Swim School

 

 

 

 

Children’s Lessons take place every day, throughout the year with lessons of 1/2 hour or 1 hour.

At Goldenstones we encourage all ages & levels of swimming. We follow the A.S.A National Plan which comprises of: -

• Skill development
• Stroke development
• Understanding and awareness & Fun.

The National Plan aims to provide a consistency with regard to what we expect swimmers to do and how we expect them to do it.

The content of the National Plan prepares swimmers to participate in a variety of different disciplines and in so doing so develops a more rounded and more skilful performer.

Children’s Classes - Teaching Pool

 

Level	You Will Learn
Nursery: Age 6-18 months	An introduction to water, accompanied by parent or guardian, helping you to develop your child’s confidence and the basic skills necessary for learning to swim.
Ducklings: Age 18months - 3 years.	Fun activities with parents designed to develop water confidence and basic skills.
Tiddlers: Age 3 years - School Age	Emphasising movement through the water, developing independence and water confidence with the parent/guardian.
Pre-school: Age 3 - School Age	Encourages further water confidence and independence without parent/guardian in the water.
Stage 1:Age 4+ (Started School)	Encouraging water confidence, moving independently, floating and submerging with the teacher in the water.
Stage 2:	Encourages further water confidence, movement through the water both with and without the use of floatation aids as well as introducing aquatic breathing.
Stage 3:	Developing movement on both the front and the back for a distance of 10 meters. Also introducing children to the water safety code.
Stage 4:	This group has a strong emphasis on buoyancy and floating in the water. It requires kicking over 10 meters for front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
Stage 5:	This group is to improve and develop deep-water work as well as demonstrating the action for getting help and treading water whilst out of depth. Also covers all four swimming strokes.
Stage 6:	Continued development in all four strokes with more emphasis on technique. Also teaches children to swim with clothes on and how to perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
Stage 7:	Water skills and correct stroke technique on all strokes over a distance of 50 meters. Also incorporating a sequence of skills including sculling, floating, rotations and treading water. After Stage 7 of the ASA NPTS you can choose to continue on the teaching plan to either Competitive Swimming or Rookie Lifeguarding stages 8,9 & 10.
Stage 8,9,10 Competitive Swimming:	Further development in water skills and stamina in all four strokes. Participants will learn the correct turns for all the strokes as well as learning to use the pace clock. Stage 8 includes swimming distances of up to 400m, leading up to Stage 10 where participants will be striving to achieve continuous swimming of up to 1600m. Competitive Swimming also includes refining starts, Medley’s and relay swimming.
Stage 8,9,10 Rookie Lifeguarding:	The Rookie Lifeguard programme is developed by the Royal Lifesaving Society UK the leading provider for water safety education, rescue techniques and resuscitation. There are three stages; Bronze, Silver and Gold and each stage is subdivided into 3 levels. Each stage can be completed in roughly 16 weeks and a pupil can progress at their own rate.
Mini Polo	Mini Polo teaches the basics of the game of water polo to young players. Mini Polo will build overall motor skills, increasing speed, power and endurance through fun and games. It is also an introduction to simple rules and the ethics of sport.

 

What can you expect from our teachers?

• Our teachers to turn up in advance of the lesson and be well prepared.
• Our teachers to be wearing correct uniform so they can be easily identified by you.
• For teachers to be working to the National Plan for the Teaching of Swimming.
• Our teachers to be professional and sympathetic to the swimming needs of your children.
• Our teachers to act at all times in the interest of the swimmer.

Teacher Continual Professional Development

All our teachers are committed to a programme of Continued Professional Development, which involves lesson assessments & stroke clinic sessions thus ensuring consistency and quality within our swimming programmes.

Behaviour Policy

If we have a child or children disturbing the lesson our policy will be to verbally ask them to stop, as well as ask why. If their behaviour continues to disrupt the class then they would be asked to sit on the side of the pool. They may be given the opportunity to re-enter but if the behaviour does not improve they will be asked to leave the session for that week and the parent asked to collect them from the lesson. They may return the following week but if this becomes a regular problem we will investigate.

 

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Related Links
ASA Website