Swimming school

objectives of adult courses

Introduction

It often happens that the swimming instructor finds himself always having to choose between the same exercises, risking falling into monotony, thus making users lose the desire to continue learning to swim. The answer to this problem lies in continuous programming; in order to do this, you need to have in mind the objectives of the type (level) of course you are presiding over.
Below are listed all the general and specific objectives to follow in order to then choose the most appropriate exercises depending on the objective. After choosing the exercises by objective, you can plan your lessons by varying them continuously!

1st LEVEL

General environment in the water

Physical-sensorial and psychological adaptation to water without particular technical acquisitions
Movements in water with gradual immersion first of the body and then of the face
Opening of the eyes and mouth under water
Acceptance of depth
Acceptance of falls

Early forms of respiratory education

Control of apnea
Control of respiratory exchanges

Relaxation and Floating

Prone and supine floating with the help of the teacher or support
Body balance in buoyancy with or without support
Prone or supine floating without any kind of support
Transition from prone to supine floatation and vice versa

Slipping

Setting a correct sliding position
Sliding on the chest
Sliding on the back
Sliding and kicking
Sliding on the chest and back with screwing and overturning with and without kicking
Deep water movements on the back and chest

Introduction of the dives

From standing position, with and without help: jump into the water
Sequence of dives from the edge of the pool, (not on the starting block):

1. Kneeling position, with one foot firmly attached to the edge of the other leg bent with the knee on the ground.
2. with both feet firmly on the edge and with legs slightly apart and flexed
3. Stand with one leg forward and the foot clinging to the edge and the other leg further back

Alternation of simultaneous movements of the arms on the chest and back

Introduction of the back stroke and its insertion on the movement of the lower limbs

Introduction of the style stroke

Back: beat coordination of legs, stroke and back breathing

Backstroke swim

Arm, leg style coordination with gradual insertion of breathing

Double back swim

Diving and underwater travel

Static vertical buoyancy

2nd LEVEL

Acquisition of breathing synchronization in freestyle swimming
Freestyle swim
Backstroke and freestyle start
Introduction of the starting dive
Acquisition of an excellent technique both back and style
Drive 25 meters on the back without any interruption
Run 25 meters in freestyle without any interruption
Introduction of the breaststroke kick on the back and chest with and without support
Introduction of frog breathing
Introduction of freediving
Vertical float with alternating frog legs movement
Without interruption: 50 meters with good back technique
Without interruption: 50 meters with good freestyle technique
Inverted at regular intervals in both backstroke and freestyle swimming
Introduction of the breaststroke stroke
Swim underwater
Coordination of the kick, stroke and breaststroke
Breast Swim
Double back swim with breaststroke kick
Turns

3rd LEVEL

Perfecting the breaststroke swim
Combination of different styles to refine coordination and technical improvement
Without interruption: 25 and 50 breaststroke meters
Without interruption: 100 meters freestyle
Without interruption: 100 meters on the back
Introduction of the dolphin stroke
Free style and backstroke speed refinement exercises
Correct execution of starts and turns
50 meters freestyle with excellent speed
Swim with dolphin arms and frog legs: butterfly
Introduction of the dolphin kick
Starting dives
Starting dives and 25 meters freestyle
Starting dives and 25 meters on the back
Coordination of stroke, kick and dolphin breathing
Dolphin swim
Introduction of rescue techniques

4th LEVEL

Refinement of the dolphin swim
Preparation for the 100 mixed
Exercises with and without tools to improve performance, speed and endurance
Freestyle and mixed relay
Preparation for 25 meters in apnea
Training programs of at least 1 kilometer
Acquisition of rescue techniques and styles