Station Definitions



Emphasis
Related Skills
Station 1
·         Smiles and Laughter.
·         Feet first entry.
·         Overly generous positive feedback.
·         Some part of face in the water.
·         Forceful exhalation.
 
 
·         Anxious and tentative children.
·         Shallow Water.
·         Learning brand new skills.
·         Bubble lead up
·         Air exchange
 
Station 2
·         Feet first entry.
·         Generous positive feedback.
·         One hand on top squeeze ears.
·         One hand on wall other reaching.
·         Assist to feet from floating positions and keep swimmers face dry first couple of attempts at back float.
·         Support from underwater, hold hands in streamline, head down.
·         Support from underwater with head near shoulder, wean to back of head only, as soon as possible.
·         Head back, belly up!
·         Count loud near swimmer as they attempt the five second glide.
·         Jump into chest deep water & back streamline.
 
 
·         Shallow Water.
·         Learning brand new skills.
·         Streamline.
·         Ready position.
 
 
·         Assured confidence
·         Front float/glide
·         Back float/glide
 
·         Safety
 
Station 3
·         Long (straight) legs, short fast kick, toes pointed.
·         Feet together, pop and drop hips.
 
 
·         Front and back kick
·         Dolphin kick
 
Station 4
·         Squeeze ears and turn head.
·         Lead with the palms of hands, pressure on palms.
·         Back of head on shoulder, look up.
·         Reach side to side.
·         Head still, looking down, three strokes.
·         Long arms, roll body, elbows high, hands close to body.
 
 
  • Rollover
  • Sculling
  • Side glide kick
  • Kick 6’s
  • Kick 6’s threes
  • Crawl stroke
Station 5
·         Turn head with body roll, exhale in water, keep one ear in water, return forehead to water
·         Head back & still, roll shoulders & hips, side to side kick, straight arms
 
 
 
  • Backstroke
Station 6
·         Extended swimming thru use of drills and alternative strokes.
·         Combine sculling and kicking
·         Streamline position from a height!
·         “Why are we diving in the deep end?”
 
 
 
  • Free & Back
  • Treading
  • Diving saftey
Station 7
·         “Up, out and around”
·         Toes outside ankles, feet outside knees, knees outside hips
·         Head lift kick, stick
·         Drop & pop, lead with hips
·         Kick in kick out
 
 
 
  • Breast kick  
  • Dolphin Kick
  • Butterfly timing
Station 8
·         Pull breast with fltr kick, stick
·         Hands, head, kick, stick
·         Reach and roll, fast to the “ready position”
·         Reach with both hands, fast to the “ready position”
·         Tuck chin, reach for feet
 
 
 
  • Breast arms
  • Breast timing  
  • One hand open turn
  • Two hand open turn
  • Flip
Station 9
·         Side glide kick position, heels up top leg forward, back leg behind snap and glide.
·         Chicken, eagle, snake, breast kick on back.
 
 
 
  • Scissors kick
 
 
  • Elementary backstroke
Station 10
·         All review and extended swimming