8min Game #2 (find the brick) Using deep end of the pool 20 black bricks Safe distance away Practice blowing out students are separated into in the open space; from pool edge/lane bubbles slowly groups of 3-5 between the wall & 10m ropes all students have their arms mark If having trouble getting to & heads down on the edge Students colliding the bottom, place hands of the pool underwater together & point the black brick is dropped downwards into the water All students visible when students hear ‘go’ they turn off the edge & swim underwater to retrieve the brick from the bottom if some students are dominant, can place students on a handicap number to allow weaker swimmers an even chance of winning Floating 5min Floating on back: Students in lanes as before 24 kickboards Students stay in the Breath in & out in the shallow end of the & take in turns floating on middle of the lane continuously to avoid pool, students practice in the shallow end sinking floating on their back using Stay close into the wall a kickboard & then progress Students in lanes as before Does anyone know what to a star float (star shape) & take in turns floating on causes our body to sink in the shallow end when moving positions? 5min Floating on front: N/A Only hold the front float in the shallow end of the for no longer than Why can some people sink pool, students practice 10sec & others can’t? doing a front float by holding their breath for 10 In lanes looking towards How could you change sec whilst submerging their teacher on the edge your body position to make face into the water floating easier?
8min 5min 5min Game #2 (find the brick) students are separated into groups of 3-5 all students have their arms & heads down on the edge of the pool the black brick is dropped into the water when students hear ‘go’ they turn off the edge & swim underwater to retrieve the brick from the bottom if some students are dominant, can place students on a handicap number to allow weaker swimmers an even chance of winning Floating Floating on back: in the shallow end of the pool, students practice floating on their back using a kickboard & then progress to a star float (star shape) Floating on front: in the shallow end of the pool, students practice doing a front float by holding their breath for 10 sec whilst submerging their face into the water Using deep end of the pool in the open space; between the wall & 10m mark Students in lanes as before & take in turns floating on in the shallow end Students in lanes as before & take in turns floating on in the shallow end In lanes looking towards teacher on the edge 20 black bricks 24 kickboards N/A Safe distance away from pool edge/lane ropes Students colliding underwater All students visible Students stay in the middle of the lane Stay close into the wall Only hold the front float for no longer than 10sec Practice blowing out bubbles slowly If having trouble getting to the bottom, place hands together & point downwards Breath in & out continuously to avoid sinking Does anyone know what causes our body to sink when moving positions? Why can some people sink & others can’t? How could you change your body position to make floating easier?