- Section #8289
- Dates:
- Class begins Fri. Feb 17 and ends June 9
- Last day to add: Feb. 24
- Last day to drop without notation: Feb 24
- Last day to drop: May 12
- Class Meets: Fridays 5:30 to 6:20 in PE 209 and from 6:30- 9:40 pm at the Pool
- Resources (how to use the course management system known as Canvas)
Course Description
This class is designed to give you a Red Cross certificate as a Water Safety Instructor. This semester, the class will spend some additional time on the water aerobics instructor content and students will have the opportunity to get a certificate as a Hydro-Tone Fitness System specialist using the Hydro-Tone water resistance equipment.
Student Learning Outcome for PE 248: Students will be prepared to teach swimming lessons to a diverse population of all ages and pass the certification requirements for the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certificate.
Course Objectives:
- Understand and identify the goals, history and philosophy of an American Red Cross (ARC) instructor.
- Plan, conduct and evaluate American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety skills for diverse populations such as geriatrics, pregnant women, and individuals with disabilities.
- Demonstrate the required ARC and WSI swimming skill standards.
- Identify the certification requirements for the WSI and recertification.
- Evaluate a swimming environment to ensure and maintain safety.
Required Textbook Packet:
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These books will be available for FREE as PDF files in the eClassroom.
Water Safety Instructor's Candidate Kit, (EA) Rev. 2016 |
Also Required at each class: textbooks, paper, pen/pencil, swimsuit, goggles, towel.
No watches and no jewelry are allowed during the water aerobics portion of the class or when teaching children.
Also Required at each class: textbooks, paper, pen/pencil, swimsuit, goggles, towel.
| Date |
Material Covered |
| 2/17 |
Introduction and orientation, overview of Red Cross Program. ICT lecture, FIT manual, Instructor Corner, SABA, establishing home chapter and AP Agreement. Swim Skills overview - performed in the pool. |
| 2/24 |
Hydrodynamics, Block plans, lesson plans, front crawl drills, milk jug drills for teaching basic front crawl skills; plus swimming pre-test |
| 3/3 |
Class organization, back crawl and drills for teaching. Teaching assignment #1, Self-Evaluation on teaching assignment Teaching to standard and testing to objective. |
| 3/10 |
Elementary Backstroke drills, peer review for back crawl. Teaching assignment #2. Motor Learning
Theory, sidestroke, over-arm sidestroke, trudgen. Teaching assignment #3. Cultural Diversity, diving, Breaststroke drills, skill work and peer coaching. |
| 3/17 |
Disabilities, starts and turns, inverted breaststroke, butterfly. Teaching assignment #4. |
| 4/7 |
IPAP - BRING A DOLL TO CLASS! Teaching Assignment #5 |
| 4/14 |
SPRING RECESS |
| 4/21 |
REAL STUDENTS! Games and Water Activities, Longfellow's Whale Tales, Community Water Safety Program, Water Safety Aide Program. Introduction to Water Aerobics. |
| 4/28 |
REAL STUDENTS! Safety Training for Swim Coaches, AQUACKtic Program, Mask, Fins, Snorkel, and surface dives. Water Aerobics continued. |
| 5/5 |
Fitness Principles, Training principles, water aerobics. Workout form, body measurement worksheet, body composition worksheet, list of deep water moves, common flexibility tests, and standards for Sit and Reach Test, Hydro-Tone Muscle Strength/Endurance Tests, Hydro-Tone test normatives, list of jugging drills, list of shallow water moves, Shallow Water Circuit, Muscle Balance notes. |
| 5/12 |
Water Aerobics teaching assignment #1. |
| 5/19 |
Water Aerobics teaching assignment #2. |
| 5/26 |
Begin skills testing and buddy coaching. |
| 6/2 |
WSI skills testing, WSI written exam |
| 6/9 |
Final night for WSI Skills Testing and Red Cross written test |
Grading:
| Skills |
Points Possible |
| Written Swimming Lesson Plans (4 @ 100 points each) |
400 |
| Practice Teaching Assignments (6 @ 50 points each) |
300 |
| Self-Evaluations (4 @ 25 points each) |
100 |
| Swimming skills (20 @ 5 points each) |
100 |
| ARC Written Final Exam |
100 |
| Written Water Aerobics Exercise Routine |
25 |
| Written Swim Team or Fitness Swimming Workout |
25 |
| Water Aerobics Instructor Quiz |
25 |
Letter Grades:
- Grade A = 960 points or above
- Grade B = 850-959 points
- Grade C = 740-846 points
- Grade D = 630-739 points
- Grade F = less than 630 points
American Red Cross Certification requires completion of all ARC requirements, including the written final exam and swimming skills and demonstration of ability to teach swimming. Student must sign up with Red Cross online and pay for certification, as well.
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