Once children progress from Learn To Swim, they move through our structured stroke correction programme. The classes are structured on ability, as opposed to age. Coaches focus primarily on body position in all 4 strokes and building up stamina.
Objectives
Skills
Objectives
- Confidence in a bigger pool
- Coach teaches from pool deck not in the water
- Start using flippers
- Increase Fitness – Swim longer distances
- Learning to train
- Stroke Specific Drills
- Basic Race Skills
Skills
- Seated & Introduction to standing Dives
- Freestyle
- Focus: Comfortable Bilateral Breathing
- Backstroke
- Focus: High Hip Position
- Focus: Flutter Kicks on back
- Focus: Using the flippers they learn to feel the undulation needed for butterfly
- Breaststroke
- Focus: Repeats on kick in order to learn the strength needed to propel forward
- Introduction of the tumble turn
- Racing Dive Start & Backstroke starts
- Effective underwater work for all strokes