Safety
When is a student's turn over?
When they are back on the safety seat with back against the wall
Focus of Level 3
Comfort
Focus of Level 4
Control
How does Level 5 help equip a student to become an independent swimmer?
Side kicking, Side breathing, surface dive
In Level 3, how many lessons should it take for a student to do submersions without resistance?
4th lesson
Within a step and an arm's reach of the farthest student on the bench
Green skill for breath control and submersion
Submerge and release, bobs with silent bubbles
Whale Talk
Give whale talk
At what point in Level 5 should a student add in side breathing to their freestyle?
After they can do the intermediate skill for side breathe and kick (one ring in streamline)
In Level 3, how many lessons should it take a student to do an independent backfloat?
Between 4th and 5th lesson
For any level you should never
turn your back to the students
What are the 5 phases of back float
1. Cheek to cheek
2. Two fingers to chin
3. Two fingers under chin, one hand under head(crown)
4. Hand moves from chin to forehead
5. Release to independent
Key components of breath control pop-up
Whale breath with consistent exhale through the water, good flutter kicks, turtle arms
Level 6 backstroke tempo phases
Beg: 2 count hold with underwater pull
Int: 1 count hold with underwater pull
Adv: Backstroke with underwater pull and quick recovery
In Level 4, when should a student master back flutter kicks and ready to add in backstroke arms
Between 10th and 12th lesson
When walking to pool and to exit door
Always walk behind students
Rollover holds and phases
Hold: Tricep
Phases: Assisted to phase 4 back float
Minimal assist to phase 4 back float
Superman rollover touch tummy
Swim roll swim phases
Beg: superman, back flutter, superman
Int: Independent CSR, freestyle, back flutter
Adv: Freestyle, backstroke 5 count, freestyle
After Level 6 students are considered
independent swimmers
In Level 5, when should a student master freestyle with side breathing (Intermediate skill)
Between 12th and 15th lesson
What to do when there is an incident in the pool/pool room?
Fill out incident report, let a manager know, and follow procedure of what happened
CSR phases
Arms
Legs
Arms&Legs
Manipulate, Assist, Minimal assist
When they can independently back flutter kick with their arms at their sides while staying on top of the water
Breaststroke tempo phases
Beg: 1 pull then 2 kicks
Int: 1 pull then 1 kick
Adv: Manipulated arms with kicks
In Level 6, when should a student master breaststroke tempo
By 20th lesson