Benefits (if any) of using bands around ankles?

??? thanks
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  • One of the swimmers that I coach brought me some bands. The only time that I have a swimmer use them is when they continually kick while using a pull buoy. Most of the time they don't realize they are doing it and quickly stop the kicking once they are aware. When I was a teen, we used them all the time to pull. No pull buoys, just the band. It was hard. I don't advocate that because it really messes up your body position unless you are naturally buoyant.
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  • One of the swimmers that I coach brought me some bands. The only time that I have a swimmer use them is when they continually kick while using a pull buoy. Most of the time they don't realize they are doing it and quickly stop the kicking once they are aware. When I was a teen, we used them all the time to pull. No pull buoys, just the band. It was hard. I don't advocate that because it really messes up your body position unless you are naturally buoyant.
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