Water polo: tires quickly while treading water

Treading uses fast, inefficient kicks and the swimmer needs the wall after a short time.

Activities that help

• Eggbeater High Five – Pairs eggbeater face to face and rise up to give each other high fives on the call – fun repetitions of the lift used for passing and shooting.
• Eggbeater Introduction – From wall to open water: swimmers use the eggbeater kick to stay upright, first with sculling hands, then with hands resting on the surface.
• Eggbeater on the Wall – Learn the eggbeater leg action holding the pool wall: knees wide, lower legs circling one after the other like an old-fashioned whisk.
• Goalkeeper Ready Position – An introduction to the goalkeeper's basic stance – high on the eggbeater, hands up and ready – with soft, gentle shots only.
• Lift and Look – From treading, swimmers kick up high to look over the water and call what they see – training the eggbeater lift used to spot passes.
• Noodle Tag Eggbeater – A deep-water tag game where players move only with eggbeater and sculling, and the tagger tags with the end of a noodle – no hands-on contact.
• Relaxed Treading Ladder – Tread water for short, relaxed rounds that gradually lengthen, with rests at the wall – building efficient treading rather than a test of endurance.
• 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.
• Tread and Pass Rounds – Short rounds of treading with ball tasks (hold up, pass, catch, fake) followed by rest – building the legs to stay up while the hands are busy.