LEVEL V & VI LESSONS
Elementary-age students are organized into skill levels according to swimming abilities and the current WSD Lesson Program Progression. Students are taught various aquatic skills that includes a review of Level I to Level IV. These final two levels of the lesson program includes stages to create a more logical progression to the instruction of strokes. Water safety is still a primary focus to ensure students respect and enjoy their aquatic experience.
LEVEL V
GOAL OF LEVEL V
Level V will provide your child with the necessary skills to participate in age group swim team
SKILLS
- 25 yds of freestyle kick with board
- 25 yds of backstroke kick with board
- 25 yds of kickboard breathing drill
- 25 yards of freestyle swim (with rhythmic breathing)
- 25 yards of breaststroke kick (back & front)
- breaststroke skill development
- Introduction to starting blocks
- Introduction to egg beater kick- treading component
- Introduction to butterfly kick (front & back)
- DIVE-STREAMLINE-BREAKOUT-FREESTYLE-FINISH
LEVEL VI
GOAL OF LEVEL VI
Level VI will parallel many of the skills needed to join the developmental 8 & under age group team- working on endurance and stroke development in a smaller setting
SKILLS
- Freestyle review
- Backstroke review
- Breaststroke development
- 25 yds of butterfly kick (front & back)
- Introduction to butterfly
- Introduction to flip turns
- Develop competitive start & breakout
- Work on diving skills -off board
- Egg beater tread 2-5 minutes
- Introduce basic water polo skills
All Lessons will be offered at the Roy G. Snyder Natatorium.
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