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We are researching why some young swimmers struggle to progress from basic swimming skills to freestyle— and what coaches currently do to help.

We would really value your professional experience!

3 minute. No sales pitch. No product evaluation. Just your coaching perspective

How long have you been teaching swimming?

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What age groups do you primarily teach? select all that apply

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When children transition from basic swimming skills to freestyle/front crawl, how frequently do you see significant difficulty?

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What are the most common challenges you see? select up to 3

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When a child struggles with breathing during freestyle, what do you most commonly observe? 
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How often do children fail to progress to the next level because they cannot perform the required freestyle skills?

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What do you think helps children learn freestyle successfully?

What are the most common reasons children struggle to progress?

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In your experience, what is the hardest part of teaching freestyle to a young swimmer?

What tools or teaching techniques do you currently use to help children learn freestyle?

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Overall, how satisfied are you with the teaching tools currently available to you?

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What is the biggest limitation of the tools or teaching methods currently available to you?

If you could create one teaching aid to make learning freestyle easier for young swimmers, what would you want it to do?