*. Use this to help swimmers' learn to move the water with the top of their feet. br *. This exercise also helps them understand how to move the whole leg from the hips. br *. The student can see and feel that his kick is stronger when he moves his whole leg ... from his hip. br *. This will be a great way to teach the child who tends to do a flexed -foot breaststroke kick, instead of a pointed-foot flutter kick. br *. This will be an easy way to teach a large group of kids. Line them all up on the wall. The kick mat served as good padding for his knee.