The Junior levels encompass 3 Levels: 

• Junior Bronze 

• Junior Silver 

• Junior Gold 

You should be extremely comfortable with these levels as there is a high chance of being assigned one of them. 

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here is the requirements of the Junior Bronze: 

• Front kick with board 40m

• Front drill

  • Introduction to LAD 40m  

• Front streamline 10m 

• Front crawl 20m

  • 4 stroke breath

  • Arm movement smooth

  • Lead arm extends forward and angles down

  • Nose points down

• Back kick 40m

• Back streamline 40m 

  • Introduction to 11 & 1

• Back crawl 20m

  • Arm entry smooth

  • Arm touches side of ear as passes by

  • Arms reach straight up

• Diving 

  • Hands enter before feet

• Treading water 45sec

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Level Guides

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here is the requirements of the Junior Silver level: 

• Front drills 40m

  • LAD front drill with angle down 40m

  • Arm extended 

  • Kick small and continuous 

  • Kicking side to side

• Front crawl 40m

  • Beginning to look across water when breathing

  • Hand stretch forward & still in extend position

  • High elbow recovery

  • Hip rotation at 11&1

  • Side breathing smooth

• Back drills 40m

  • LAD 20m each side

• Back crawl 40m

  • Hand entry smooth

  • Pinky entry

  • Thumb exit

• Dolphin kick 20m

  • The kick starting from chest 

  • Bum moving up and down 

  • Arms in a tight streamlined position and/or by side

• Diving

  • Glide when entering water

  • Hands enter water first

  • Legs starting to spring up

• Treading water for 90 sec

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Example Lesson Plan

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

Here is the requirements of the Junior Gold Level: 

• Front drills 

  • LAD 40m

  • Introduction to 11&1 20m

• Front crawl 60m 

  • Beginning to look across water when breathing

  • Hand stretch forward and still in extended position

  • High elbow recovery

  • Hip rotation at 11 & 1

  • Side breathing smooth

• Back drills 

  • LAD 20m each side

  • 11&1 20m

• Back crawl 60m

  • Hand entry smooth

  • Pinky entry

  • Thumb exit

• Dolphin kick on back 20m

  • Arms in streamline, or by side 

  • Kick starts from the chest 

  • Bum up and down 

• Diving

  • Glide when entering water

  • Hands enter first

  • Legs spring up

  • Treading water for 2min

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

• Example Lesson Plan