GRADES 1 + 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

              Swimming classes for grades 1 + 2 are made up of two classes from each grade. The class is divided 

              into four groups with one teacher per group: Beginning (BG), Novice (NG), Intermediate (IG), and

              Advanced (AG).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

 

 

 

 

Flexibility + Strength

 

 

 

** conducted as a group

 

 

 

prior to swimming class** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

ex. Stetching Drills(arms +

 

 

 

 legs), situps, leg lifts, arches,

 

 

 

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 BG (5-6 students)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting to water

- increased emphasis on

-reinforce streamline

- intro shallow water diving

Bobbing underwater

kicking

body position

- review of skills + techiques

Picking up objects

intro.floating on back

- kicking on back

learned in 1st three quarters

(opening eyes underwater)

jumping in water

- intro games ex. Tag

- testing to more to novice group

intro. to kicking with a board

kick without board

Marco Polo, etc.

 

 

intro.streamline position

- pretest to adv. group

 

 

 

 

 

NG ( 12 - 13 students)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Student adjusted to water

-drills to swim continuous

- reinforce sidekicking

- review of skills + techiques

- intro. to backstroke

25m on front and

- intro. turning to side

learned in 1st three quarters

kicking + pulling

turning on back to breathe

posit.(not back) to breathe

 - intro. to elementary back

cont'd emphasis on kicking

- intro. sidekicking leading

 intro. to elementary back

arms + legs

with no board in streamline

to intro. to freestyle breath-

kick only

test for advancing to IG

postion

ing pattern

- testing 25m continuous

 

 

 

freestyle

 

 

 

- pretest to advance to IG

 

 

 

 

 

IG ( 15 - 16 students)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- review of freestyle

intro.to backstroke start

cont'd emphasis on breast

intro. to butterfly kick

- Elem. back + backstroke

intro.to 50m Freestyle with

kick, intro. arms

testing goal: placement in

- intro. to stroke drills ex.

correct breathing

- reinforce 50m free + back

advanced group

Catch-up free + 1 arm, etc.

- intro to breast kick only

 cont'd refinement of drills

review of skills,drills + techiques

 

 

- intro to games + relays

learned in 1st three quarters

 

 

 

 

AG ( 15 - 16 students)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

intro. to more advanced free-

stroke drills for backstroke

- intro to interval training

- review of individual medley

style stroke drills

and breaststroke

- intro to competitive turns

- further intro. into training

intro. to individual medley

 cont'd emphasis on Indiv-

and starts

review of skills,drills + techiques

intro. To basic lifesaving +

idual medley + refinement

further conditioning

learned in 1st three quarters

safety

of 4 competitive strokes

emphasized

Relays + games