What do you need to do to be reauthorized as a Water Safety instructor?
Must take rest within 90 says of expiration date (2 years)
Once a year a course r... [Show More] ecord as to be put in
course of records - set number of swim lessons
teach within a year, sign code of conduct, instructor agreement, meet with red cross rep
videos for what courses?
used for additional information/review and show and help with demonstrations
water safety
Know what courses you can teach as a WSI
• Learn-to-Swim courses, Parent and Child Aquatics courses and Safety Training for Swim Coaches
What certificate should a water safety instructor aide hold
Completion card for specific level
Learn-to swim certificates can be signed by whom
The WSI
What book would you find the information on how to plan water safety course in
American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's Manual with CD-ROM.
Longfellow's Whale's Tales
To help children learn safe behavior in, on and around the water
What are the completion requirements for Basic Water safety participants?
Attend and participate in class, with one final test, valid for 2 years
What the objectives of Level 1 Learn-to-swim
- introduce basic aquatic skills, which participants continue t o build on as they progress
- developing positive attires, swimming habits, and safe practices in and around water
- Exist and enter independently - travel 5 yards, bob 5 times
- glide on front, roll to back, vertical position (assistance)
What are the factors that influence learning
visual, hand gestures
demonstrations
positive reinforcements
encouragement and feedback
goals- what do you want to learn?
motivation
safety topics, equipment, opening, skill review, new skill intro, new skills practice, closing, class size, abilities, availability of teaching aids
What is an appropriately-structured practice
key words and phrases
what materials and equipment you need
what youre teaching
activities
Indicate what equipment is needed, skills to be taught and appropriate activities to be used.
housekeeping
safety topics
opening activity
review
new skill
game
closing
What is the autonomous stage of learning?
Last stage of motor learning: During this final stage of learning, the motor skill becomes mostly automatic.
Lesson planning factors
class size, levels of participants, equipment, environment
Why self-evaluation as an instructor is important
What is a photographic eye?
by looking at someones stroke you can tell what they are doing wrong
be able to look at a swimmer and assign them to a group
Values of Block Plans
goes over the entirety of the course
what you are teaching each week
can make tweaks
can see progression
to ensure all skills and safety topics will be included in session
What should a good lesson plan contain?
Indicate what equipment is needed, skills to be taught and appropriate activities to be used.
What makes up a good skill demonstration
make sure everyone can see you
Where is most peoples center of buoyancy
the chest
Why do you apply hydrodynamic principles
To make specific tweaks to a certain persons stroke depending on their body type or weight
What factors can help a person to assist them float on their back
Tilting the head backward to look upward
arms above your head
inhaling
knees bent
shortening center of mass
What techniques can reduce form drag
streamline
body parts close to body
Which kick is the least effective in trending water
flutter kick
What are the different parts of the arm stroke (power phase w.o recovery)
1) catch - part of the power phase move into position to apply effective force - push water hand first catches the water, move body forward,
2) mid-pull -
3) finish
4) recovery - is the stage of the stroke when the body relaxes and returns to the start position
Where does the flutter kick originate from?
What is the correct sequence of the breast stroke
pull, breath, kick, glide
Where is the force in the back crawl arm stroke?
mid pull and finish of arm stroke
Elementary backstroke technique
Recovery or resting stroke
Head and ears are in the water, but the face is out
It uses a whipkick
It uses the Chicken, Airplane, Pickel or Tickle, T, Touch arm movement
Glide
symmetrical
Sidestroke technique
It has a glide
It is the only stroke performed on the side of the body
It uses a scissor kick
One ear should be in the water
The lead arm is closes(t) to the bottom of the pool, the trail arm is closes(t) to the surface
Arms and legs shouldn't break the water's surface
The top leg kicks forward, the bottom leg kicks backward. The legs never cross during the scissor "snip"
It is a asymmetrical stroke
Breast stroke technique
Oldest known swimming stroke
Commonly the slowest competitive stroke
Only competitive stroke where the recovery happens underwater
The stroke is symmetrical
Has a Pull, Breath, Kick, Slide sequence
It uses a whip kick
The kick generates more power than the arms
Butterfly technique
It evolved out of the breaststroke
Both arms recover above the water at the same time
Most swimmers breath forward, although breathing to the side can occur
It uses a dolphin kick, which is more like a body movement - kicks per one arm thing
What causes the knees to break the surface on elementary backstroke?
When the hips drop
What strokes in body roll very important for
front crawl and back crawl
what strokes must always have a glide
breast stroke, side stroke, elementary backstroke
How are flip turns for crawl and back crawl similar?
remember push off with bent knees and hips. front and backstroke similar by -- both streamline, both a forward flip
Why must everyone know safe diving rules
depth of the water, at least 9 feet deep, prevent head, neck, and back injuries
how deep must the water be to practice headfirst entries
9 feet deep
with students with disabilities, it is important to use alternatives to each skill
patience and understanding, strength and flexibility of their disability ..... ADAPTIVE AQUATICS
how can you accommodate adults who are learning to swim?
Understand that reduced functioning, such as in strength or flexibility, may require adaptations to skills.
Goals of the parent and child aquatics program?
Provide basic skills that help infants and young children become comfortable in the water.
get child used to water
get everyone comfortable in water
should start at 6 months of ag
minimum age for a cold to participate in parent and child aquatics
6 months
beginning phases of a Parent/Child Aquatics class, ow many times should you have the participant submerge?
3
beginning swimmer doing front crawl
bicycle kick, a lot of splashes or no splashes
arms are doing doggy paddle; cannot go underwater
unable to fix anything on their own
need specific instructions
level 4 swimmer doing breastoke
arms moving in circles and are pushing arms all the way down to their hips
sidestroke and elementary backstroke
face out of the water, sidestroke scissor kick
treading water
rotary kick/egg beater kick [Show Less]
