Скачать или смотреть 12 Month old Vivian learning the Back Float with "Currenting" or "Sculling" support

This is 12 month old Vivian, who attends once per week.
I used the "SPINNING" technique to teach Vivian to cooperate and be calm while Back Floating worked really well. Now I spin her slowly as a way to "trigger" her to float calmly. When I do a front to back Roll-Over, it works well to do a slow spin after she transitions on to her back.
This video shows how we use "currenting" or "sculling" to provide some support when doing a stationary back float. Vivian has learned to do short independent back floats through the use of teaching aids (double wetsuits, a frame, a waist belt), but I did not need to use all of those at once, because she has been so cooperative (through the use of the SPINNING technique.)
We faded the use of the teaching aids and are now down to just one wetsuit and some occasional "sculling" as you can see in this video.
It is important to remember (as I mention in the video) that we do not back float them independently for long periods of time. Short and sweet three second independent back floats are good enough at first, until they start wanting and choosing to do it. If they can float well for three counts, they can float forever. It really isn't a skill, it's a state of cooperation and patience.