When teaching circle swimming to young all or novice you need to understand that the swimmers

You need to understand that the swimmers need to see where they are going, so pool lanes must be visible in the water, the swimmers must have basic knowledge of swimming and water safety, and the swimmers need to stay on the right of the lane for the circle swim to work correctly.

By placing 2 fingers at the sternum (the spot where the lower ribs meet) the put the heel of your other hand next to your fingers. hope this