Swimming Ideas Podast

Why we do what we do in this lesson plan. Found inside Swim Lesson Starter Kit and SLI Complete Lesson Program

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Why we teach front glides and back glides immediately instead of doggie paddle.

Positives

Glides are face in

Glides are easier to move farther with less effort

Glides when done correctly have same body position as all other strokes, Fr, bk, be, fly

Proper glides have arms in same position as swimming the strokes

Requires one body position to do well, position 11 or soldier.

Negatives

Requires face in the water, first difficult hurdle, may keep from progressing.

After initial push low mobility

Difficulties changing direction

No emphasis on breathing

No emphasis on arms making propulsion at first.

Doggie paddle swimming, survival swimming

Benefits

Can learn how to breathe

Any direction relatively easy

Head can stay above water

Survival swim

Can teach palms pushing against water makes you move

Negatives

Exhausting

Requires bad body position unrelated to any stroke

Difficult to keep head above water

Inefficient movement to energy expended.

Considering those things, we focus on glides and ignore doggie paddle and discourage its use entirely.

For safety, we feel that bobbing or rolling onto backstroke glide is more effective than teaching head up doggie paddle

We teach palms pushing and arm motion as an addition to glides to create extra movement and use plat to teach palm pushing for movement.

How we train new staff

What is White and Red?

Two introductory groups or levels for Starfish aquatics

White Trust and Comfort

Red Body position and air recovery

Fundamental philosophy of teaching swimming: struggle for air better than good technique.

Red mirrors much of level 1 in the SLI world.

They do lots of life jacket instruction. Okay, but needs a purpose, or at least guidance on how to integrate it into your program.

Changing your tone of voice to quickly and sharply bark at a child to correct misbehavior.

Establish a positive environment where you constantly give directions and positive reinforcement. Make it clear that a "Bark" is not you being mad at the swimmer, but desiring a different outcome.

Sometimes you can achieve the desired result by shaking your head in a "no" motion.

Sometimes you can just, "Stop that"

Or just say their name in a different tone.

OR "Unacceptable." "stop now."

Move on, and continue with positive reinforcement immediately after you achieve a desired result.

We're going to do front floats, Okay?

We're going to do front floats, Bobby, you're first, ready go.

Which sounds better? Which one gives a command, and which one gives authority to the participants to choose whether or not they're going to follow directions.

Fundamental Difference in behavior from class in a simple statement, simple word.

Subtle word change makes your commands actual commands, or questions which relinquish authority to your students giving them an implied choice to either participate or not.

When you add "okay" to the end of your sentence then you are effectively asking them if they agree to do something. They have the power then.

We need to give commands without the opportunity to disagree. Remember, if they hesitate, we have to offer an alternative to the command that they CAN accomplish, like Swimming Ideas Podcast 011: Using Progressions.

Most people say "Okay" at end of sentences because they are really saying:

Do you understand?

Did you hear me?

Are you ready?

Removing pauses and Ums.

 
Be Confident

 Speak in short commands

 Have a plan: lesson plans

 Know the material.

 1Safety

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WHY LEARN TO SWIM?

USA Swimming promotes learn to swim as an introduction to the activity of swimming, but more importantly we believe all children need to learn to be safe in the water. Swim lessons can begin a lifelong the progression of aquatic activity.

This section introduces parents to Make a Splash, the water safety initiative of the USA Swimming Foundation and links to providers who are partners in this effort.

Water Safety Education for Children Ages 1-4

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 in many places in the United States, including Broward County, Fla. To proactively attack this problem, the Broward County Drowning Prevention Task Force has initiated numerous programs and campaigns to raise awareness about drowning. One effort is to spread the need for water safety education. Research shows that children who learn water safety skills also reap benefits in overall cognitive, physical and emotional development…and it may also save their lives! However water safety education must be done correctly, following established skill upon skill development taught in a loving, fun and positively reinforced environment.

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 2 Life skill

 3 Open opportunities - swim with friends, boating, beaches, pools

 4 Weightlessness good feeling

Water's buoyancy accommodates the unfit as

Be patient

Ask where they are comfortable, drop down the checklist:

Remember be patient Start slow, be gentle and give clear incremental directions.

Example:

We take an indepth look at the first day in a Level One class. Our goal for this class is teach the swimmers to:

In this episode I take you through each step of the first day in level one giving you a step by step explaination on each activity and why we do it in that order.

Our primary goal is to attack those three points to grow a swimmers confidence and competency in the water.

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