SWIM FOR LIFE STAFF TRAINING

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SWIM FOR LIFESTAFF TRAINING

• THE NEXT GENERATION

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How did we get here?

• In 2005 the National office assigned Ontario and
  Alberta branches the task of creating a single
  Swim Program standard (Swim for Life).
• The Ontario and Alberta branches were assigned as
  each had developed and implemented their own
  Learn to Swim programs.

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Focus of revisions

• To ensure a seamless flow and integration between
  the 6 Swimmer levels of Swim for Life and the 3
  Canadian Swim Patrol levels (Rookie, Ranger,
  Star).

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Swim for Life Program
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The Swim for Life Program

• Swim for Life is organized in modules designed
  to meet the swim instruction needs of any age
  group
• Parent Tot (1-3)
• Preschool 1-5 (formerly A-E)
• Swimmer 1-6
• Adult Swimmer 1-3 (formerly 101-301)
• Fitness Swimmer (NEW)

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• In each module, content is organized in the
  following streams and builds level by level and
  module by module
• Entries and Exits
• Surface Support
• Underwater Skills
• Swim to Survive Skills (formerly Survival
  Skills)
• Movement / Swimming Skills
• Fitness (NEW)

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Water Smart Education

• Water Smart drowning prevention messages are an
  integral part of the Swim for Life Program.
• These messages are embedded in content and
  program support materials.
• The Society will continue to provide tools to
  make this drowning prevention education last a
  lifetime.

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Water Smart handouts
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Overview

• Swim to Survive
• A theme found throughout the levels and many
  progressions lead up to the mastery of the
  Swim-to-Survive standard in Swimmer 3
• Examples
• Rolling front to back - pendulum
• Side roll entry
• Surface support progressions

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• Water Smart
• Went from a Must See to a Note
• Would not hold back a child because they did not
  understand the messaging
• Still exists on the worksheet and has been
  embedded into core plan lesson plans
• Glides
• Added to help the progression from floats to
  strokes
• Strong feedback heard from affiliates to
  incorporate this progression

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• Endurance Swim eliminated and replaced with
  Interval Training
• Long distances promote deterioration of strokes
  and reinforces bad habits
• Shorter distances break up the skill into smaller
  chunks and promote fitness
• Equal or greater distance achieved
• Flutter kick on the back introduced first
• Reinforces proper body position and kicking
  efficiency without concern for breathing
  techniques

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• Surface Dives
• A lifesaving skill, therefore it was moved into
  Canadian Swim Patrol
• PFD
• Previously taught PFD Survival Skills were
  removed and incorporated into the Must See
  under the Entries Exits stream.
• For example
• In Swimmer 1 Jump into deep water wearing PFD
  is evaluated with the Must See- Correctly
  fitting PFD donned on land

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Fitness Swimmer
New!

• The Fitness Swimmer Program is for swimmers of
  any age who want to improve their overall
  physical fitness in the water. Fitness Swimmer
  provides a structured approach to physical
  fitness based on accepted training principles and
  practices including interval training.

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• Fitness Swimmer Content includes
• Pace clocks and timers
• Stretches for swimmers
• Kicking interval training
• Swimming interval training
• Workout 300 m
• Workout design
• Distance swim
• Sprint swim

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NEW RESOURCES

• Award Guide
• Teaching Swim for Life
• Worksheets
• Progress Reports
• Core Plans
• Lesson Plans
• Certificates

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Award Guide
Award Guide contains content for all levels
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Teaching Swim for Life
Companion reference that contains teaching tips,
stroke charts, stroke drills, lesson plan
templates, core plans for all levels, and content
for effectively teaching Fitness Swimmer.
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Worksheets
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Core Plans
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Lesson Plans
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Progress Report
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Certificates
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Activity Trace the progression

• Topics Entries Exits, Surface Support,
  Underwater Skills, Swim to Survive Skills,
  Movement/Swimming Skills, Fitness, Water Smart
  Education
• Using your Swim for Life and Canadian Swim Patrol
  Award Guide trace the progression through all
  levels (Preschool Canadian Swim Patrol)