• Stand with feet hip width apart, with pipe on chest, elbows in front, back straight 
• Start squat by moving hips backwards 
• Lower bottom below knee level, with weight in heels, knees tracking toes and back remaining straight 
• In one fluid movement, pull head back, extend legs, driving hips forward and push pipe up in straight path, fully extending arms above head 
• Put head through the gap created by arms to complete movement 
• Return pipe to chest, keeping legs straight, through same straight pipe path moving head back to accommodate the pipe 

• Rounded back 
• Dropping head and chest 
• Completing movement on toes 
• Knees buckling in 
• Hips not reaching below knee level (could be range of movement issue) 
• Moving bar forward and around the head in a circular motion 
• Not pushing head through window at top 
• Not fully extending arms and legs at the top of the movement 
• Not returning to the starting position before squatting again 
• Completing a front squat and then a chest to overhead (i.e. not one fluid movement)  

• Demonstrate the correct movement 
• Give verbal coaching cues of the correct technique 

• • Keep heels on floor 
  • Pipe moves straight up and down 
  • Pipe makes contact with chest 
  • Push head forward 
  • Squeeze shoulder blades together 
  • One smooth movement upwards 

• If child is fatigued, resulting in poor technique, allow the child to rest or slow down until the movement can be executed with correct technique 

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