September
20, 2004 - January 16, 2005
All classes meet 1 day per week. (14 weeks)
If
you are not certain of your child’s placement, assessment
will be conducted on the first day of the fourteen-week program.
Please direct any inquiries or questions to Nancy DeRoma at
508-653-4633 ext. 209
American Red Cross Class Levels & Descriptions:
Water
Babies (w/ Parent):
Recommended Ages: 6 months - 36 months, a parent/child class
which helps to introduce children to the water through a variety
of games and songs. Parents will learn different techniques,
which can be applied outside of the class.
Water
Tots (w/o Parent):
Recommended Ages: 3 years - 5 years, designed to provide the
non-swimmer with a safe, fun introduction to the water. Students
may wear “Bubbles”, although some instructors
prefer that they try the class without them. Please check
with your child’s instructor.
Level
1 introduction to Water Skills:
Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Participants
learn to enter and exit water safely, float on front and back,
open eyes under water, submerge to pick up object. Submerge
mouth, nose and eyes. Explore arm and hand movements, exhale
under water. Explore swimming on front and back. Use a life
jacket. Follow basic water safety rules.
Level
2 Fundamental Aquatic Skills:
Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills. Participants
will learn how to tread water, glide on front and back, float
on front and back, explore swimming on side, role over from
front to back, back to front, enter water by stepping or jumping
from the side, open eyes under water, submerge head to retrieve
objects, swim on front and back using combined strokes. Move
in water while wearing life jacket and perform rhythmic breathing.
Level
3 Stroke Development:
Purpose: Build on the skills of Level 2 through additional
guided practice. Participants learn to jump in to deep water
from the side, perform rotary breathing, perform butterfly
kick and body motion, and change from vertical to horizontal
position on front and back. Dive from sitting or kneeling
position, survival float, submerge fully and retrieve object,
swim front crawl, bob with head fully submerged, swim back
crawl.
Level
4 Stroke Improvement:
Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves
other aquatic skills such as the front and back crawl, dive
from compact or stride position, swim breast stroke, tread
water using sculling arm motions and kick, swim underwater,
swim elementary backstroke, use safe diving rules, perform
feet-first surface dive, swim on side using scissor kick,
coordinate butterfly and performs open turns on front and
back.
LEVEL
5 Stroke Refinement:
Purpose: Provides further coordination and refinement of the
following strokes: front crawl, elementary backstroke, back
crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke and the butterfly. Participants
also learn to perform front flip turns, treading water with
two different kicks, backstroke flip turn, tuck and pike surface
dives.
Adult
Lessons:
Instructor: Robin Carroll - This class is for adults who don’t
have any prior formal swimming experience. Participants will
learn the fundamentals of different strokes & will be
taught at their own pace.
Stroke & Endurance Training:
This training program is a place where your swimmer, can fine-tune
their strokes and work on strength and endurance. This program
prepares children for competitive swimming, without the stress
of any competitions outside of class. |
