Working on the flip turn

[pandatours]

Really refreshing to see a dad who's supportive and encouraging. There are way too many sport parents who push their kids too much instead of letting their kids push themselves. Really a combination of both is really great but above all it's important for a parent to just remain supportive and not to be so hard on the kid

[mrfartbart]

why is the dad puting it on you tube

[ShaminCrotazzi101]

push off the wall an you'll be on ur way! :D

[llrain22]

put down the camera and teach the kid how to do it

[sophiepuppyful]

@llrain22

get off the computer and learn how to be as supportive as that father

[punaniswabber]

hmmm...

i think u shud practice ur flip stationary, and then itll get faster and faster,

that first one was pretty close, good luck buddy

[SLIM24lok]

I want to be as good dad as that guy when I have children ;D

[cRaZyTRimZ]

no dont breath at all take you last breath and flip as fast as you can just work on that you dont need to push of yet

[attiah1]

that kids dust

[inhanksmemory]

what an awesome dad! that's the encouragement I like to see when kids are having difficulty learning something new.

[iheartjoejonasomglol]

bend ur arms and try a faster flip and breath with only half ur face coming out of the water

[Meowws]

wtf wrong with this video. is still here!!! i bet that kid is a bastard in years to come.

[RedPolarBearRanger]

If you do not like this video then don't watch it he is just a kid and that is no way to talk about kid either ok? Why don't you just shut the fuck up and get a life?

[RedPolarBearRanger]

The boy did great I myself help coach a kids swim team and I also swim too and that was a good flip turn for a beginner. Keep up the good work I hope to see more swimming videos.

[hmoob7]

Do you just force your head down? It's sort of an uncomfortable position to me.

[RedPolarBearRanger]

No you tuck your in as you roll into a ball and the push off of the wall and do a dolphin kick streamline after that.

[hmoob7]

Ahh that makes it more understandable.

Thanks!

[RedPolarBearRanger]

Your welcome I'm glad I was able to help you out and btw I do not like it when there are people who think some videos are crap especially videos like this one. I mean he is just a kid learning to get into competitive swimming I mean.

[darremniller]

people are just hiding behond a computer screen and think they are tough!

[darremniller]

its a combination of yes forcing your head down AND lunging your body in the direction your head is going...its just like doing a front flip on a trampoline, if your head turns your body will too...imagine yourself sitting in a chair as you flip and you will be in the perfect position when your about to push off the wall

[Meowws]

go fuck urself...amatuers. wasted my bandwith

[knash92293]

nice, i think you did really great for a beginner!!, the only advice i have for you is tuck your chin into your chest, and flip a little farther away from the wall, like an arms lenth

[amerikanerMarinen]

It's probably father and son. You would do the same thing if your son or daughter was getting discouraged.

[TehNoobBowl]

He got mad at himself =-P

Took me about 2 hours to figure out how to do a flipturn, at first I didn't pull my hands by my side, so it made me flip to the side and hit my head on the wall lol.

[solarlight361]

cool my names christian too

[sg18244]

cool

[Shadowheart45]

are u a beginner?????

that was great!!!!!!!!!!

[uscfb10]

yeah I noticed that he sounds like peter from family guy!! hahaha wow...yay christian!

[sawdust6969]

yea....this was really necessary to put on youtube ....for sure

[Mediamosh]

hey I think you did GREAT!

[Mario123luigi321]

when you put your feet at the wall it's like you are sitting in a chair, worked for me!

[Dez177621]

it does sound like peter...from family guy!

im working on flip turns too...lol

[allthat1231]

holy crap he sounds exactly like peter... when he says "thats still pretty cool" at the end.. omg.. scary... but yea.... i have a meet today and im working on my flipturn too.. soo.. yea

[JasMeenn]

i had trouble with flip turns too.

whenyour doing flip turns make sure to put your arms in streamline potion.

them place your feet and push off.

[JasMeenn]

oh and once you see the "T" marked on the ground. take one more stroke and tuck were hands to your side and push off in streamline postion

[zestCC]

the dad sounds like Peter from Family Guy

[94Alex07]

Lmao he does

[Jayanit]

HAHA! so true

[AshelyTisdalelover]

cool

[avrilover247]

flip turns r sooooooo easy!!!!!!

[xlettingof2night]

practice makes perfect

[firee257]

i feel so mad noww

i got the flip urn n literally 20 min but now i cant do it and its only been 2 months lol

arghhh!!

[nowyouknowabout]

how old is this kid?

[acaval3]

hey, i am 22 and i still can't do it. and i am completed a triathalon a few months ago

[TooSmallToBeTrue]

to be honist its rather easy (then aggain ive been swiming for like 9 years now) but i started of by doing fround tumbles (in the middle of the pool) and i then did a frount tumble but halfway through it i opend up (like you where going to push off) and i then did it from the wall and once i got good at the i did it with a swim up and its now like second nature to me! but its easy to get the hang of it dude!

[gutsfinky]

He needs to be a little further from the wall, but good job, kiddo! It took me a really long time to do a good flip turn. Keep working hard!

[burner799]

you might want to have him practice by doing summersaults by pushing off the bottom. You then switch the generation of momentum from that to just a pull with your dominant hand. Feet together and flip strait at the wall. Attack it. his stroke needs work too. his feet need to have a consistent small flutter kick and i wont even bother commenting on the rest.

[azetras]

He can and he will, keep up the good work buddy!

[boobear2005]

I did it!

[azetras]

Well done boy! Congratulations, I couldn't do that at your age. Never give up working. I am a swimming teacher myself and many of my kids can't do that.