Boys Activities = 3

Entering the Water

 

This term is used, rathor then Civing, to meet tho needs of the war
situation. While the practice sf diving does develop skill and coordination,
emphasis should now be placed upon jumping into the water with and without
clothing.

ie Junp fect first.
2e dump without submerging: Used to keop equipment dry.
Se Dive head first.

Life Saving
See American Red Cross Life Saving and Water Safety, 1957, and War

Department Basic Ficld Manual, FM 21-20, Physical Training, March 6,
L9tl,y De LLG.

 

 

 

Suggestions:

1. The teacher of swimming must bo familiar with life saving
practices.

2e Safety precautions should be observed.

Se Teaching vractices sugsested in the momuals of the
American Red Cross and War Department Manual FM 21-20
should be followed.

4. For practice in swimming fully clothed, shirt, trousers
and shoes are needed. . They should be white or fastedye,
and shed as little lint as possible.  Clothinzs should be

aundered before use in the pool.

Gymnastics

 

This phase of the program contributes readily and casily to improved
muscle tone, and bodily development. When properly conducted, gymnastics are
highly beneficial.

The activities which follow ars based on the need for body condition-
ing, particularly the development of the musculature of the shoulder girdle,
abdominal region, and legs.

Objectives

le To develop endurance.

és. To .inerease strenzth.

Se TO GOVELOp aslLIAty.

4. To develop specific skills applicable to the war situation.
Activities

 

MARCHING AND RUNNING

The purposes of marching are to teach some fundamentals of mili-
tary tactics; and to move grovps quickly ond efficiently from one place to an-
other, Marchinz, except for those two purposes, has little value in this
program. The following commands come under Marching reguletions: