Curriculum and Core Skills Achievement Stages …

1 Starfish Stroke School . Curriculum and core Skills Achievement Stages WHITE RED YELLOW BLUE GREEN. Focus: freestyle, Focus: backstroke , introduction to Focus: butterfly Focus: breaststroke Focus: endurance introduction to butterfly backstroke Discuss the Starfish Safety Ask permission to get in Put on lifejacket in the water Use flotation for assists Perform a racing dive Concepts Q & A. Swim freestyle with high elbow Swim backstroke with straight Perform pulsing with arms Perform breaststroke kicking Perform an open freestyle turn recovery arm recovery above the head motion (assisted).

2 Perform pulsing with arms Perform breaststroke kick with Swim freestyle and with thumb Swim backstroke with little Perform an open backstroke above the head and scull with support (kickboard, float bar, touch finger first entry turn hands rescue tube, etc ). Swim freestyle with center line Swim backstroke with bent arm Lift head to breathe during Perform breaststroke arm Lead-up pull pull pulsing action (assisted). Perform a freestyle flip turn Skills Swim backstroke with good Add 1 butterfly arm stroke to Swim freestyle with body roll Perform a backstroke flip turn body and arm extension pulsing Perform breaststroke arm Pulse with hand slide 3 times action with support (pull buoy, Exhale in the water before noodle, rescue tube, etc )

3 Perform a breaststroke and Perform backstroke flutter kick then take 2 swing and stretch rolling to breathe butterfly open turn arm strokes Combine arm action and leg Swim backstroke with body roll Swim in trains Pull to a thumb touch when kicking Triple-switch backstroke drill performing butterfly arm Incorporate dolphin body strokes Swim on basic pace clock Perform arm down pulsing motion into breaststroke after intervals the kick. Use flotation to reach or throw Safety Skill Always ask permission before Put on a lifejacket from in the to assist a swimmer and know Discuss the Starfish Safety Tread water or survival float Benchmark getting in the water water, kick 30 ft Concepts for 2 minutes when and how to call 911.

4 Swim freestyle 50 yards with rolling body motion, high elbow recovery, and body stretch; swim backstroke 50. yards with rolling body motion, straight arm recovery, and Swim 30 ft backstroke with Swim freestyle 30 ft with body body stretch; swim 25 yards straight arm recovery, body Swim 4 strokes butterfly with Swim Skill stretched out and consistent roll, good arm and body only one breath, then Swim 30 ft breaststroke with butterfly with dolphin body Benchmark form; swim 30 ft of triple-switch good timing and extension motion, straight arm recovery, extension.

5 Perform arm down remainder of pool freestyle backstroke and body stretch; swim 50. pulsing for fifteen feet yards breaststroke with proper timing and body stretch;. perform freestyle and backstroke flip turns and butterfly and breaststroke open turns. 2008. Starfish Aquatics Institute. All Rights Reserved.