SFP Group Information
GROUP LESSONS
Swimmers entering school age group lessons must meet the following requirements:
- Turned 5 years old prior to the first day of the lesson.
- Be able to listen and follow directions in a group to provide a safe learning environment.
- Meet all prior level advancement skills to register in a specific group level.
- Payment received prior to the first lesson.
| Group Level | Skills Taught | Length of Class | Student/Instructor Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gradual water adaption; movement in the water; breath holding and release; submersion of the face; opening eyes underwater; blowing bubbles; wall bobs with bubbles and air exchange | 30 minutes | 3 to 1 |
| 2 | Front float and recover; front glide and recover; back float and recover; back glide and recover; jumping bobs; streamline bobs | 30 minutes | 3 to 1 |
| 3 | Porpoising; front kick, glide and recover; back kick, glide and recover; dolphin kick, glide and recover; seesaw body movement; sitting on the kickboard sculling | 45 minutes | 4 to 1 |
| 4 | Rollover - front to back, back to front; finning and sculling; side-glide-kick; crawl armstroke; backwards bobs; somersaults forward and back | 45 minutes | 4 to 1 |
| 5 | Crawl stroke with breathing; back crawl stroke; double somersaults; handstands; horizontal head first sculling | 45 minutes | 4 to 1 |
| 6 | Extended freestyle swimming; tread water; jump in and tread water; sitting dive; kneeling dive; standing dive | 45 minutes | 4 to 1 |
| 7 | Breaststroke kick; breaststroke swim, butterfly arms; butterfly swim | 45 minutes | 5 to 1 |
| 8 | Freestyle with bilateral breathing; turns | 45 minutes | 5 to 1 |
| 9 | Sidestroke kick; sidestroke swim; elementary backstroke | 45 minutes | 5 to 1 |
| 10 | Extended swimming and technique refinement in all major strokes and turns | 45 mintues | 5 to 1 |