Alexander Technique

Why Don’t I Just Stick My Neck Out?

November 24, 2016

Can finding a balanced front crawl breathing position be more than just a drill? “ Kicking on the side with the face out of the water was origin...

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Stopping the Fight for Survival

November 2, 2016

‘Playing dead’, ‘Sinking’ and ‘Falling’ - Why these sometimes unpopular terms are useful for non- swimmers “ Given that non-swimmers believe the...

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Helping Hands

October 2, 2016

The importance of hands on guidance in teaching people to swim... Touch reaches parts of the brain that words and images can't.  Hands-on gu...

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Landing Before Standing

August 8, 2016

Getting your feet back on the ground... “ Without confidence in the skill of regaining the feet, adult learners need to get to a wall or a perso...

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Stroke Rehabilitation: What The Physio Doesn’t Tell You

June 22, 2016

“ It doesn't make sense to advise anybody to do anything in water, without knowing what that person’s relationship with the water is like, and how ...

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Attention, Please! One to One Works

June 11, 2016

“ The process of learning to swim properly requires brain work and redirection of energy, from both teacher and pupil. As a teacher, you can only d...

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Watching Where You’re Going With Your Crawl?

April 23, 2016

Thoughts on Front Crawl Head Position “ When you look forward in crawl, your neck shortens and your head goes back. So it seems impossible to sw...

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Positions and Decisions

April 15, 2016

Learning to swim is all in your head... It's about making friends with the water,  trusting it to support us, or trusting ourselves to let ...

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Waste of Space?

March 24, 2016

Allowing Time To Grow... Have you ever been called ‘a waste of space,’ by someone trying to get you to work harder, act faster, get off your...

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Swim, Bike, Walk – Exercising Caution

March 18, 2016

“ Too many people throw themselves into triathlon training without the first idea of what they're doing to their general coordination in the proces...

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