Mini's
The ratio for a mini 3 and mini 4 class
What is 3:1?
Name a wall safety song
What is crabs go pinching; crocodile song; humpty dumpty?
How old do students need to be to participate in swim force?
What is 5-12?
Name the 4 steps of effective teaching
What is explanation, demonstration, practice, feedback?
What is 30 minutes?
In these levels there are 3 color weeks
What is Mini 1 and Mini 2?
Name the conditioning verbal cue
What is "name, ready, go"?
Strokes that we teach competitively
What is Freestyle and backstroke?
Name the golden safety rules
What is stay on the fish/step/island while waiting for your turn, keep your head above the water when its not your turn, keep your hands to yourself, and be respectful of your teacher and classmates?
Define a progression
What is when a student can complete a specific step of a skill, they are able to progress to the next step and no longer need to revisit the previous step?
The purpose of the "Hi Bubble's" skill
What is to reiterate turning back to the closest wall if they fall in?
Name the designated hold for an octopus front float
What is the face to face hold?
Name a freestyle or back stroke drill
What is 1 stroke 6 kicks drill, touch and tag drill, 6 beat kick drill?
This is the color that denotes if a skill is an endgoal
What is red?
The September monthly celebration
What is celebrate pirates and princesses?
The age at which a swimmer can become a mini 3
What is 24 months?
Name 3 of the 5 fun skills
What is feed the fish kickboards, retrieve objects from the bottom, red light green light, bubbles says, kicking on large mat?
Name a butterfly or breast stroke drill
What is 1-arm drill, thumb tip drag drill or pull and push drill w/kickboard, 3-count glide drill?
Name 4 of the 6 key points of teaching
What is directional teaching, positive reinforcement, keeping pace, class control, end of class communication and celebrations?
This is the year that the first goldfish opened
What is 2006?
This color week we use the slide
What is Purple?
Explain directional teaching
What is a teacher who doesnt turn their back to class for more than a few seconds, uses frequent head turning to account for all students being where they are supposed to be and behaving?
Name one skill that is consistent in both green and purple color weeks
What is flip turns w/ or w/o wall access and consistent swim?
Describe the science of swim play
What is Play-based curriculum that focuses on teaching using developmentally appropriate methods. We teach through reinforcement in a safe, fun environment, focusing on water safety but also fostering a love of swimming while simultaneously focusing on the serious stuff?
Name 2 of our 5 core values
What is we go above and beyond with every detail to create a golden experience; we believe in nurturing a culture that provides wow customer service; we do the right things, make the right decisions and treat people with integrity, compassion and trust; we meet and exceed expectations so you see extraordinary results; we make a big deal about life's accomplishments by remembering to celebrate?