Gordian Knots

Aim To encourage eye opening and underwater confidence Equipment Metre long lengths of nylon rope (one for each player) Depth of Water Waist Deep Description Each person ties a length of rope with three simple knots They then swap ropes with another person and make their way to the bottom of the pool They then […]

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Handicap Tag

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

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Hoop Dive

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

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Pinball

Aim To develop head first and feet first sculling technique Equipment A water polo ball or equivalent Depth of Water Waist deep water Description Players lie on their backs wiht their feet towards each other. The ball is placed in between their feet so that they can hold onto it between the soles of their

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Rotisserie

Aim To develop correct flutter kick and rotation within the water Equipment None Depth of Water Chest Deep Description Players position themselves in the water with backs against the starting point On the teachers command ‘go’ the students push off the wall and complete a designated number of flutter kicks The designated kicks could be

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Tumbleweeds

Aim To develop skills involved in tumble turns Equipment None Depth of Water 1 metre or greater Description Swimmers stand about 6 metres away from the side of a wall with adequate spacing between each swimmer On the word ‘go’ they swim towards the wall, touch it with both hands and perform a forward roll

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Look Up Look Down

A fun game designed help participants ease into a group by letting their inhibitions go. Materials None How to Play Start with participants standing in a circle with their heads down As the facilitator, call out “Look Up” Participants must look up directly at someone else in the group If two participants are looking directly

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Got-Ya

A fast, exciting reaction game. Materials None How to Play Instruct players to stand in a circle Players need to place their left hand, palm facing up in front of their belly button Now they need to place their right hand, index finger only pointing down, resting in the left palm of the player to

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Chuck the Chicken

A fun, exciting group game where participants work together to achieve the highest score. Materials A rubber chicken (or could be substituted for any other item that can be easily thrown around the room) How to Play Divide participants into two even teams, give one group the chicken Explain that the team with the chicken

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