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Position Chain Calls
The teacher calls positions in a random order and swimmers change smoothly – testing control, memory and transitions.
- Stages
- Artistic Swimming – Stage 9, Artistic Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Body Control, Body Positions, Transitions
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–16 swimmers
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Space swimmers so changing shapes don't clash.
What it develops
- Smooth transitions between positions
- Perform a short sequence
How to run it
- Agree four positions: back layout, tuck, side layout, front layout.
- Teacher calls a position every four to eight counts in any order.
- Swimmers change smoothly, keeping height and balance.
- Finish by repeating the last three calls from memory as a mini sequence.
Teaching cues
- Smooth, not rushed.
- Hold each shape until the next call.
- Scull all the time.
Make it easier
- Three positions, called slowly.
Make it harder
- Calls on every four counts; add spinning scull.
Common faults
- Rushed changes with splashing.
- Forgetting which position comes next.
Corrections
- 'Glide into the next shape.'
- 'Picture it before you move.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Write the called positions on a whiteboard as the teacher calls them so swimmers can repeat the sequence at the end.