Wednesday, April 16, 2014

“Teaching swimming” and “Preventing drowning.”

  Program for developing early years water confidence - Personal Aquatic Survival Skills :

AQUATIC COMPETENCE 

Swim and Survive

1. Personal Aquatic Survival Skills
2. Basic Swimming Skills

OBJECTIVE
1. Let’s student survive in the water and improves a student ability to survive in the water.
2. Prevent student from drowning or enable them to move away from a dangerous situation in the water.


 "Swimming lessons are appropriate for consideration as part of a comprehensive drowning prevention. "

" Aquatic Readiness appears to have a protective effect against drowning. Our Drowning Prevention Strategy is to ensure Aquatic skills Competence before swimming skills development. " 

DOLPHIN SWIMMING ACADEMY(DSA)

 Water experiences seem to have a positive impact on allaying fears based on the self-knowledge and self-control an individual gains.

Aquatic Competence Program provides opportunities for 


Children aged 3 – 6 years:
  • Development of Water Familiarisation, Exploration and Water Safety Skills 

Children aged 7 – 12 years & Children aged 1315 years: 
  • Build Water Confidence and Develop Skills


AQUATIC DEVELOPMENT
Acquisition of Swimming Stroke and Style:
Swimming Stroke:
·         Breaststroke
·         Freestyle
·         Butterfly
·         Backstroke

Swimming Style:
·         Competition
·         Special purposed
·         Leisure 

Core Competency: 

“Know How to Swim and Avoid Danger”

The main areas of skill which are developed: 
ENTRY – safe entry into water, use of steps, side, jumps and eventually dives.
EXITS – safe exits from water, use of steps and side.
BUOYANCY & BALANCE – developing an understanding of buoyancy and balance and what affects it, and how to become buoyant in the water.
ROTATION & ORIENTATION – developing skills such as: how to turn around, how to lie back, how to lie forward, how to regain an upright position, and how to twist from the back to the front and vice versa.
STREAMLINING – understanding of streamlining, how to be streamlined and why it is important.
AQUATIC BREATHING – developing confidence in the water and a feeling of being at ease with the water around the face, learning how to breathe correctly, which consequently is developing a ‘safe’ swimmer.
TRAVEL & COORDINATION – developing movement forwards, backwards, sideways, how to travel effectively, exploring different ways of travelling in water.
WATER SAFETY – development of a basic understanding of survival skills, how to keep safe around water.
HEALTH & FITNESS – developing an understanding of why activity is good for you.




JOIN US FOR:  
AQUATIC COMPETENCE ~ AQUATIC DEVELOPMENT ~ AQUATIC SPECIALIZATION

Contact - 013 667 3489

LEARN AQUATIC SKILL AS A STEP OF HEALING FEAR AS APPOSED TO MANAGING FEAR IN DEEP WATER.
 
" Our commitment to student is to our personal and professional growth and development. Our passion is growing coaching as a profession, a way of relating and a way of leading Swimming Courses. “

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