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Free Front Crawl Lesson Plans

Looking for some quick and easy front crawl lesson plans?  Well look no further. 

The swimming lesson plans outlined here are guidance for teaching basic front crawl to beginners. 


We all know that students that come to the pool for lessons come in all shapes and sizes.  As swimming teachers, we are presented with pupils of different ages and personalities, and they all come with a level of built-in confidence or built-in fear - depending on their history. 

Free Front Crawl Lesson Plans

It goes without saying that these lesson plans are simply guidance and they can therefore be adapted and changed according to the student or group of students you have in your lesson.  

Swimming lesson plans for each part of front crawl...

NOTE: these lesson plans are designed to be delivered by a qualified swimming instructor as part of an organised swimming school or association. 

Example Front Crawl Lesson Plan

Lesson 6: Whole Stroke Front Crawl

Aim: to focus in each part of basic front crawl and experience the whole stroke

Equipment: floats, hoop and buoyancy aids as necessary

Exercise/Activity                                                                                

Entry:  swivel or steps entry

Warm up:  

2 widths any stroke with buoyancy aids if needed

1. Push and glide, holding a float if needed

2. Kicking whilst holding a float under each arm

3. Single arm pull with a float held under one arm.  

4. Holding a float with a diagonal grip. 

5. Alternate arm pulls holding float out in front

6. full stroke front crawl

Contrasting activity:

Jumping entry and swim through a hoop

Sitting dive through a hoop at the surface

Exit:

using the pool steps or over the pool side

Teaching Point                         

enter slowly


take your time

stretch out and glide

kick with floppy feet

elbow leads out first

turn head to the bent elbow

Count ‘1,2,3’ each pull

continuous arms and legs


jump away from the side

head tucked down


take your time

Example Lesson Plan With Timings

Front crawl lesson plans for teaching basic technique to beginnersLesson 6: Full Stroke Front Crawl

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