Teaching Swimming Fundamentals

by YMCA of the USA

Book Overview

This manual provides swimming instructors the basics for teaching student-centred, character development-oriented aquatics classes at any age level. As the initial course text for all YMCA swimming instructors, it covers how as well as what to teach. The text outlines the responsibilities of instructors, and provides the basic knowledge needed to teach aquatics. It helps instructors understand how children learn, then gives step-by-step instructions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736000445
• ISBN13: 9780736000444
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

teaching swimming

I'm actually teaching swim classes at the Y right now, and this book has been a great reference tool. I was pretty much thrown into the class as a floater the first couple of weeks and instructed to teach. The good thing about this book is that it breaks down the fundamentals and actually provides the Y's specific methods. I also purchased the Parent/Child Y instruction book which has been even more helpful.

how to....

I bought this book from eHow.com and using the combined efforts of the book, and eHow, I managed to teach my three girls all to swim on their own. I really recommend it.