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Push and Glide Perform the Prone Float   Teaching Points Standing in waist-deep water and bending forward at the waist, place arms straight in front of body, no wider than shoulder width. Lower head until face is well into the water. Leaning forward, give a very slight push on toes until the feet leave the bottom and float to the surface.   Top View   Underwater View     Coaching Tips Make sure the athlete gives a push with toes to bring legs to the surface. If the head is up, the legs and feet will not float. In the beginning, some athletes may need support from the coach. Have the athlete hold onto the edge of the pool, arms straight. Holding him/her at the waist, lift legs up from the bottom until the athlete is level with the water. Gradually reduce assistance.     Prone Float Recovery   Teaching Points — Push and Glide with Recovery — Independent     Keeping the arms straight, push them down toward the bottom of the pool.     Draw knees up and under the body while lifting the head.   Push_Glide w-recovery_Ind (Dartfish) Straighten legs and stand on the bottom of the pool.   Teaching Points — Push and Glide with Recovery — Using One Kickboard   The steps in achieving the push and glide with recovery using one kickboard is the same as with any type of assistance or without assistance.       Push from the side of the pool using one kickboard.     Maintain a streamline position.     From the streamline position, keep the arms straight, push the hands down toward the bottom of the pool. Draw knees up and under the body while lifting the head. Straighten legs and stand on the bottom of the pool. Push_Glide w-recovery_1 KB (Dartfish)       Teaching Points — Push and Glide with Recovery — Using Two Kickboards   Using two kickboards, the athlete uses the same technique as with one kickboard.       Keeping the arms straight, push them down toward the bottom of the pool.   Draw knees up and under the body while lifting the head. Straighten legs and stand on the bottom of the pool.   Push_Glide w-recovery_2 KB (Dartfish)       Teaching Points — Push and Glide with Recovery — Assisted   Athletes who are not yet able to accomplish the push and glide independently can use the same technique as the kickboard methods. However, the coach will provide upper body support to the athletes, as they reach their feet towards the pool bottom.   Push & Glide with recovery, Assisted (Dartfish)     Coaching Tips The arms must be straight, with the palms of the hands facing the pool bottom. As soon as the arm push is started, the head starts to lift. Athlete's should not try to stand too soon. Wait until the body has moved completely to the vertical position.

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