✓ 20+ drills and exercises
✓ Hundreds of breaststroke teaching phrases and cues
✓ 3 downloadable PDF resources
✓ Instant digital access
✓ Use on your phone, tablet or computer
✓ Refer back to the resources whenever you need another teaching idea

The next time breaststroke gets stuck, you’ll have somewhere to turn

When the kick is not working...

When the timing keeps falling apart...

When the swimmer cannot find the glide...

Or when your usual explanation simply is not getting through...

You do not have to keep repeating the same thing.

Find the progression. Choose a drill. Try another way of explaining it.

Plan it. Practise it. Explain it.

The Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit gives you practical ideas to help keep both your swimmers — and your lessons — moving forward.