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When you are teaching new things to children, the way things are told and taught are highlighted, so that understanding and learning occur. The younger the children, the more you should pay attention to the quality and the content of speech. This research was carried out in a sports club specialized in diving. In this technical and challenging sport rookies will very likely be in a situation where they have to perform moves and exercises that are new to them. The objective of this research was to figure out how two groups of children of the same skill level learned the same three moves with different types of instructions. The other group was instructed using mental images, imagination and concrete instructions, the other one on the other hand was instructed with more typical terms used in the teaching of diving. The theoretical framework for this research are the developmental theories of Piaget and Vygotsky. The material collected was used to figure out how each group learned the same moves. The research was carried out as a case study, in which the researcher herself coached both groups. The performance of both groups was documented on video to support the memory of the researcher. In addition written notes were used as a guide. The research was carried out during six instances of diving practice, 45 minutes at a time, once a week. The results showed that the easier moves were learned by children in both groups in relatively similar fashion, regardless of the type of language used by the researcher. However in the training and understanding of the more challenging moves, using mental images was clearly useful. The results can be applied to sports coaching development, especially in the coaching of younger children. Furthermore, it can be expanded into the world of early childhood education, to ease the learning, understanding and remembering of new concepts.