Lakes Leisure
a charitable sport and leisure trust
ASA National Plan Junior Lessons (4+)
The ASA National Plan is a nationwide swimming scheme with a programme of criteria ranging from age 5+ junior beginner level right through to the competitive swimmer. Following the plan at lakes leisure Kendal’s Swim School will bring our swimmers in line with national standards and offer excellent tuition to everybody in the local community who would like to learn to swim. Having completed the stages above our junior swimmers are now ready to begin the stage programme outlined here:
A brief overview of the stages
STAGE 1: Developing basic safety awareness, the ‘class’ scenario, basic movement skills and water confidence skills. Swimmers may use aids, e.g. arm bands, floats, etc.
STAGE 2: Developing safe entries to the water, including jumping in, basic floating, travel front and back up to a distance of 5 metres, plus rotation to regain upright positions. Swimmers may use aids, e.g. arm bands, floats, etc.
STAGE 3: Developing safe entries including submersion, travel up to 10 metres on the front and back, progress rotation skills and water safety knowledge. At this stage, the Swimmer will be assessed without the use of aids or support.
STAGE 4: Developing the understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills, refining kicking technique for all strokes, and swimming 10 metres to a given standard as directed by the ASA.
STAGE 5: Developing ‘watermanship’ through sculling and treading water skills and complete rotation, also performing all strokes for a distance of 10 metres to the given standard as provided by the ASA within the NPTS resources.
STAGE 6: Developing effective swimming skills including coordinated breathing across all strokes plus swimming a distance of 25 metres using a stroke of the Swimmers choice; developing the water safety aspects and understanding of preparation for exercise.
STAGE 7: Developing quality stroke technique up to 100 metres, incorporating skills learnt and combining them to develop a linked routine and complete successfully an obstacle course that combines a variety of skills accomplished throughout stages 1 - 7.
Once the Swimmer has developed the core range of skills required to be confident, competent and safe in the water through stages 1 - 7, the Swimmer may then have the choice to take part in different aquatic disciplines.
FUNDAMENTAL SPORT SKILLS, STAGES 8 - 10 of the National Plan are available in Competitive Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Rookie Lifesaving. Dependent on each leisure facility, all or some of these opportunities may be available.
When is our next course?
- Week commencing Monday 16th April 2012
(Lessons Mon-Sat - please call the centre for further details and times) - ‘Priority’ enrolment date Sat 31st March 2012
- ‘New’ enrolment date Sat 7th April 2012
- Course length 11/12 weeks
- Course cost £57.75 / £63.00
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