swimgrouplesson description

The Town of Superior's Group Swim Lesson program, in partnership with Elevation Athletics, has been designed using established teaching models and proven methods of progression. These lessons will teach your child all of the skills that they need to be safe, confident and capable swimmers. Each level in our program will focus on teaching a variety of new swimming skills while also emphasizing and building upon the skills that were learned in previous levels. A description of each level in our program can be found below.

Parent/Child

AGES/ABILITY: 6 months–3 years

LEVEL GOAL: Acclimate children to the water and teach them basic safety of being in and around the pool. This level requires a parent to enter the water with the child and assist the child in performing the level skills.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Pool entry and exit » Assisted front float

» Assisted back float » Assisted movement in water

» Wall flutter kick » Supported flutter kick » Wall bobs

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: None

Level I

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Submersion & Bubbles

AGES/ABILITY: Beginner students, 2.5 years old and up

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will become comfortable getting their faces wet and submerging their bodies and heads underwater while blowing bubbles from their mouth and nose. Swimmers will learn to be comfortable performing these skills with and without goggles. They will also be introduced to the front and back float.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Assisted vertical submersion

» Independent vertical submersion » Breath hold 3–5 seconds » Mouth and nose bubbles » Eyes open underwater » Supported front float – face in » Supported back float – ears in » Assisted horizontal submersion » Bobs

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS:

10x Independent bobs with controlled breathing

Level 2

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Floats & Glides

AGES/ABILITY: 3 years and up, previously passed Level 1 or are capable of Level 1 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Students will learn to float, glide and enter the water independently. Students will learn proper body position, which will serve as the foundation for the future development of each stroke. Swimmers will also be introduced to the flutter kick and learn to practice controlled and relaxed breathing.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Feet-first sliding entry to coach

» Independent front float » Independent back float » Front float with kick (3–5 seconds) » Back float with kick and breathing (3–5 seconds) » Front kick from wall to teacher

» Front glide from wall push off » Back glide from wall push off

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » Independent front float for 5 seconds » Independent back float for 5 seconds

» Front glide from wall push off (face in + exhale through nose) » Back glide from wall push off

Level

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Kicking & Streamlines

AGES/ABILITY: 3 years and up, previously passed Level 2 or are capable of Level 2 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will learn to kick on their front and back, both with their arms at their sides and with their arms raised overhead/in front of them (Position 11). Swimmers will be taught to roll over from their

August Clinics & Private Swim Lessons

Based on feedback provided by lesson participants/parents during the June/July group lessons sessions, Elevation Athletics will offer clinics specific to your needs in August. Clinics will be one-day events focused on specific skills. A form to gather information on what skills you would like to cover will be emailed out to all participants by July 10.

In addition to Private swim lessons being offered in June & July, Private Lessons will also be offered for as much of August as possible with available instructors.

front to their back and vice versa while flutter kicking. They will also be introduced to streamlines and become comfortable holding the streamline position.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Feet-first sliding entry and turn around back to wall » Front kick – face in (5–10 seconds)

» Back kick – ears in & eyes up (5–10 seconds)

» Position 11 front kick » Roll overs (front float to back float) » Streamline assisted float 7. Streamline bobs

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » Position 11 kick for 5 seconds, roll over to back and kick for 5 seconds

» Independent streamline front float for 5 seconds

» Independent streamline back float for 5 seconds

» Streamline bob 5x with submerged exhale through nose

Level 4  Crawling

AGES/ABILITY: 4 years and up, previously passed Level 3 or are capable of Level 3 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will learn how to move through the water using both their arms and legs. Swimmers will be introduced to the basics of front crawl and back crawl as well as various breathing techniques.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Streamline push off and glide on front

» Streamline push off and glide on back » Dog paddle

» Finning on back » Pop-up breathing » Side glide kicking

» 5 yard swim on front » Introduction to treading

Youth/Adult Private and Semiprivate Swim Lessons

These 30-minute sessions are taught by experienced coaches and instructors. These lessons are available to all ages and ability levels and are great for those who want to continue improving in between sessions of group lessons. These lessons are one on one with an instructor who will work with the swimmer and parent to determine the ability level of the swimmer and what skills the swimmer wants to improve on. Participant Age Range(s): 3 years and older Register for private and semiprivate swim lessons at superiorrec.com. Youth ages 3–17 and adults ages 18+.

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 5-second streamline push off & glide/float on front » 5-second streamline push off & glide/float on back » 10-yard swim with breathing, roll over and kick on back for 10 yards

Level 5  Freestyle & Introduction to Backstroke

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 4 or are capable of Level 4 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will continue to work on their freestyle stroke and will begin to develop and refine the out of water recovery portion of the stroke as well as side breathing. They will also be taught the proper backstroke arm movement. Swimmers will also learn to tread water.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Side kicking with side breathing

» Triangle and fingertip drag drill » Assisted catch-up drill » Catch-up drill (no assistance) » Freestyle with side breathing » Backstroke arm movement » Treading

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 25-yard freestyle with side breathing and out of water recovery » 10-yard backstroke » Tread for 60 seconds

PROGRAM FEE

1 Private Lesson $45

4 Private Lessons $160

8 Private Lessons $310

1 Semiprivate Lesson (2 swimmers per lesson) $75

4 Semiprivate Lessons (2 swimmers per lesson) $290

8 Semiprivate Lessons (2 swimmers per lesson) $550

Level 6  Backstroke & Introduction to Breaststroke

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 5 or are capable of Level 5 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will continue to develop their backstroke through a variety of drills focused on body position, kicking, pulling and balance. The breaststroke kick and pull will be introduced, and freestyle technique will be regularly worked on and refined.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Continued freestyle drill work

» Streamline kick on back » Backstroke drill and full stroke

» Breaststroke kick movement » Breaststroke arm movement

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 25-yard backstroke » 50 yards (25 kick, 25 swim)

Level 7

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Breaststroke & Butterfly

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 6 or are capable of Level 6 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will work on the breaststroke kick and pull, and will learn to put the two movements together into the full stroke. They will also learn the fourth and final stroke, butterfly, by practicing kicking and pulling drills focused on body position and stroke timing.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Continued freestyle drill work

» Breaststroke kick progression » Breaststroke drill and full stroke » Dolphin kicking and butterfly arms

» Butterfly drill

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 25-yard breaststroke » 10-yard butterfly (with breathing)

» 100 yards kicking and swimming

Level 8  Lifetime Strokes

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 7 or are capable of Level 7 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will continue to develop their feel for the water and improve their endurance and technique in all four strokes, as well as being introduced

And Treading

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 200-yard freestyle

» 50-yard side stroke » 50-yard elementary backstroke

» Tread water for 3 minutes

Pre-Team

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Starts & Turns

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 8 or are capable of Level 8 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will learn how to do racing starts, flip turns and open turns using proven systems of progression. Swimmers will also continue to refine each of the four strokes and improve their endurance.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Racing start progression » Flip turn progression » Continued drill work for all four strokes

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 100-yard freestyle from a dive with flip turns » 75-yard backstroke » 50-yard breaststroke with open turn » 25-yard butterfly

Pre-Team

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Individual Medley

AGES/ABILITY: Previously passed Level 9 or are capable of Level 9 requirements

LEVEL GOAL: Swimmers will refine and improve all aspects of swimming that they have worked on up to this point, including technique, endurance, starts and turns for all four strokes. Swimmers will learn how to perform a competition legal breaststroke pullout and will also be introduced to the individual medley, an event in which all four strokes are swum.

LEVEL SKILLS: » Continued drill work for all four strokes

» Continued start and turn work » Breaststroke pullout

» Stroke endurance » Individual medley

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS: » 300-yard freestyle

» 100-yard backstroke » 100-yard individual medley

» 50-yard breaststroke