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YMCAs have been teaching people to swim for more than a century. Our youth aquatics programs help kids develop life-long skills that can help them stay healthy and gain confidence. Each year, we teach hundreds of children to swim and be safe around water. Classes are divided into ability groups and trained instructors emphasize personal safety, swimming skills, endurance and social skills, while guiding students with praise and encouragement.
SKIPPERS SWIM LESSONS (preschool
age)
SKIPPERS is our preschool age swim program, designed to teach your
child around five main components.
These are personal safety,
personal growth, stroke development,
water sports and games, and
rescue procedures. Our program
also includes character development
through structured activities
following natural progressions.
Our program is organized to
encourage individual self-confidence
and independence rather than
competition and comparison. We want your child to have FUN! Listed
below are skill levels and requirements to enter each level.
SKIPPERS LEVELS
Parent/Child Swim Class
These programs allow parents
and children to participate together in teacher-initiated activities
appropriate for the physical, cognitive and social development
of the young child. 6 mos.-3 yrs.
Pike (Beginner)
These children have little or no experience in the water. Child will learn floating, kicking, and paddle arm skills. Children wear large floatation devices. Prerequisite: 3 years old.
Eel (Advanced Beginners)
Child will learn front glide, back glide and the paddle stroke without assistance. Will also introduce sit dives and swimming with a square bubble. Prerequisite: Child must be able to float and blow bubbles and paddle stroke.
Ray (Intermediate)
Child will learn paddle stroke with breathing, kicking on front and back for endurance, dives, jumping and working on swimming with a flat bubble. Prerequisite: Child must be able to front and back glide, and paddle stroke across the width of the pool without assistance.
Starfish (Advanced)
Child will learn rudimentary backstroke, and work on endurance without a bubble.
Prerequisite: Child must be able to swim without a bubble on front and back.
Angelfish (Transition Class, Advanced)
Child will learn front crawl with rotary breathing and work on endurance and patience.
Advance to guppy
PROGRESIVE YOUTH SWIM LESSONS (6 - 12 yrs)
The youth swim program strives for goals which go beyond swimming
skills designed to teach your child around five main components.
These are personal safety, personal growth, stroke development,
water sports and games, and rescue procedures. Our program also
includes character development through structured activities following
natural progressions. We work to develop a child's potential, build
confidence, endurance and promote a better self-image. Listed below
are skill levels and requirements to enter each level.
Progressive Youth Swim Levels
POLLIWOG (Beginner)
Little or no experience. Child will learn front glide, flutter kick and paddle stroke. Also back glide and back flutter kick. Prerequisite: child must be 6 yrs. old
GUPPY (Advanced Beginner)
Child will learn rotary breathing, front crawl for distance and elementary backstroke. Prerequisite: Child must be able to complete 25 yd's of paddle stoke without assistance.
MINNOW (Intermediate)
Child will work on endurance in the front and back crawl as well as diving skills. Prerequisite: Child must be able to complete 25 yards of front crawl with rotary breathing.
FISH (Beginning Advanced)
Child will learn elementary backstroke, dolphin kick and breaststroke kick. Prerequisite: child must be able to swim 75 yards of front crawl and 75 yards of back crawl.
FLYING FISH (Advanced)
Child will learn the butterfly and breaststroke strokes. Endurance swim of 200 yards front crawl and 200 yards of Individual Medley. Prerequisite: 50 yards of elementary backstroke, dolphin kick, and breaststroke kick.
SHARK
Child will work on endurance of 400 yards. Also work on flip turns for all four strokes. Prerequisite: 50 yards of butterfly and breaststroke and endurance swim of 200 yards.
Porpoise Club
This club is an extension of the Youth Swim courses. Participants must have passed the Shark level of youth swim or have permission of the Aquatic Director. Participants will develop leadership skills, develop community service projects, and assist with the swim lesson program and a variety of other activities developed by the participants. Beginning in September and runs throughout the school year.
Wetball(Water Polo)
Wetball (Water Polo) is a sport that emphasizes swimming ability, conditioning, ball skills and teamwork. It is one of the fastest growing aquatic sports in the United States. This sport emphasizes swimming ability, conditioning, ball skills, and teamwork. It is a game that is both fun and safe for people of all ages. YMCA Wetball has a three-level progressive program to help teach the game of water polo. The program is designed so that it can be used for swimmers and nonswimmers.. The objectives of the program are to introduce basic skills of water polo, teach correct positioning, and prepare the player for play. These objectives are met through basic drills, game-type activities, and lots of encouragement. Adaptations are made based on the age and skill levels of the participants. Once players have progressed through the three levels, they are ready for more advanced water polo play. Sunday afternoons in October, 7 week sessions.
YMCA Synchronized Swimming
All ages are encouraged to join this program. Swimming level of at least a minnow level in the YMCA youth swim program. Greater skills develop as the learner progresses. This program will develop synchro skills, personal safety and personal growth. The objectives of this course are to develop body control, agility, breath control, and endurance to name a few. Participants will progress through swimming skills in a logical sequence to move toward being able to put together a routine to music with others. Will run Sunday afternoon’s beginning in September.
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