Btec Sport individual sport








In the video above i am demonstrating front crawl, As the video shows i am in the correct body position which is in prone position, flat and streamlined. The arm action i use is an alternating arm action and i breath every four arms which means that i breath on the same time every time however adaptions means that some swimmers might breat every 3 arms which means they are doing a bi-lateral breathing technique. My leg action is the main source of propulsion and the action sees my legs extended and performing an altenating and continuating action. When i perform the down beat of the leg action the kick is initiated at the hips and through the knee and down the feet, this is when the propulsion occurs, on the up beat their is a flexion at the knee and the depth of each kick should be around 30cm's but this varies from person to person.





As you can see in the video I am swimming breaststroke, and in breaststroke the stroke is swam in a prone position and the body position should be flat horizontal and streamlined, the  hips should be just below the waterline and my bottom shouldn’t bob above the water however if I prefer I can place my head below the surface of the water except for when it is raised for breathing . I breaststroke there are two types of leg action these are the wedge kick and whip kick. The recovery phase of the leg kick starts from the legs straight position and the toes will be pointed with the heels below the water surface, the knees then flex and they get drawn towards the bottom whilst the feet are dorsi flexed and the heels evert a little so the legs are close together so that the angle between the body and the thighs are approximately at 125°-135°.The propulsive phase of the leg kick is when the legs thrust backwards, with the feet dorsi flexed. The feet movement is of a semi circular movement.The  knees extend at almost full extension and the feet whip inwards and together ending with a strong squeeze together of the legs. In the arm action we see the body raised out of the water the arms are fully extended at the start of the stroke with the palms facing downwards and slightly outwards so the position of the thumbs should be lower than the fingers, the elbows then start to flex before catch occurs when the hand is approximately shoulder width apart and around 15 cm deep, The hands then insweep and this is the most propulsive phase, the elbows then flex to 90 degrees and the hands accelerate in a sculling action. The hands then recover under the water with the forward momentum from the powerful insweep helping the recovery phase, at the end of the recovery phase the hands slow right down and  briefly stop in a glide position where breathing is taken at the end of the propulsive phase. 






As you can see when I drive the ball I have my legs shoulder width apart and slightly bent, with the ball positioned in between the middle of the legs, My shoulders are parallel to the target and I lean my body to the right . On my backswing I shift my foot to the right foot and try my best to keep my muscle’s relaxed and rotate my body fully, when I drive the ball unlike the traditional full swing I use a half swing I as I feel it is a better technique for me but many golfers will use the complete swing. As I follow through and hit the ball my shoulders are parallel at again  at this point I will be swinging through the ball and striking it with the golf club.




As you can see I have adopted the stance you should have for putting which is almost identical to the stance required for the fill golf swing except my body is arched over the ball so my eyes are able to look directly down on the target line, My feet at placed slightly close together with the weight of my body being equally balanced over each leg through the whole stroke. I have the positioned a little left of the my stance, and I have allowed my arms to fall freely whilst having a light grip on the putter, when I put by upper body is in a compact condition so the shoulder movement will be the only thing causing the putter head to move and the rotational movement of the upper body is what has moved the putter away from the ball. As I have pulled the putter back I keep the putter face square to the target and I then rotate my body back to the start position where the putter head will make contact with the ball and I have  send it towards the target.










As you can see I am using the basic stance which is similar to the driving stance except the ball is positioned closer to my front foot. As I swing back a rotation movement occurs in my upper body whilst I hold the club head and arms firmly together, whilst my elbows are close together throughout this whole shot. When I take the shot it is at a slower pace to ensure the swing is moving fluently and my hips must lead the movement in this shot. When I am taking an approach shot my shoulders arms and the club all move as a single movement and this is because the hips lead the action. When I am taking the shot my head remains firmly positioned to ensure that I am looking at the ball throughout the whole movement, I need to focus on the golf ball as I use my right arm to strike the ball when the club descends , as this occurs the club carries on swinging and swings completely through the ball