It’s all about YOU

Gary Barclay

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

Sculling Why is it important?

Standing up

Hand position

On back

Moving through the water

Teaching at each level

SCULLING IN OUR PROGRAM

Turtle Bronze Swirl, pull and push the water to feel resistance

Turtle Silver Forward movement 3 to 5 metres through water

and lift head to breathe.

Turtle Gold Demonstrate horizontal arm sculling.

SCULLING IN OUR PROGRAM

Penguin Bronze Horizontal arm sculling with feet off the bottom.

Penguin Silver Horizontal arm sculling with feet off the bottom

for 10 to 15 seconds.

Penguin Gold Horizontal arm sculling actions, supporting the

body in an upright position for 15 seconds.

SCULLING IN OUR PROGRAM

Seal Bronze

Scull head first on the back.

Seal Silver Scull head first on the back in a streamlined body

position.

Seal Gold Demonstrate feet first sculling on the back.

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE? Hand Speed

Why is it important? Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Teach hand acceleration at every

level

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE? Teaching what is in your level

Know the certificate items Breaststroke examples – see next 4 slides

Water safety

Know the additional teachings required

Use the drills that have been set out

Focus on skill weaknesses

Start with weaknesses

BREASTSTROKE PROGRESSIONS IN YOUR PROGRAM #1

Breaststroke Kick

Practice kicking movement on dryland

Practice the kick on the edge of the pool

Kick on back with board on chest

Sculling

Attempted streamlined body position and controlled

hand sculling action

Movement in a head first direction

BREASTSTROKE PROGRESSIONS IN YOUR PROGRAM #2

Breaststroke kick on back 15 metres

Breaststroke scull (small pull) 10 metres

BREASTSTROKE PROGRESSIONS IN YOUR PROGRAM #3

Breaststroke kick on front 15 metres with correct

breathing timing.

Breaststroke pull 15 metres with correct breathing

timing.

BREASTSTROKE PROGRESSIONS IN YOUR PROGRAM #4

Breaststroke 25 metres with correct timing.

By following the KICK and PULL progressions, the

swimmer will be able to

kick and breathe with the correct timing and

pull and breathe with the correct timing

By connecting the pull and kick together, the

breathing timing should look after itself

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

Demonstrations Do you have a stroke model that you

are comfortable with?

Can you demonstrate each stroke correctly?

What are the key MUSTS for the demonstration of each stroke?

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

Be a great teacher

Commitment

Planning your lesson

Time management

Communication / Engagement

Self Development

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

Be a great teacher

Teach individuals in a group

Extend yourself and your swimmers

Teacher movement when teaching

Establish and maintain intensity

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

Be a great teacher

Detect & correct stroke faults

Identify talent & monitor

Swim teaching is fun

Smile

A GREAT TEACHER

If you were a parent, what attributes would you look for in your child’s swimming teacher?

A teacher who

Knows their stuff

Can impart knowledge

Can detect and correct faults

Identifies children to move to next group

A teacher who

Can be adaptable

Provides individuality within a structured program

Uses good time management

A teacher who

Can relate to children

Uses effective communication

Teaches at the appropriate level

A teacher who

Demonstrates commitment

Accepts responsibility

Teaches as a member of a team

A teacher who Enjoys teaching Leaves their own concerns at the

door Treats last class as important as

the first Works with each swimmers as an

individual in a group setting

WHAT IS THE DRIVING FORCE?

You

Everything we have looked at today depends on YOU!

Be proactive

Use the levels

Focus on weaknesses and improve them