Teaching Beginners Head and Body Position To teach the freestyle head and body position, have students begin by lying down on their side on the pool deck. Top arm is at side, out of water. Top hip and top shoulder point towards the ceiling.
Bottom ear rests on bicep.
Take in air through the mouth. Put students in the water, have them push off the wall streamlined, then roll and get into the starting position and just kick. Students exhale first while keeping the ear on the bicep and roll to take a breath. Have students practice on both sides. This will help them to bilateral breathe later on.