Planning a game for beginner swimmers!!?

Question

Yes, I need some help coming up with a fun and creative game that will reinforce the skills they learned in the class.

These are the items that'll be in the game-

blowing bubbles,

exhaling under water,

front & back float 3 second,

10m flutter kick.

It's really beginner. But I am having trouble coming with a cool game besides Simon Says! Thanks a lot guys.

Answer 1

Last summer I saw some instructors of lower levels take kids on a "safari" around the pool. The class would hang on to the side of the pool and scoot around until the instructor would say something like "Oh no! I see a lion. Quick, everyone kick to get away from it." The obstacles and the skill they had to perform to overcome the obstacle changed every time the instructor stopped.

The kids had a lot of fun with it. It works especially well if your age group is 6 and under. You might be able to adapt it for older kids by letting them control the safari or picking a different theme.

Answer 2

Sharks and Minnows

-have 1 kid be a shark and wait out in the middle of the pool and have the rest be minnows have the minnows swim across the pool and have the sharks try to catch them, once catched they help out tagging, last one swimming as a minnow is the winner

Answer 3

1)u can make them turn their backs while u throw in coloured sticks, n whoever find and picks up the most, wins.

2)also kick board relay races, trust me relays are always fun!! regardless the level. n if iz babies they can do it in their floating rings.

Answer 4

The back floating and 10m flutter kick would be too difficult to perform for persons under 11 yrs old, esp if they are complete beginners. Probably okay if they have gone through more than 4 sessions.

Use a pool with waist-high water. Walk them around the pool to get them used to moving in the water and to maintain their balance. Next do breath-holding underwater. In small groups of 5, get them around a circle and encourage them to hold their breath to a count of 5-10, using your fingers underwater. Make several repetitions, each time increasing finger counts to 15, 20 and so on. Tell them to breathe out small bubbles when they feel some discomfort.

Another fun exercise you can introduce to give them confidence is, to get them to try to sit on the pool bottom. They wont be able to do it, but that experience will kill any phobia of sinking, if they have. Only when the beginners have managed to hold their breath sufficiently well and long, should other games be introduced for safety reasons.

It is a good idea to teach basic sculling, so that if they slip and fall, they know how to get up, without gulping too much water. Flutter kicking which is easily done,  can come later.

Cheers, hope the above tips help, somewhat!!