Why Your Eggbeater is Not Working and How to Fix It: The Wrong and Right Way To Tread Water

If you've been around water polo for the last 50 years you know that most coaches don't like to teach eggbeater. Furthermore, most coaches teach it incorrectly, by sitting a student at the edge of the pool and telling them to circle there feet. We discuss why this is the wrong way to teach how to tread water and why.

[@ELDhouse]

I got two water polo teenagers in my house who have been trying to teach me eggbeaters for a year and this is the advice that finally made everything click for me

[@ShaquaticsNet]

Awesome, so glad to hear it. You show the teenagers who can eggbeater!!!

[@sethgentry4185]

This is so important! I was never taught how to eggbeater as a player yet I achieved all American status 5 times; I say that not to brag but because it is absurd! I always wonder what could have been? I was born with club feet which gave me and my coaches an excuse but I see that doesn’t matter! I now have been coaching for 25 years and my athletes are struggling to eggbeater. I feel ashamed about that but I am currently correcting this problem in my program. It has become our priority! Thank you for these videos Coach!

[@ShaquaticsNet]

This made my day! You certainly did overachieve given the fact that you were never taught to eggbeater, that's incredible. But by working to teach your kids how to eggbeater you're helping to start them off on the right foot. Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions along the way. Good luck and thanks for reaching out and making my day.

[@jackie26085]

Thank you! This explains why I can’t get my head above water with the circular kick.

[@ShaquaticsNet]

Awesome, love to hear that, that’s why we did this video.

[@johnnywalker8194]

Finally someone said it!!

[@Fiction52]

Thank you so much for this video, it confirmed my suspicions that I had been taught wrong!

[@ShaquaticsNet]

You’re welcome, hope you can fix it and get your eggbeater going strong!

[@pavoco6198]

top video to start learning water polo

[@mautushir.bhattacharya4810]

I have been struggling to tread water and keep head out, my body sits very low with only the eyes out. I am very hopeful to try this correction. Hope i am able to get my head out of water with this technique

[@ShaquaticsNet]

In my 20 years of coaching it’s almost always an issue with the breaststroke kick first. Fix that then try the eggbeater. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@AkuaWalters]

Top coach

[@salborough2]

excellent video - thanks so much :)

[@biggestfan63]

Can you do a video on hip, knee, and shoulder rehabilitation?

[@ShaquaticsNet]

Knee and shoulder I could do some things for sure, I'll mark that down, thank you!

[@biggestfan63]

@@ShaquaticsNet thank you so much! My shoulder always hurts after I shoot and or pass.

[@user-vl8qz3uw4q]

What up coach

[@ShaquaticsNet]

Hey Lev, how's high school polo?

[@user-vl8qz3uw4q]

It’s good

[@user-kl9mf5sf3c]

yo lev hows it going

[@batalanina]

underwater camera

[@ShaquaticsNet]

That would be nice, agreed!