Otters - Syllabus
Tadpoles, Frogs, Ducklings, Otters and Sharks
These classes precede the Aqua 1-5 programme and give an excellent opportunity for young children to gain water confidence and learn early practices prior to embarking on the main programme. Children who have achieved the objectives in the shark syllabus usually feed into Aqua 1A or Aqua 2
Otters - Syllabus - Adult and Child age 3 1/2 - School age
Children learn by communication between the teacher and child. However the adult participates in the class to reinforce instruction and to support the child in the water. Syllabus items covered in the Otters programme are as follows:
- Safe Entries and Exits
- Confidence building exercises and independence activities
- Water familiarisation
- Introduce push and glides, prone and supine and streamlining skills
- Introduce and develop floatation skills and learning to regain standing
- Introduce and develop towing skills
- Introduce recognised supports
- Rotation Skills
- Introduce and develop submersion skills
- Progressive practices for all four strokes in leg and arm actions
- Breath Control
- Introduce basic sculling skills
- Develop use of aids
