Wey Valley Swimming Club

Class

Pre Competitive Development

When

Saturday 3:00-4:00pm

Age

8-12 years

Gender

Mixed

Number

Maximum of 16 swimmers (i.e. maximum of 8 swimmers per lane)

Experience/Ability

Swimmers will have reached the level of ASA NPTS Learn to Swim Stage 6

Teaching Staff

1 ASA teacher

Duration of Total Course

1 year divided into 3 terms: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Each term has on average 15 sessions

Individual Sessions

Day: Saturday
Time: 3.00pm

Duration of Water Time (per session)

60 minutes

Primary Aim for the Course

Swimmers to achieve ASA NPTS Learn to Swim Stage 7

Learn To Swim: Stage 7

• Primary Aim for Block of Work:To develop stroke technique on Frontcrawl, Backstroke,Breaststroke & Butterfly, working towards swimming 50 metres to ASA Expected Standards on all four strokes.
• Main Objectives: Swimmers to achieve ASA NPTS Stage 7.
• Syllabus:
• Swim 50 metres Backstroke to ASA Expected Standards.
• Swim 50 metres Frontcrawl to ASA Expected Standards.
• Swim 50 metres Breaststroke to ASA Expected Standards.
• Swim 50 metres Butterfly to ASA Expected Standards.
• Perform a movement sequence of 1 minute duration, in a group of 3 or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:
• sculling �head first, feet first;
• rotation � forward/backward somersault,log roll;
• floating � star on the front/back, tuck float;
• create own ie Eggbeater � moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water;
• link skills with strokes and sculls.
• Perform a sitting dive.
• Swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke to ASA Expected Standards.
• Swim 200 metres using a minimum of 3 different strokes to ASA Expected Standards.
• Tread water using egg beater action for 30 seconds.
• Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of 4 objects) with feet off the bottom throughout.

The Aim of the Spring Term is for swimmers to start ASA National Swim Awards Programme, Stage 7.

In order to achieve this, the content for sessions during the Spring Term will include the following:-

• Assessment of current swimmer ability
• Introduction of pre swim loosening and stretching
• Combining breaststroke and frontcrawl swimming with correct transition/turn between the 2 strokes
• Introduction of Individual Medley.
• Development of repetition swimming on frontcrawl
• Revision and consolidation tumble turns on frontcrawl
• Introduction of backcrawl tumble turn
• Development of breaststroke turns
• Development of distance swims on frontcrawl and backcrawl
• Development of swimming with a ball and ball skills
• Introduction of racing starts for frontcrawl, backcrawl and breaststroke
• Development of continuous swimming on backcrawl
• Consolidation of personal survival circuits
• Introduction of timed swims into personal survival circuits
• Revision and further development of sculling
• Revision of treading water

The Aim of the Summer Term is for swimmers to complete the ASA National Swim Awards Programme, Stage 7.

In order to achieve this, the content for sessions during this term will include the following:-

• Development of mixed activity warm up
• Development of individual warm up
• Introduction of speed swims on frontcrawl, backcrawl, breaststroke and butterfly
• Introduction and development of relay racing
• Development of Individual Medley.
• Development of kicking and co-ordination on breaststroke
• Consolidation of frontcrawl repetition swims
• Introduction of diving variations
• Introduction of racing start for butterfly
• Development of racing starts for backcrawl
• Development of backcrawl tumble turn
• Revision of treading water and ball skills
• Introduction of simplified water polo type games
  

The Autumn Term is predominately for the consolidation of the work done in the previous two terms. Teachers will also use the Autumn Term to prepare swimmers for assessment through the Club Championships, which are held during this term. In addition this term is to be used to enable swimmers to try for other badges which are appropriate for their ASA National Swim Award level. Class teachers will develop a scheme of work for the Autumn Term towards the end of the Summer Term so that, while based on the outline below, it will be designed to best reflect the abilities and requirements of the swimmers in the class at the time.

For the Saturday 3.00-4.00pm, Lanes 4 and 5, Pre Comp Developement class, this term will cover a combination of the following:-

• Consolidation of the ASA NPTS Stage 7.
• Individual and/or group revision and reassessment of any part of the ASA NPTS Stage 7 required to enable swimmers who have not yet done so to pass Level 7
• Revision of the rules of lane swimming and additional stamina work
• Race technique and related skills as appropriate for participation in the Club Championships
• Distance badges up to and including the 800m Badge

If there are more than 15 sessions in any given term, the remainder of the sessions will be used primarily for revision and re-assessment if required. Otherwise additional sessions will be used to develop individual, pair and group games or to enable swimmers to try for distance badges if appropriate.

ASA helpers and /or assistant teachers may take swimmers separately during a session if for any reason they have fallen behind because they have missed a previous session or require extra tuition to achieve a particular skill.

Swimmers may only move up to the next class upon completion of ASA NPTS Stage 7.

Swimmers should therefore only move up to the next class at the beginning of a new term.

Only the weekend ASA teacher may move a swimmer from one class to another.

Under exceptional circumstances, the weekend ASA teacher may move a swimmer during a term if there is a specific reason why they deem this to be necessary and in the best interests of both the swimmer concerned and the class.