Things you MUST review every class
What are Pool Rules?
The safety distance for level Beginner 2
What is 10 feet?
Sculling arms with flutter kicks, vertical body position, relaxed and breathing easily, head above water
What is treading water?
The highest amount of time for a swimmer to tread water during our level advanced 2
What is 5 minutes?
The maximum number of students in one class
What is 6 tots?
Safety Distance for all levels of Toddler Transition
What is an Arm's Length?
The safety distance for all levels of Intermediate
What is 20 feet?
Back Glide cue words
What is..
Head back
Eyes on me
Push off the wall
No kicking
Refining all four strokes using different drills. Swimmers gain strength and endurance
What is Intermediate 3?
Familiarize children with water, while teaching parents how to work with their child comfortably and safely in the water. New swimmers
What is Parent tot 1?
These are recommended but not required
What are Goggles?
Review ______ at the beginning of every class using picture cards
What is a Safety Topic?
Small fast finning arms at their sides maintaining flutter kicks
What is Safety Backstroke?
Swimmers jump up and down in the water to a certain point in the pool and back to start point
What is Safety Bobs out and back?
Passing skills for A1 is how many feet of Freestyle and Backstroke?
What is 600 ft?
Skills marked with asterisks (*)
The age requirement for Toddler Transition 1 & 2
What is ages 2-3 years or 24-26 months
Make sure a child is comfortable with _____ and holding breath before going into submersion
What are cup pours?
Nose Bubble cue words
What is..
Chin in
Lock your lips
Hum your bubbles
Swimmers build upon foundations in freestyle, and backstroke techniques. They build endurance with an introduction to breaststroke kick
What is Intermediate 1?
100 IM
What is..
25 yds Butterfly
25 yds Backstroke
25 yds Breaststroke
25 yds Freestyle
Develop the beginner swimming skills crucial for learning strokes and safety in the water
What is Parent tot 2?
The number 1 priority for this level
Cue words for safety exit
Elbow, Elbow, Tummy, Knee
Full submersion, recover for air, grab the wall with two hands
What is a Splash-In?
Begins when your hand exits the water and ends when hands drop back into water to starting position
What is Recovery?
Fist Drill teaches this
What is how pull using your entire arm rather than your hand?
Lift student up, turn underwater toward wall and exit
What is a J-submersion?
Essential values of Repetition and Consistency
Repetition of skills during class
Consistency in your presence as an instructor
Consistent class structure