Junior Swimming Lessons

What is the National Plan at Kendal?

The ASA National Plan is a nationwide swimming scheme with a programme of criteria ranging from beginner level right through to the competitive swimmer.  Following the plan at lakes leisure Kendal’s Swim School will bring us in line with national standards and offer excellent tuition to everybody wanting to learn to swim in the local community.

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.

COMMENCING: WEEK BEGINNING 6TH SEPTEMBER'10

ENROL:

      SATURDAY 17 JULY - PRIORITY  

       SATURDAY 24 JULY - NEW STUDENT from 9am   

14 WEEK COURSE - £70.00 mon-fri

12 WEEK COURSE - £60 saturday lessons