Group Lessons
Our Group Swim Lessons are a 6 week, once a week group swim lesson. The lessons run for 30 minutes. Classes are limited to 4 kids in lower levels and up to 6 kids at higher levels.
Make-up Policy
Each session has a built-in make up week that is used only if lessons are canceled due to weather, mechanical issues, accidents from kids or any other circumstances on the Academy side. We would be happy to offer an opportunity to come to one of our open swim times to practice or just enjoy some time in the pool!
Group Lesson Descriptions
Little Tots (Parent/Child) Class | 6 – 36 months
Introduction water class for parent and child. Opportunity to build
confidence, basic water safety skills, body positioning and movement and
lots of songs and games. Bring your happy face 🙂
Little Tots (Parent/Child) Class | 6 – 18 months
Goals:
Get them comfortable in the water,
Intro to laying on their backs with ears in,
Manually moving their legs and arms in the water ( up and down, splashing),
Intro to exiting the water (Elbow, Elbow, Belly, Knee, Knee),
Getting face wet and dunking.
Little Tots (Parent/Child) Class | 19 – 36 months
Goals:
Continue to reinforce all previous skills,
Floating and moving on back,
Intro to using a barbell and other Instructional Floatation Devices,
Increase participation with the instructor,
Jumping in, turning toward wall and exiting.
Pre–Schoolers | 3 – 5 yr olds
PS 1 – For children who may have a fear of the water or is their first group swim lesson. Must be able to be in the water without a parent.
Must be able to be in the water without a parent.
Goals:
- Putting face in the water
- Blowing bubbles with face in
- Exiting the pool from the side (Elbow, Elbow, Belly, Knee, Knee)
- Floating on back
- Comfortable on barbell
- Comfortable sitting jump with assistance in deep end
- Introduction to streamline kicking
PS 2 – For children that can do all of PS 1 skills.
Goals:
- Floating on front and back rotating
- Kicking properly on front (legs straight behind, kicking in a up and down motion, toes pointed out)
- Kicking properly on back (legs straight out, toes pointed down, moving in a up and down motion without knees coming out)
- Able to streamline off the wall from a sitting position.
- Kicking in a front streamline position without assistance 5ft, breathing once by lifting head up and without feet touching bottom.
- Kicking on back without assistance 5ft
- Introduction to treading water
- Introduction to kneeling dive
PS 3 – For children that can complete all prior level skills.
Goals:
- Doing front crawl arms properly without assistance. (Arms must pull all the way back and fully come out of the water prior to coming back to front).
- Kick on back without assistance full length
- Able to swim full length doing 3 Front crawl strokes, flipping to back, then flipping back over on front and repeating to the other end of the pool
- Intro to back crawl arms
- Kneeling dives (in 5ft)
- Treading water for 30 seconds
- Floating on back 1 min
PS 4 – For children that can complete previous skills.
Goals:
- Swimming with rotary breathing without flipping on back for rest
- Back crawl full length
- Intro to dolphin kick
- Treading water 1 min
- Floating on back 1 min
- Intro to standing dive (5ft)
PS 5 – For children that can complete previous skills.
Goals:
- Continue working on front and back crawl refining technique
- Introduction to flip turns
- Introduction to Breaststroke kick and arms
- Introduction to Butterfly arms and continue working on Dolphin kick
- Introduction to open turns
- Treading water with eggbeater and breaststroke kick
- Introduction to sculling
School Age | 6 – 10 yr olds
SA 1 – For children who may have a fear of the water or is their first group swim lesson. Must be able to be in the water without a parent.
Must be able to be in the water without a parent.
Goals:
- Putting face in the water
- Blowing bubbles with face in
- Exiting the pool from the side (Elbow, Elbow, Belly, Knee, Knee)
- Floating on back
- Comfortable on barbell
- Comfortable sitting jump with assistance in deep end
- Introduction to streamline kicking
SA 2 – For children that can do all of SA 1 skills.
Goals:
- Floating on front and back rotating
- Kicking properly on front (legs straight behind, kicking in a up and down motion, toes pointed out)
- Kicking properly on back (legs straight out, toes pointed down, moving in a up and down motion without knees coming out)
- Able to streamline off the wall from a sitting position.
- Kicking in a front streamline position without assistance 5ft, breathing once by lifting head up and without feet touching bottom.
- Kicking on back without assistance 5ft
- Introduction to treading water
- Introduction to kneeling dive
SA 3 – For children that can complete all prior level skills.
Goals:
- Doing front crawl arms properly without assistance. (Arms must pull all the way back and fully come out of the water prior to coming back to front).
- Kick on back without assistance full length
- Able to swim full length doing 3 Front crawl strokes, flipping to back, then flipping back over on front and repeating to the other end of the pool
- Intro to back crawl arms
- Kneeling dives (in 5ft)
- Treading water for 30 seconds
- Floating on back 1 min
SA 4 – For children that can complete previous skills.
Goals:
- Swimming with rotary breathing without flipping on back for rest
- Back crawl full length
- Intro to dolphin kick
- Treading water 1 min
- Floating on back 1 min
- Intro to standing dive (5ft)
SA 5 – For children that can complete previous skills.
Goals:
- Continue working on front and back crawl refining technique
- Introduction to flip turns
- Introduction to Breaststroke kick and arms
- Introduction to Butterfly arms and continue working on Dolphin kick
- Introduction to open turns
- Treading water with eggbeater and breaststroke kick
- Introduction to sculling
Stroke Work | Age 8 – 12 yrs olds
Participants must already know Front Crawl, Back Crawl, Dolphin Kick & Breaststroke kick. Must be able to swim 4 lengths of the pool (2 front and 2 back) non-stop. Class will work on stroke mechanics including working on learning butterfly and breaststroke.
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Contact Us
2970 Dede Road
Finksburg, MD 21048
410-702-7154
Swiminfo@basinswimacademy.com
