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ASA NPTS National Plan for the Teaching of Swimming

Lessons are tailored to ability and we offer the following levels of instruction:

• Foundation Stage (Pre-School Classes)
• FUNdamental Movement Skills (Beginner 1 to Improver 3, Stages 1 to 7)
• FUNdamental Sports Skills (Swimming Club Stages 8 – 10)

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Foundation Stage

This is the programme for early year’s water confidence for pre-school classes . The emphasis is upon development of basic motor skills and introduction to water and the swimming environment through fun and games.

FUNdamental Movement Skills, Stages 1 – 7

Stage 1 (Beginner 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 (Beginner 2):

Developing safe entries into water including jumping in, basic floating, travel and rotation unaided to regain upright positions. Swimmers may use aids, e.g. arm bands, floats etc.

Stage 3 (Intermediate 1):

Developing safe entries including submersion, travel up to 10 metres on the front and back, progress rotation skills and water safety knowledge.

Stage 4 (Intermediate 2):

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 (Improver 1):

Developing ‘watermanship’ through sculling and treading water skills, and complete rotation, also performing all strokes to a given standard as directed by the ASA.

Stage 6 (Improver 2):

Developing effective swimming skills including coordinated breathing; developing the water safety aspects and understanding of preparation for exercise.

Stage 7 (Improver 3/Swimming Club):

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.

FUNdamental Sports Skills, Stages 8 – 10 (Aqua Swimming Club)

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 can focus on the development of competitive swimming techniques such as advanced skills for speed on all four strokes, starts, turns and following specified training sets and programmes.