Asynchronous Learning - please complete before the practical lesson...
Click on the link. Look at the recommended 15 Water Competencies (Stallman et al. 2017). Before your first practical session:
Identify the main areas that school swimming (or private swimming lessons) should focus on.
How do you ensure that these areas are covered within an effective school swimming programme?
How could you safely organise the pool for a school swimming lesson? Consider the safety aspects you may need to think about if you were leading the sessions.
Look at the articles on water competence, water safety, aquatic skills, and drowning prevention. Also, how has C19 impacted school swimming. Arrive at the first practical lesson with an awareness of:
Water confidence and competence - why are these areas important?
What should water confidence and competence sessions include?
What are the demographic, socio-economic and, cultural reasons why some young people do not learn to swim?
Why are effective school swimming programmes essential?
What should be done for those who do leave primary school meeting the standard of being a able to swim at least 25m?
Click this article and read (WHO and drowning)
Front Crawl - Please read and make notes in preparation for the first practical session
Watch the video and screencast on front crawl
Front Crawl Presentation Without Narration
Screencast for stroke analysis and lesson planning...
Swimming Analysis Worksheet - You will need to print off and bring the stroke analysis worksheet to your first lesson
SHU Lesson Plan
Checks on understanding:
Can you describe the aquatic competencies and foundational (I prefer foundational to fundamental) skills that should be taught to beginners?
Which age category is most likely to suffer a fatality from drowning?
Which populations are most at risk from drowning?
What strategies can be used to prevent drowning?
What does BLABT stand for?
Using BLABT, describe an efficient technique for front crawl.
What are the common faults often seen during the performance of front crawl?
Describe a range of drills to address these faults/areas for development.
Can you apply aquatic theory to your analysis of front crawl?
Can you complete a lesson plan correctly?
What you will be learning during the practical session 1:
Intersessional Task:
Intersessional Task: Analyse your partner's front crawl stroke. Use the analysis sheet see the link above. Identify the main area for the development of your partner. Plan a 20minute session for the next session. Use the blank lesson plan above.