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selected community leadership is trained through regular Water Safety Instructor
Courses conducted by special Red Cross revresentatives for the chapter or through
attendance at one of the National Aquatic Schools. Men end women at least 18
vears of age in sound health and physical condition may qualify as instructors
to relay knowledge and skills learned to thousandsof people. The objectives thus
accomplished in communities with this type of trained leadership are:

1. Teaching non-svimmers how to swim.
. Teaching swimming beyond the beginner level.
. Teaching common sefety factors in small craft handling.
. Teaching life saving in all its forms,
« Teaching water safety in all its phases.
. The promotion of water safety.

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In promoting your swimming program let us consider vou have your
a end qualified leadership. Beyond that, however, we know there are some
eturel teachers who meke e success of their work beceuse of certain personal
jean joined with a keen interest end some initiative to adjust their
teaching to the individual. Beneldae of swimming is made easier, of course, when
the staff is properly organized, sufficient equipment available, and the pool or
beach so arranged as to facilitate teaching, Your leadership needs to maintain an
atmosphere of cheerfulness, to develop infinite patience and to be encouraging
at all times. Once the pupil understands thet you understand his point of view
and are Sympathetic you gain his confidence, Be careful never to frighten a
veginner, Swimming affords exceptional opportunity to inculcate the ideals of
courege, sclf-confidence, leadership, good sportsmanship end self-sacrifice. The
highest ideals of physicel education should alvays be mrintained through your
swimming methods whatever they are, Think of your teaching in the light of
teaching citizenship. In maintaining these iderls swimming affords an excellent
opportunity to teach proper herlth habits.

The learning phases of functional skills in progressive order

for the Red Cross Beginner Svrimming Courses ore:
Careful adjustment to water.
Breath holding.
Rhythmic breathing,
Seeing under water,
Elementary use of buoyancy.
Prone floating.
Jellyfish float.
Getting off end on your feet,
. Propulsive movement.
Changing position,
ll. Coordinated stroking,
12. Methods of entering the water.
13. Safety skills for,
a. Release of cramp
bv. Assisting - non-svimmer to his feet
ce. Reaching assistance.

The intermediate swimming course develops individual swimming
ond diving skills. Emphasis is placed largely on mastering three types of leg
and erm stroking movements. Successful completion of the Beginner end the
Intermediate Swimming Courses qualified one for the reguler certificate.

In the svimmer swimming course the pupil is to master a series of
swimming styles, The emphasis is placed on coordinetion of parts into whole strokes
for the purpose of developing increased ease, balance, endurance and versatility
in the water. In this course the practice sessions begins to change. Mass drill
is still given in propulsive movements, plain diving and so forth, but the major
part of the class period is divided between individual instruction and individual
practice until the pupil establishes the proper relationship of arm strokes, leg
strokes end breathing, Tho successful completion of the course also qualifies
the punil for the Red Cross Swimmer Certificate.

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