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Stroke Development

The Strokes
Freestyle/Front Crawl
     Skill Progression
     Freestyle/Front Crawl
          Body Position
          Leg Action
          Arm Action
     Teaching Freestyle/Front Crawl
          Teaching Body Position
          Teaching Leg Action
          Teaching Breathing
          Freestyle Breathing Rules
          Teaching Arm Action
          Faults & Fixes Chart
          Teaching Timing
Backstroke/Back Crawl
     Skill Progression
     Backstroke/Back Crawl
          Body Position
          Kick
          Arm Action
     Teaching the Backstroke/Back Crawl
          Teaching Body Position
          Teaching Leg Action
          Teaching the Backstroke — Arm Stroke
          Faults & Fixes Chart
          Coaches' Tips for Backstroke — At-a-Glance
Breaststroke
     Skill Progression
          Teaching the Butterfly Kick
          Teaching Butterfly Arm Stroke with Kick
          Faults & Fixes Chart
          Coaches' Tips for Butterfly — At-a-Glance
Individual Medley
     Faults & Fixes Chart
     Coaches' Tips for Individual Medley — At-a-Glance
Swimming Starts
     In-Water Starts
          Freestyle
          Breaststroke
          Butterfly
          Backstroke
     Pool-Edge Starts
     Starting-Block Starts
          Freestyle Grab Start
          Freestyle Track Start
          Breaststroke Dive Start
          Butterfly Grab Start
     Faults & Fixes Chart
     Coaches' Tips for Swimming Starts — At-a-Glance
Turns
     Teaching Freestyle Turns
          Freestyle Pivot Turn
          Freestyle Flip/Tumble Turn
     Teaching Backstroke Turns
          Backstroke Pivot Turn
          Backstroke Tumble Turn
     Teaching Butterfly & Breaststroke Turns
          Butterfly & Breaststroke Pivot Turn
Stroke Development Level Training Session Plan
Aquatics Athlete Skills Stroke Development Assessment

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