HKIS G5 Breaststroke Video

Breaststroke relies on symmetrical movements of the arms and legs.

• True

• False

In Breaststroke the arm stroke and the kick alternate, so as the arms reach full extension, the legs kick.

• True

• False

How many of the following were mentioned for good body position in Breaststroke?

• Arms stretched to the front, just below the surface, palms down

• Position your head between your arms, just below the surface, looking down or just slightly forward

• Keep your back straight and your body nearly horizontal with hips and legs just below the surface

Which phrase was mentioned to help you keep good timing in Breaststroke?

• Pull and breathe, kick and glide

• Glide and breathe, kick and pull

• One potato, two potato, three potato four

When do you start your next stroke?

• After gliding for 3 seconds

• Before you begin to lose forward momentum

• At the same time as the kick

• Once you stop moving

Your upper body and arms are in the glide position before your kick ends.

• True

• False

Which phrase was mentioned to describe the arm motion in Breaststroke?

• Sweep out, pull around

• Pull out, sweep around

• Sweep the floor, take out the trash

The power phase of the arm stroke is during the:

• Catch

• Mid-pull

• Finish

• All of the above

When done correctly the kick generates:

• The same power as the arm stroke

• Less power than the arm stroke

• More power than the arm stroke

• No power

The most effective kick is when:

• The feet are flexed and you accelerate all the way to the very end

• The feet are flexed and you kick slowly

• You kick continuously

• A Breaststroke kick is followed by Freestyle kick