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Create an Eight-Count Phrase
Small groups invent a short movement phrase – two or three moves over eight counts – then teach it to another group.
- Stages
- Artistic Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Rhythm, Synchronisation, Artistic Movement
- Equipment
- None, Poolside Speaker
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 2–16 swimmers
- Time
- About 8 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 2, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Groups work in separate areas of the pool with space around them.
What it develops
- Synchronise with a partner or group
- Create simple choreography
How to run it
- Groups choose two or three moves they know (spin, tuck, arm shape, roll).
- Arrange them over eight counts, deciding when each move starts.
- Practise until the group can perform it together.
- Teach the phrase to another group, then watch them perform it.
Teaching cues
- Keep it simple.
- Everyone knows the counts.
- Start and finish together.
Make it easier
- The teacher gives a choice of three moves to put in order.
Make it harder
- Create two eights with a formation change in between.
Common faults
- Too many moves to fit the counts.
- Group can't remember the order.
Corrections
- 'Fewer moves, done well.'
- 'Say the order out loud before each try.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Help one group write their eight-count plan on a poolside whiteboard and keep them on task.