to lay out in the water to float for the glide?
thanks for getting in touch. i had the exact same problem only a few weeks ago. a young lad i was teaching was too afraid to push from the side and glide.
the bottom line is that they have no confidence with floating and therefore think they are going to sink like a stone. even if they are able to swim a little, they think that they remain at the surface because they are using their arms and legs to swim (which is partly true) and therefore the thought of moving through the water without using their arms and legs is 