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Page 2 Red Cross Swim Kids 4 Lesson #6 TEACHING TIP: Remember the 3X (GST) rule when teaching strokes/skills. Do General corrections after entire group attempts item, then give Specific corrections for each swimmer. Follow with Try it again and apply corrections. Obstacle Course Purpose: Increase endurance to 25m Description: 1. Set up an obstacle course using a variety of equipment (e.g., swim through hoop, under PFD/lifejacket, over a bench) 2. Demonstrate how to move through the obstacle course. 3. Have swimmers swim the course. 4. Have swimmers develop their own obstacle course in later lessons. Variation: Adapt equipment to class ability Sharks and Minnows Description: 1. Specify boundaries for the game. 2. Appoint 2 swimmers to be the shark or “It.” Call out “Minnows,” and the rest of the group (minnows) swims from one edge to the next. 3. Those who get tagged by the person who is the “shark” become part of the “taggers” (sharks). The game continues until everyone is tagged. Arms-Only Front Crawl Description: Swimmers use arms only to propel themselves through the water with any combination of a pull-buoy. Kicking Competitions Description: 1. Divide the class into pairs and give each pair a kickboard. 2. Swimmers hold opposite ends of the kickboard as they do a front float, facing each other. 3. Swimmers flutter kick as hard as they can to attempt to push their partner backward. Copyright © 2010 The Canadian Red Cross Society
Red Cross Swim Kids 4 Lesson #7 Duration: 30 minutes Time: ___________________ Equipment: Kickboards, socks, water noodles Time (mins) Activity/Skill Formation 2 Skills and Water Safety Self-Safety - As swimmers enter the water, they must tell the Instructor a self-safety rule 6 Warm-Up Follow the Leader (see page 2) Introduction to Sculling, Shallow Water - Swimmers use water noodles to support their legs while they work on their hand position 5 Fitness Activity Flutter Kick on Back 15m 17 Strokes and Drills Back Swim with Shoulder Roll 15m - Shoulder Roll on Back, Across Pool – 3 times - Exaggerated Shoulder Roll Drill 10m (see page 2) – 3 times Jumping Sponge Bobs (see page 2) Front Crawl 10m - Vertical Kick: kick in a vertical position with buoyant objects under the arms for support - Knock Your Socks Off: kick as hard as possible, trying to remove socks on your feet - Streamliner (see page 2) - Signal Kick, on Back (see page 2) Copyright © 2010 The Canadian Red Cross Society
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