Catrobatkidz Global Physical Education

Quality Fun Classes to Develop:

• Body Awareness

• Balance

• Locomotion

• Gross & Fine Motor Skills

• Spatial Relationships

• Rhythm & Timing

• Strength

• Flexibility

• Co-ordination

Giving your Child the Confidence to Succeed

Ages 2-9 years old

Children happy and active in water will realise just how pleasant swimming can be...

The pre-school child does not have the ability to concentrate for long periods of time. Neither do they have the physical co-ordination, emotional control, or even the incentive to learn to swim. The child should be guided and encouraged to experiment and discover his/her own enjoyment of water.

Most small children approach swimming with mixed feelings of anticipation and misgiving, however, once a bond of confidence and trust has been established between the child and teacher, rapid progress often follows. At pre-school level the most important skills for the child to learn is bobbing and breathe control. By learning these skills the child will become water safe. Once the child is water safe, it is time to learn stroke techniques, and then go onto learning to swim properly with confidence.

Swimming classes are taught to small groups of children, not according to their age, but rather according to their abilities.

If you are a Swim SA qualified teacher and would like to join the Catrobatkidz team, we would like to hear from you.

Why Teach the Younger Child?
If one has the understanding of the young child, it is possible to teach most of them to swim. It has been said that 95% of three year olds can learn to swim! The aim is to give every small child an enjoyment of the water and a skill to swim alone. These children are then easy subjects for more advanced teaching and are less likely to develop an unpleasant attitude towards water. They are in fact capable of saving themselves if they fall into water. They panic less easily and do not suffer the terrible lasting shock they would have had if they did not associate being in water with enjoyment.

Props
A variety of props are used such as rings, sticks, hoops, noodles and boards.

What to Wear
It is important to wear a full costume, preferably offering UV protection, and swimming cap.

What's summer without the sound of kids splashing in a pool, or at the beach. In addition to boosting your child's self-confidence and providing a great form of fun and exercise, learning to swim is a vital survival skill.

Skill Areas

Initial Skills
There is a vast number of initial skills to be taught, too many to list here. Beginning with water entry, surface bubble blowing and fountains, progressing to doggy paddle and board work. Then it is time to go underwater and learn bobbing and floating, leading up to kicking, breathing, diving and swimming.

Swimming Strokes
Once the basics are mastered it is time to learn Freestyle, Backstroke, Breastroke and Butterfly.

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