Aim To develop skills for diving with a personal flotation device (PFD) Equipment PFDs, plastic bucket and sinkable items (eg. coins or rubber discs) Depth of Water Chest Deep Participants Groups of 4 or 5 Description Place the sinkable items in the pool and allow them to sink Place the bucket on the side of […]
Aim To practice and strengthen the ability to tread water Equipment One rubber diving brick for each group Depth of Water Deep Participants Groups of four or five Description Each group gets into the water, forms a circle and treads water The aim is for each player in turn to hold the brick with both
Aim To encourage the use of legs for propulsion Equipment On piece of newspaper for each team Depth of Water Deep Participants Teams of four or six Description Each number 1 player holds the team’s newspapers. On the word ‘Go’, number 1 enters the water with the newspaper and swims to number 2 and passes
Aim To develop diving technique Equipment None Depth of Water Deep Participants This activity can be used with small to large groups, as long as each person has a partner of similar ability Description One member from each pair is in the water at the side of the pool, ready to swim across The other
Aim To encourage team work and co-operation Equipment None Depth of Water Chest depth to deep water Description Players line up one behind the other at the starting point On a given signal they link up the designated grip, which may be either with legs around the waist of the player behind or with hands
Aim To increase the power of the freestyle kick Equipment Kickboard for each participant Depth of Water Waist deep to deep Participants Can be done as a relay or individual activity Description Each person uses a flutter kick to cross the pool holding a kickboard outstretched in front, vertical and at least 30 centimetres below
Aim To develop correct and powerful leg action during the eggbeater kick Equipment None Depth of Water Deep Participants This activity requires pairs Description Partners face each other, treading water using the eggbeater kick. They both place their hand on their partners head On the command ‘go’, each tries to push the other under water
Aim A fun survival game which encourages conservation of energy and survival strokes Equipment Cones on the edge of the pool, optional use of clothing, kickboards and underwater hazards such as hoops Depth of Water Waist deep to deep Participants Groups of seven or eight Description The players start at the edge of the pool
Aim To encourage effective sculling Equipment None Depth of Water Deep Participants Individual based activity Description A player dives from the edge of the pool and immediately sculls with the hands so that their feet remain above the water The body remains in the inverted position
Aim Warmup/Water confidence activity Equipment None Depth of Water Ankle deep to deep, according to the skill level Description The teacher decides on the handicap to be imposed, which could be swimming with one hand, hopping with one leg etc All players must observe the handicap and avoid being tagged by the tagger The one
Aim To teach treading water, surface diving and underwater swimming Equipment Hula Hoops Depth of Water Deep Description Working in groups of 8, half the group form a circle in the deep end holding a hula hoop between them and the next member. The hula hoops should float on the surface of the water. The
Aim To build a strong and effective flutter kick Equipment Water polo balls or similar Depth of Water Waist deep to deep water Description Groups are divides in half and are placed on either side of the pool. The aim is for players to push the ball across the pool using only their heads, while
