{"id":678,"date":"2015-09-14T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.ysandbox.org\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2020-02-20T13:10:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:10:55","slug":"youth-swim-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/youth-development\/youth-swim-sports-recreation\/youth-swim\/youth-swim-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUTH SWIM LESSONS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SWIM STARTERS<\/span> BABY & TODDLER LESSONS WITH PARENT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Parent\/Child6 Months – 3 Years<\/h4>\r\n

Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills. Parents are coached to guide their child toward greater water independence while learning about the importance of supervision.<\/p>\r\n

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A \/ WATER DISCOVERY<\/h4>\r\n

Parents accompany children in stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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B \/ WATER EXPLORATION<\/h4>\r\n

In stage B, parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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C \/ WATER INDEPENDENCE<\/h4>\r\n

Parents work with their children to develop comfort in underwater exploration by learning self rescue techniques. This class is geared for children not ready to be independent from parents.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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SWIM BASICS<\/span> FUNDAMENTALS OF SWIMMING<\/span><\/h3>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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EveryoneAges 3 and up<\/h4>\r\n

Students develop basic swimming competency and learn personal water safety. They begin by developing comfort in the water, then work on proper body position and control. While developing fundamental techniques, swimmers increase stamina for longer distance swimming.<\/p>\r\n

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1 \/ WATER ACCLIMATION<\/h4>\r\n

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation for a student\u2019s future progress in swimming.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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2 \/ WATER MOVEMENT<\/h4>\r\n

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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3 \/ WATER STAMINA<\/h4>\r\n

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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SWIM STROKES<\/span> REFINING STROKE TECHNIQUE<\/span><\/h3>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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EveryoneAges 5 and up<\/h4>\r\n

Having mastered the fundamentals, swimmers build on stroke technique, including all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues, and swimmers learn about competitive swimming and how to incorporate exercise swimming into a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\r\n

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4 \/ STROKE INTRODUCTION<\/h4>\r\n

Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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5 \/ STROKE DEVELOPMENT<\/h4>\r\n

Students in stage 5 work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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6 \/ STROKE MECHANICS<\/h4>\r\n

In stage 6, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SWIM STARTERS BABY & TODDLER LESSONS WITH PARENT Parent\/Child6 Months – 3 Years Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills. Parents are coached to guide their child toward greater water independence while learning about the importance of supervision. Register A \/ WATER DISCOVERY […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":676,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/ymca-branch-programs-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-678","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3142,"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions\/3142"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}