I attended a workshop on teaching swimming. See notes below
Freestyle
Learning intentions:
WALT: blow bubbles (breathing)
Roll your head out every three strokes
Start the head roll when arm stroke is
parallel with chest.
Progression
1.
Bar
2.
Walking
3.
Kicking with the board
4.
Kicking without the board.
WALT: Keep our heads down. (good body
position)
Progression
1.
Bar
2.
Walking
3.
Kicking with the board
4.
Kicking without the board.
WALT: Kick freestyle
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Nice long legs
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Heels just breaking the surface.
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Not bending from the knees
(kick your shoes off)
Progression
1.
Bar
2.
Walking
3.
Kicking with the board
4.
Kicking without the board.
WALT: Have good arm strokes.
(Need to have six good long arm strokes)
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Start hands in front
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Finger tips point to the bottom
then to the back of the pool
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Watch your hand
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Push out the back
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Rolling shoulders
·
Long arm strokes
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Thumb touches their hips.
Progression
1.
Board
2.
Noodle
3.
Without Board
Common issues
Bent knees – try kick on their backs with a
board towards knees (don’t have the knees touch)
Swimming crooked – go back to a board,
practise kick again and arm stroke not going over the centre line of the body.
Breathing- take a small breath- ping pong
balls
WALT: stand up after being on your back.
Tuck your chin in, feet down.
WALT: breath during backstroke
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Fist under the chin.
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Looking up at the sky, getting
their shoulder blades in the water
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In through the nose out the
mouth.
Progression
1.
Board over the chest
2.
Board over the knees
WALT: use backstroke arm
Long arm stroke
Move past your ear
Thumb to the sky and the pinky finger
breaks the surface.
