Swimming Lessons

Times | List of Badges | Pool Depths |Descriptions of Classes| Courses for 2011-12

Sporting Edge realise that learning to swim is a very important aspect of life. That’s why we offer Swimming Lessons for children catering for all abilities from the non-swimmer to the more advanced. Fully qualified and experienced teachers in a safe and positive environment teach our lessons. Children will work towards an award scheme and earn badges and certificates on achieving the set criteria for each level. Children are assessed continuously and moved to the most suitable class for their ability. Our classes are taught in a group situation, normally one teacher for up to ten children. The non-swimmer classes are unhurried and the aim to enable children to enjoy being in the water and to gain confidence in the water whilst the more advanced classes focus on specific swimming skills and improving swimming fitness.

Lessons are structured to build up confidence in the water whilst working towards improving swimming ability and techniques.

It is hoped that all participants will improve through the programme of lessons, however improvement cannot be guaranteed, as all learners are individuals with their own ability and experience. The lessons are undertaken with no guarantee of improvement.

Pre-booking is essential as places are limited.

Lessons are fun and enjoyable with badge schemes in operation to encourage children to improve their swimming ability.

The philosophy of the sessions is to keep them simple, safe and fun whilst progressively introducing basic instructional points. In addition we aim to help promote a healthier lifestyle, enjoyment and provide a foundation for personal development and future development in sport.

 

 

Class Times and Abilities

Dates for the coming year 2011/2012

 

 

Mondays

Start Date
No of Weeks
Finish Date Cost Course Name
5th September 2011
9
 31st October 2011 £36.00 CSL Mon Sept Block1
7th November 2011
9
 16th January 2012 £36.00

CSL Mon Nov Block2

(not 26/12 and 2/1)
23rd January 2012
10
 2nd April 2012 £40.00 CSL Mon Jan Block3
16th April 2012
8
 18th June 2012 £32.00 CSL Mon April Block4
25th June 2012
9
 20th August 2012 £36.00 CSL Mon June Block 5

 

Wednesdays

Start Date
No of Weeks
Finish Date Cost Course Name
7th September 2011
9
 2nd November 2011 £40.00 CSL Wed Sept Block 1
9th November 2011
10
 18th January 2012 £40.00

CSL Wed Nov Block 2

( not 28/12/11 )

25th January 2012
11
 4th April 2012 £44.00 CSL Wed Jan Block 3
11th April 2012
11
 20th June 2012 £44.00 CSL Wed April Block 4
27th June 2012
10
 29th August 2012 £40.00 CSL Wed June Block 5

 

Thursdays

Start Date
No of Weeks
Finish Date Cost Course Name
1st September 2011
10
 3rd November 2011 £40.00 CSL Thur Sept Block 1
10th November 2011
10
 19th January 2012 £40.00

CSL Thur Nov Block 2

(Not 29/12/10 )
26 January 2012
11
 5th April 2012 £44.00 CSL Thur Jan Block 3
12th April 2012
11
 21st June 2012 £44.00 CSL Thur April Block 4
28th June 2012
10
 30th August 2012 £40.00 CSL Thur June Block 5

 

Saturdays

Start Date
No of Weeks
Finish Date Cost Course Name
3rd September 2011
10
 5th November 2011 £40.00 CSL Sat Sept Block 1
12th November 2011
9
 21st January 2012 £36.00

CSL Sat Nov Block 2

(Not 24/12 and 31/12 )
28th January 2012
11
 7th April 2012 £44.00 CSL Sat Jan Block 3
14th April 2012
11
 23rd June 2012 £44.00 CSL Sat April Block 4
30th June 2012
9
 25th August 2012 £36.00 CSL Sat June Block 5

 

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List of badges and brief description

Award Description Level
Duckling This scheme is primarily designed to introduce young children and their parents to the environment and the pleasures of the water

Duck 1 – Armbands

Duck 2 – Armbands

Duck 3 – Armbands

Duck 4 – Armbands/Beginner

Duck 5 – Beginner

Water Skills The water skills awards compliment the skills developed in the National Plan for teaching swimming by helping to develop watermanship, confidence, versatility, skills and endurance.

Grade 1 – Armbands

Grade 2 – Beginners

Grade 3 – Advanced Beginners

Grade 4 – Intermediates

Grade 5 – Improvers

Grade 6 – Advanced/Endurance

Swim Challenge In this scheme pupils are challenged to achieve targets for which they need an efficient performance using a wide range of skills. Stamina is also an important factor. Throughout this scheme all strokes should be performed with good style.

Challenge 1 – Intermediates

Challenge 2 – Improvers

Bronze – Advanced

Silver – Advanced

Gold – Endurance

Honours – Endurance
Rainbow Award This scheme is aimed at children aged 5 and over for the children to demonstrate their ability to swim from A to B without pause and without stress. The distance badges include: 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800 meters and 1 mile.
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Descriptions of classes ( From new September block of lessons )

TADPOLES (Stage 1 Beginners) - Children begin the lessons if they are new to swimming in armbands and carry their lessons out with buoyancy aids. The lessons are based in the children developing their basic water skills and their movement through the water. Children are encouraged to develop their strength so ultimately they will be able to swim across the width on fronts and backs.  [Duck 1-4, Water Skills 1]

 

FROGS (Stage 2 Beginners) - In this class the children are developing their confidence. The children in these classes will be working towards swimming 10m to 25m on their fronts and backs without aids and with fluency. The children will also be working on basic water skills and jumping into deep water. [Duck 5, Water Skills 2]

 

TURTLES (Stage 1 Intermediates) - This class may take place in the deep end and so children need to be competent swimmers across the width on their fronts and backs. In this class the children develop their swimming techniques and speed on both their fronts and backs being introduced to breaststroke and the arm and leg actions. Within this class children are further developing their water skills and water confidence and working towards gaining their 25m to 50m certificates. [Water Skills 3]

 

PENGUINS (Stage 2 Intermediates) – Children work over widths but are continuing to develop their swimming techniques. Children will continue with the three basic strokes with their skills being developed alongside these strokes. Through this series of lessons the children will be working towards gaining their 50m to 100m certificates. [Challenge 1, Water Skills 4]

 

SEALS (Stage 3 Intermediates) – In this class the emphasis is placed in technique of all four strokes with the children working on the butterfly as well as the three they are already familiar with. Children also will further develop their water skills so they can perform them with confidence in both deep and shallow water. These skills include sculling, treading water and diving. [Challenge 2, Water Skills 5]

 

  DOLPHINS (Stage 1 Advanced) – In this class children already have gained water confidence and are becoming competent and technical swimmers. By this stage swimmers should have a firm understanding of the strokes as a whole and know when they are being performed correctly. The swimmers should be confident and be able to swim distances of up to 400m with ease. Water confidence and skills are still being developed and performed at a high standard. [Challenge Bronze + Silver, Water Skills 6]

 

SHARKS (Stage 2 Advanced) – in the endurance level, children begin to work on their bronze, silver gold and honours badges with swimming strokes being performed technically and fluently. Swimmers in this group will also begin to work on their pre-competition skills such as diving and tumble turns.[Challenge Gold + Honours, Personal Survival 1 + 2]

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Pool Depths

To enrol your child on our activities please complete either an enquiry form [PDF] or contact Sporting Edge.

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