Lifetime Fitness Swim Instructor Certification Study Guide Questions

1. Eyes. Always keep your eyes on your swimmers at all times (never turn your back) 2. Uniform. Be in proper uniform (when clocked in, follow style guide) 3. On Time: Be on time for your shift (10 min. before and 5 min. afterward, use time clock and exception sheet) 4. Consistency: Provide consistency for your classes (no more than 1 sub per month, use lesson plans) 5. More: There is more to your job than just teaching lessons (communicate with parents on progression, skill sheets, progression charts, in services, enforce pool rules, keep area clean)

Maintaining skill sheets, progression charts, attending in-services, talking to parents, cleaning up pool deck, .

Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic.

Through careful story telling and explanation. They: talk to themselves, are distracted by noise, lips move while thinking, can repeat quickly back to you, music lovers, memorize through steps, procedures, and sequences, speak slowly, and are natural listeners.

Through carefully demonstrating. They: are more organized, well groomed, deliberate, appearance oriented, soft spoken, orderly, less distracted by noise, fast talkers, impatient, and interrupt more.

Through giving them plenty of time to try the new skill. They are: focused on emotions, more athletic, more while thinking, like to talk about how they feel, slow decision makers.

S: Tell the story E: Explain how to do the skill D: Demonstrate the skill P: Practice the skill and provide corrections

Never stay on a topic for more than 7 minutes. Story: 15 seconds Explain: 15 seconds Demonstrate: 15 seconds Practice: 5 minutes

Freestyle, Backstroke, Breastroke, and Butterfly

1. Unconscious incompetence: name skill, briefly show 2. Conscious incompetence: tell story, explain, demonstrate, practice, give feedback 3. Conscious competence: re-tell story, re-explain, briefly demonstrate, practice, ask questions to help them become self-aware 4. Unconscious competence: name skill and have child complete it, add difficulty, give sticker, child has mastered the skill.

Intro to Splash (4 months-15 months), Splash 101 (16 months-2.5 years), Splash 201 (2.5-3 years), Ripple 101, 201, 301, 401 (3-4), Wave 201, 301, 401, 501, 601 (5-6), Surf 301, 401, 501, 601 (7-12), Swim Team, Adult Group, Private, Semi-private, and Masters.

Intro to Splash: 1:8 Splash 101: 1:8 Splash 201: 1:3 Ripple 101: 1:3 Splash, Ripple, Wave 201: 1:3 Ripple, Wave, Surf 301: 1:4 Ripple, Wave, Surf 401: 1:5 Wave, Surf 501: 1:5 Wave, Surf 601: 1:6 Private: 1:1 Semi-private 1:2/3

Water Entry Water Exit (elbow, elbow, squish, knees, push, sit) Kicking

The fundamental skills only have one degree of difficulty, while the progressive skills are ones to build upon and eventually move to independent swim.

The Palmer Technique Conditioning Submersions 1 Submersions 2 Submersions-Passing Turning 1 Turning 2

It is used as the first step to help a baby out of the pool. First, put a ring in a baby's palm and they will grab on. Pull on the ring. Parent puts finger in palm of child's hand and pulls. Pull baby to the side of the pool and monkey climb along the wall.

This is breath holding. Use cups to acclimate to water. Say cue: "Bob, ready, go!", pour water on head, praise.

Hold baby face to face, move back, cue, lift baby, submerge and lift, praise, and repeat.

Hold baby face to face, move back, cue, lift baby, submerge, let go, put hands in baby's palms, once baby grasps hands, lift and pull out of water, praise.

Hold baby in side-to-side position a few feet away from instructor, cue, lift and submerge, pass to instructor, hands in palms, pull out of water, praise.

Put your back against the wall, face baby outward, que, lift and turn, say peek a boo, praise.

Put your back against the wall, face baby outward, que, lift and submerge, thumbs in palms, pull out and put hands on wall, child climbs out, sits, praise.

"Bob, ready, go!" Use them for consistency.

1. Water Entry 2. Welcome Song (same each week) 3. Water Exit 4. Water Acclimation 5. Kicking 6. Palmer Technique 7. Conditioning 8. Activity (song or game) 9. Submersions 1 10. Submersions 2 11: Submersions-Passing 12: Turning 13. Safety 14. Homework 15. Goodbye Song (same each week)

Mirror, Seal Mat, Cups/Buckets, Noodle, Barbell, Kickboard, Little Barbell, Kickboard, Flippers, Pull Buoy, Rings, Hula-Hoop

Intro, 1, and 2; back floats and kick

Intro, 1, and 2; log rolls, kicks, water acclimation, and playtime

Intro and 1; water acclimation, conditioning, and playtime

1, 2, and 3; kicks, paddles, sammy the seahorse

Intro, 1, and 2; ice cream scoops, flutter kicks, assisted floats

3, 4, 5, and 6; rotary, one arm sunrise/sunset

4, 5, and 6; flutter, freestyle, back, dolphin, fly

5 and 6; focus on arms, 4 competitive strokes

All; palmer, streamline kicks, submersions, and playtime

All; streamline and jumping in

3, 4, 5, and 6; flutter kicks, whip, rotary breathing

Being able to perform a skill correctly multiple times (unconscious competence)

Once a child has mastered a skill, they receive a sticker for their progression chart

Welcome (on time, open, ask about life, re-introduce self) Warmup (moving and excited, song, game) Review (using conscious competence stage, building) Repeat Review (different skills)--75% of time spent here New Skill (SEDP) Wrap Up (fun game/activity, high five, see you next week) Parent Involvement (name, open, sandwich)

Repeat Review--75% of time

90%

Swimming between benches and islands; go down on right side and come back on right side; gives a visual goal; keeps kids active; 6-8 times back and forth for each skill; instructors back to lane lines at all times

get in/out by self, kick, palmer technique, holds breath with face in water, conditioning, turning

[All with assistance] float on front/back, paddle on front/back, kick on front/back, hold breath for 3 seconds, log roll

[All without assistance] float on front/back, paddle on front/back (10 ft), kick on front/back (10 ft), hold breath for 3 seconds, log roll

Streamline kick on front/back (4 yds) Swim on front with log rolls (7 yds) Backstroke (7 yds) Breastroke Arms Dolphin Kicks Jump and swim to side of pool

Streamline kick on front back (7 yds) Free with roll breathing (15 yds) Backstroke (15 yds) Whipkick Butterfly Arms Rotary Breathing with equipment

Stream line kick on front/back (10 yds) Free with rotary (25 yds) Backstroke (25 yds) Breastroke (15 yds) Butterfly (15 yds) Dolphin Kick 10 yds

Free with rhythmic breathing (50 yds) Backstroke (50 yds) Breastroke (25 yds) Butterfly (25 yards) Flip turns, legal turns, and finishes

101:2-3/5-10ft 201:5-10ft 301:10ft-7yds 401: 7-15 yds 501: 15-25 yds 601: 25-50 yds

101: paddle with help (scoops) 201: paddle 10 ft (alligator arms) 301: log roll 7 yds (sunrise, sunset) 401: roll breathing 15 yds, rotary breathing with equipment (catch) 501: rotary breathing 25 yds (recovery) 601: rhythmic breathing 50 yds (fingertip drag)

101: paddle with help on back (goldfish arms) 201: paddle 10 feet on back (snow angel) 301: backstroke 7 yards (PB & J Arms) 401: backstroke 15 yards (Windmill Arms) 501: backstroke 25 yards(Thumb, pinky, pull) 601: backstroke 50 yards (body roll)

301: Arms (scrape bowl) 401: Whip Kick (pop balloon) 501: 15 yards (pull, breath, kick, glide) 601: 25 yards (lift body)

301: Dolphin Kick (super glue) 401: Butterfly Arms (question mark) 501: Butterfly 15 yards 601: Butterfly 25 yards