CPD Seminars
Aquatic Training Courses run a number of CPD seminars. See below:-
- Developing the 4 main strokes (usually just 1 or 2 covered in a seminar and can be pitched at different levels/abilities of swimmer)
- Front Crawl
- Back Crawl
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Session/Lesson Planning
- Importance of planning
- Main components etc
- Competition Starts & Turns
- Front Crawl
- Back Crawl
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Individual Medley
- Team Medley
- Hydrodynamics & Hydrostatics
- Buoyancy, density etc
- Resistance v Streamlining
- Teaching Beginners
- The basics
- Use of noodles and other buoyancy aids
- Manual support
- Teaching Nervous Beginners/Non-Swimmers
- Teaching practices and games to overcome difficulties in teaching the nervous beginner
- Having the right approach, building rapport and developing confidence in the young swimmer
- Child Protection
- Good practice in the care of children
- Reporting procedures in the event of suspected child abuse
- Teaching in the Water and using Helpers effectively
- Covering a selection of various manual support techniques, teacher positioning and use of an assistant in the water
- Teaching Children with Educational Difficulties
- Covering a range of common disabilities and learning difficulties
- Stroke Analysis of the 4 main strokes (usually just 1 or 2 covered in a seminar and can be pitched at different levels/abilities of swimmer)
- Front Crawl
- Back Crawl
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Aquatic First Aid & Emergency Procedures
- Covering a range of common aquatic first aid topics with mock scenarios, as well as testing/questioning staff on their NOP & EAP