Phrases for Teaching Front Crawl - Quick Cues for Swimming Teachers
When Your Usual Front Crawl Instruction Isn’t Working
You know what the swimmer needs to do. The difficulty is finding the words that help them understand it.
Phrases for Teaching Front Crawl gives you hundreds of short, practical cues and alternative explanations for body position, leg kick, arm action, breathing and coordination.
Instead of repeating the same correction, you can quickly find another way to say it — one that better suits the swimmer in front of you.
Say it differently. Help it click.
Instant PDF download • 60 pages • Written for swimming teachers
Take a look at the sample preview to see the page layout, phrase categories and the different ways each front crawl skill is explained.
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The Skill May Not Be the Problem. The Words Might Be.
Front crawl can be difficult to teach because so many movements must work together. A swimmer may understand the general idea but still struggle with sinking legs, rushed arms, breathing, timing or coordination.
Repeating the same instruction more loudly or more often rarely solves it.
This practical phrase book gives you different routes into the same skill. When one explanation does not connect, you will have direct cues, reassuring language, imaginative comparisons, feel-based prompts and simple rhythms ready to try.
What’s Inside
The book provides alternative teaching phrases for:
Body Position and Alignment
• maintaining a long, level body position
• keeping the head calm and low
• creating a connected body line
• using support without becoming dependent on it
Leg Kick
• developing a small, continuous kick
• kicking from the hips
• keeping the ankles relaxed
• practising with a float or other support
• maintaining balance during side kick
Arm Action
• reaching and pulling effectively
• alternating the arms smoothly
• practising one arm at a time
• using catch-up to reduce rushing
• focusing on the pull with support
Breathing
• turning rather than lifting the head
• breathing from the side
• exhaling into the water
• keeping the legs moving during the breath
• developing a consistent breathing pattern
Timing and Coordination
• joining the kick, arms and breathing
• maintaining a continuous stroke
• swimming front crawl over distance
• improving rhythm without overloading the swimmer
• starting cleanly from the wall
You will also receive a Quick Phrase Finder for common problems, including sinking legs, excessive splash, rushed arms, lifting the head, holding the breath and losing coordination.
More Than One Way to Explain Every Skill
Each teaching point is presented through several different types of language:
Direct
Short, clear instructions for swimmers who respond well to precise actions.
Gentle and reassuring
Calmer wording for nervous swimmers or pupils who need confidence.
Playful and imaginative
Memorable images that help children and visual learners picture the movement.
Feel-based
Prompts that help swimmers notice what the movement should feel like.
Rhythm and sequence
Short patterns that make timing and coordination easier to remember.
Each entry also includes alternative wording for swimmers who are nervous, rushing or not understanding, together with a practical poolside note.
One Teaching Goal. Several Ways to Say It.
If a swimmer is lifting their head to breathe, you could try:
• “Turn; do not lift.”
• “Keep one goggle in the water.”
• “Keep your cheek close to the surface.”
• “Roll towards the air.”
• “Let the body help the head turn.”
The goal remains the same. The wording changes until something connects.
That is the purpose of this book: to give you more options when the first explanation does not work.
See Inside Before You Buy
Take a look at the sample preview to see the page layout, phrase categories and the different ways each front crawl skill is explained.
Preview Phrases for Teaching Front Crawl
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Who Is This Book For?
Phrases for Teaching Front Crawl is designed for:
• newly qualified swimming teachers building their poolside vocabulary
• experienced teachers looking for fresh ways to explain familiar skills
• instructors teaching nervous or hesitant swimmers
• teachers working with children, adults or mixed-ability groups
• swim schools wanting clearer and more consistent teaching language
• anyone who sometimes knows what is wrong but needs another way to explain the correction
It is not a rigid script or a replacement for professional judgement. It is a practical bank of options that you can adapt to your swimmer, lesson and personal teaching voice.
Take Better Words to Your Next Lesson
This book will help you:
✓ explain the same skill in several different ways
✓ respond more confidently when a swimmer becomes stuck
✓ reduce repeated instructions that are not producing a change
✓ choose language that suits different ages and learning styles
✓ keep corrections short enough to use across the water
✓ develop your own bank of effective poolside phrases
✓ spend less time searching for the right words during a lesson
Instant Digital Download
• PDF ebook
• Approximately 60 pages
• Delivered immediately after purchase
• Compatible with phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers
• Suitable for poolside reference and lesson preparation
• No physical book will be posted
This purchase is for the Front Crawl edition only.
Find the Words That Make Front Crawl Click
Walk onto poolside with more than one way to explain body position, kicking, arms, breathing and coordination.
Download Phrases for Teaching Front Crawl today and have clear, practical alternatives ready whenever your usual instruction is not working.