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Log Roll in Layout
Roll slowly from back layout to front layout and back again, keeping the body straight like a log.
- Stages
- Artistic Swimming – Stage 8
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Skills
- Rotation, Body Control, Body Positions
- Equipment
- None, Float
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–16 swimmers
- Time
- About 4 minutes
- In a lesson
- Introduction / Warm-up, Skill Development 1, Skill Development 2
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Swimmers breathe at the back-layout stage; space them so rolling doesn't bump others.
What it develops
- Controlled rolls and turns
How to run it
- Start in a back layout, arms by the sides.
- Turn the head and shoulders to one side and let the hips and legs follow, rolling onto the front in one piece.
- Hold the front layout for a count of four, then roll back the same way.
- Repeat rolling to the other side.
Teaching cues
- Stay long and straight.
- Head, shoulders, hips, toes – all together.
- Slow roll.
Make it easier
- Roll with arms extended above the head holding a float.
Make it harder
- Full roll (back – front – back) in a count of eight without stopping.
Common faults
- Bending at the waist during the roll.
- Legs sink at the front-layout stage.
Corrections
- 'Be a log, not a banana.'
- 'Squeeze your legs together.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Count the roll slowly and give a thumbs-up to swimmers who stay straight.