Water Safety Instructor

Text: Water safety Instructor Manual

Instructor: Kevin S. Salisbury
Office: Athletic Fieldhouse, Flanagan Campus
401.333.7313
401.333.7339

Office Hours: By appointment (usually in office 45 minutes prior to class)

Class Time: TBA

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Prerequisites of the course:

1. Be at least 16 years of age
2. Possess a current Fundamentals of Instructor Training Certificate
3. Pass 12 (twelve) Skills Tests in swimming including the following strokes
25 yards of crawl, back crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke; 15 yard
butterfly, and a standing dive
4. Reaching assist, throwing assist, head splint technique, wading assist, long shallow dive and retrieve brick at least 9 feet deep
5. Tread water for 1 minute

Class	Content	Links	Homework
1	Introduction/Stroke Observation		WSIM - Part B, CH. 3, 4; Part G, CH 19, Appendix B S&WS - CH 3, 4
2	Teaching Strategies/Hydrodynamic Principles		WSIM - CH 5-8; Appendix B S&WS - 4
3	Overview of Learn-To-Swim Classes	Lesson Plan	WSIM - CH 4; Raffy and Waddles Prepare Practice teaching #1
4	Recording and Reporting Practice Teaching #1	Course Record & Addendum	WSIM - Appendix B; Levels 3 & 4 S&WS - CH 4; Practice Teaching #2
5	Learn-To-Swim Levels 3 & 4 Practice teaching #2		WSIM - Appendix B; Levels 5 & 6 S&WS - CH 4; Practice Teaching #3
6	Learn-To-Swim Levels 4 & 5 Practice Teaching #3		WSIM - Appendix B; Levels 11 & 12 S&WS - CH 5; Practice Teaching #4
7	Teaching Diving/Starts and Turns		WSIM - Part E - Parent/Child Assign 2 skills from Parent/Child
8	Parent - Child Aquatics		WSIM - Appendix B; Levels 18 & 19 S&WS - CH 7; Practice Teaching #5
9	Customizing for Adults Customizing for Disabilities	Review	Review for Final Exam
10	Course Review Local Chapter Information (5736) Final Written Exam

Printed Materials Needed

American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Manual
American Red Cross Water safety Instructor’s Manualbr> American Red Cross Fundamentals of Instructor Training Manual
American Red Cross Waddles In The Deep (Levels 3 & 4)
Raffy Learns to Swim (Levels 1 & 2)
Water Safety Handbook (for participants)
American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches (optional)
American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches Instructor’s Manual (optional)
American red Cross Longfellow’s Whale Tales (optional)

Purpose and objectives of the course

Using the information within the course materials to teach Swimming and Water Safety courses for the American Red Cross
Planning and organizing courses, including block plans and lesson plans
Ensuring health and safety standards of participants
Be able to customize courses to meet the needs of participants
Be able to maintain accurate records and reports

Instructor Candidate Evaluation

Delivering a presentation
Conducting practice teaching
Knowing the content of the Water safety Instructor Course

50 question final (must answer 40 correct)

Water Safety Instructor – Review for final

Ø What do you need to do to be reauthorized

Ø How should the ARC Swimming and Diving Skills Video be used

Ø Know how to use the videos and for what courses

Ø Know what courses you can teach as a WSI

Ø What certificate should a water safety instructor aide hold

Ø Learn-to swim certificates can be signed by who

Ø What should an instructor submit to the Red Cross Chapter within 10 days of completion

Ø What Book/CD/Video is the information on how to plan water safety course in

Ø Know “Raffy Learns to Swim” and “Waddles” booklets

Ø Review Longfellow’s Whale’s Tales

Ø What are the completion requirements for Basic Water safety participant

Ø What are the objectives of Level 1 Learn-to-swim

Ø What are the factors that influence learning

Ø Know what an appropriately-structured practice is

Ø What is the autonomous stage of learning

Ø Lesson Planning factors (class size, ability levels of participants, and equipment)

Ø Know why self-evaluation as an instructor is important

Ø What is a photographic eye

Ø Values of Block Plans

Ø What should a good lesson plan have in it

Ø What makes up a good skill demonstration

Ø Where is most peoples’ center of buoyancy

Ø Why do you apply hydrodynamic principles

Ø What factors help a person to assist them float on their back

Ø What techniques can reduce “form drag”

Ø Which kick is least effective in treading water

Ø Know the different parts of the arm stroke (catch, midpull, finish, recovery)

Ø Where does the flutter kick originate from

Ø Where is the force in the back crawl arm stroke

Ø What is the correct sequence of the breaststroke(pull, breath, kick, glide)

Ø Know elementary backstroke technique

Ø Know sidestroke technique

Ø Know breaststroke technique

Ø Know butterfly technique

Ø What causes the knees to break the surface on elementary backstroke

Ø Know the “kicks” for all the strokes

Ø What strokes is body roll very important for

Ø Which strokes must always have a glide

Ø How are the flip turns for crawl and back crawl similar

Ø Why must everyone know safe diving rules

Ø How deep must the water be to practice diving skills

Ø With students with disabilities, it is important to use alternatives to each skill

Ø How can you accommodate adults who are learning to swim

Ø What are the goals of the Parent and Child Aquatics Program

Ø What is the minimum age for a child to participate in Parent and Child Aquatics

Ø In the beginning phases of learning to swim, how many times should you have the participant submerge

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