Sideways Eggbeater Travel
Travel sideways across the pool using eggbeater with the body upright and hands sculling – the movement used to stay in front of a goal or a player.
- Stages
- Water Polo – Stage 9, Water Polo – Stage 10, Artistic Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Skills
- Eggbeater, Water Polo Movement
- Equipment
- None, Noodle
- Age
- 9–99 years
- Group size
- 1–14 swimmers
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 1, Skill Development 2
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Deep water only for confident swimmers; spread swimmers out.
What it develops
- Eggbeater to stay high and stable
- Simple team defending and recovering
- Swim and hold patterns with spacing
How to run it
- Swimmers start upright in deep water facing the teacher.
- Lean very slightly in the direction of travel and push water away with the legs to move sideways.
- Hands scull at chest level to stay balanced.
- Travel two metres one way, two metres back, keeping the head still.
Teaching cues
- Stay upright – face the front.
- Legs push the water sideways.
- Small sculling hands.
Make it easier
- Hold a noodle under the arms.
- Travel along the wall with one hand on it.
Make it harder
- Travel with one hand raised.
- Follow a partner moving along the opposite side.
Common faults
- Turning to swim instead of moving sideways.
- Sinking when travelling.
Corrections
- 'Keep your belly button facing me.'
- 'Kick down and across.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Lead the travel direction from poolside on the far side so swimmers can follow you while the teacher watches technique.