uSwim, level 3, skill 3 - how to teach pat the dog or back kicking, swimming lessons

Pat the Dog
If you are learning this skill it means your child can kick on their back while holding a kick-board to the chest. For a child to first start moving on the back without an aid we use a technique called 'Pat the dog'. This is where the legs kick, while the arms are placed alongside the body with hands making a patting motion (where the name comes from). This skill is all about using the correct muscles to kick, body position and relaxing the body to allow maximum buoyancy. Never try learning backstroke without first learning Pat the Dog.

4 easy steps to Pat the dog:
1. Standing Pat the Dog
2. Supported back
3. Supported elbows
4. Independent Pat the Dog

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Education

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• pat
• dog

[hassanalinoo]

the children are so cute