Under 3's
Which Under 3 classes require parent involvement?
All of them!!!
(Tadpole, Swimboree and Seahorse)
The safest place to be in the water?
On your back
how should a students head be position during every exercise of front week for turtle 1?
Chin to chest, looking down the entire time.
How do you do bobs?
Say 1-2-3-gasp all students will go underwater. Using your hand you will motion them 1-2-3 and make a flame motion to signal them to blow bubbles. Once you see they are all out of breath use one finger and point it up to cue them to come back out of the water. As soon as they come back up, repeat the cycle. Do this 10 times.
Which Manager Loves hello kitty?
Rosemary
What hold is used for torpedos by parents for swimboree?
Superman hold
What does working towards independence in the swim ring look like?
Students don't fight getting into the swim ring. Students might still be attached to parents.
Describe a perfect sharkarm glide back to wall
students must keep their chin on their chest. Arms straight with hand over hand. Glide to the wall from the same distance as their body length, independently.
What are the exercises during butterfly week for turtle 2?
1: Dolphin Kicks
2: Breastroke Legs
3: Breastroke arms
4: Full breastroke
Which Manager has been here the longest?
Josh
What hold do you use to help introduce jump in roll over and float?
Cross hand hold
Name the progressions for submergence
1: Chin
2: Mouth
3: Nose
4: Eyes
5: All the way
What does Beginner backstroke look like in Turtle 1?
Students need to have straight kicks. Their arms need to come out one at a time. The arm gets aligned with the shoulder, they turn their hand facing outward. They will drop their arm to airplane position and then bring it to the soldier.
What does Recognizable Breastroke mean in turtle 2?
Breastroke kicks
Which Staff member holds a world record for loudest Burp?
Amber
What does Assisted or independent backfloat mean?
Progression 4 of backfloat: Arms extended with instructor.
How long do you stay working with a child who might not want to get in until you move on to the next student for their turn?
1 Minute
How many Torpedo progressions are there?
3
1: roll over and float
2:push from wall roll ove and float
3: Swordfish start glide roll over and float.
Describe what recognizable butterfly means for shark 1
it's the roll that starts from your shoulders and goes down your body all the way to your legs to end with a dolphin kick. Your body ends up doing a whip motion that ends with the dolphin kick. Make sure the student's head stays looking down and does not move with the body.
Which Manager has wrestled in college?
Anthony
Which exercise should never be done by a parent?
Torpedos
Name all 7 progressions of backfloat
1: head on shoulder ears out
2: head on shoulder ears in
3: head on chest
4: Arms extended
5: Alternating hands
6:feathering
7:Let go
8: Push from wall and float
What is the 3rd exercise you do during back week for turtle 1?
M-AS with Kicks
Describe Starts and turns for shark 2
Freestyle flip turns:Swim towards the wall doing proper Freestyle. Once your hands touch the wall, tuck your chin in and bring your knees to your chest. Then start rolling forward while exhaling through your nose. Use your arms in a circle motion to create momentum in the direction you are going. Then land with both feet on the wall and bring arms into sharkarm position. Then push off the wall while on your back and begin doing 2 dolphin kicks and rotate your body to be on your stomach to then do 2 more dolphin kicks, then go back to freestyle.
Backstroke flipturns: as students approach the wall during backstroke instructor cues roll, then once your hands touch the wall, tuck your chin in and bring your knees to your chest. Then start rolling forward while exhaling through your nose. Use your arms in a circle motion to create momentum in the direction you are going. Then land with both feet on the wall and bring arms into sharkarm position. Then push off the wall while on your back and begin doing 4 dolphin kicks and resume backstroke.
Breaststroke and Butterfly Open turn: As you approach the wall from your stroke both hands touch the wall. Grab the wall and place both feet on the wall, then bring your elbow down to your hip, twist your body and extend into sharkarms as you push off the wall underwater.( when starting to learn this turn, do the turn slowly ,as they progress. Try to speed up this turn)
Which Manager loves One piece?
Ernie