Level 1 - Baby Shark
Water Exploration and Floats. Recommended for ages 3-7yrs assuming they are comfortable in the water.
Class Objective
- Level 1 (Baby Shark) is designed to teach water/pool safety, build student confidence, establish a trusting student/teacher relationship, and encourage a positive relationship between the student and the water.
Teaching Goals
- Pool and class rules
- Water safety
- How to safely enter & exit the pool
- Blow bubbles out of mouth & nose
- Submerging face
- How to correctly perform bobs
- Independently float front & back
- Introduction kicks on the wall
- Supported kicks front and back
- Supported and unsupported jumps into the pool
- Introduction to streamline
Qualifications to Advance:
- 10 consecutive bobs
- Independently float front 10 seconds with face in water blowing bubbles
- Independently back float 10 seconds
- Unsupported jump into the water