Analysis Check List

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Kick

• from hip ie not excess knee bend

• width eg splay or generally to wide

• ROM eg finish kick

• tempo relative to distance ie not overkicking

• ankle flexion *ROM limitation

Head position: 

• breathe bottom goggle

• exhale head down

• breathe not looking back, not whipping turn

• balanced breathing cycle, not too excessively deep

Entry and Extension: 

• cross-over including simply overreaching

• entry point: not over-reaching

• enter and extend to lose air

• down slope

• wrist angle

• finger separation

• sufficient extension *ROM limitation

Rotation: 

• sufficient esp offside

• not excess *ROM limitation

• even

Pull: 

• no cross-over, pull to hip

• hand depth

• evf *ROM limitation

• tempo change catch to pull

Stroke Timing: 

• no catch up, not early on offside stroke, no glide

• turning head with catch

Recovery: 

• Elbow high, hand low

• lead with the elbow to shoulder then entry  *ROM limitation

Finish: 

• Finish past the hip

• palm back not externally rotated