Chabot CollegeFall 2001

Replaced Fall 2010

Course Outline for Physical Education 14

AMERICAN RED CROSS WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR

Catalog Description:

PHED 14 American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor 2 units

May be repeated 3 times.

To train instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety courses. Provides Water Safety certification. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 laboratory.

Prerequisite Skills:

None

Expected Outcomes for the Students:

Upon the completion of the course the student should be able to:

  1. plan, conduct, and evaluate Swimming and Water Safety courses;
  2. monitor participant’s practice and provide corrective feedback and encouragement;
  3. ensure the safety of the participants;
  4. customize courses to meet participants’ individual needs;
  5. maintain complete and accurate records and reports;
  6. develop strategies to keep knowledge and skills current;
  7. demonstrate the required aquatic skills at an acceptable level of performance;
  8. demonstrate, evaluate, and teach the following swimming strokes;
  9. freestyle
  10. backstroke
  11. breaststroke
  12. sidestroke
  13. elementary back stroke
  14. butterfly
  15. develop block plans and lesson plans;
  16. teach aquatic skills to all levels;
  17. teach diving skills;
  18. teach the Infant and Preschool program;
  19. customize skills for persons with disabilities;
  20. integrate fitness components into aquatic lessons.

Chabot College

Course Outline for American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor- PHED 14, Page 2

Course Content

1. Swimming strokes and techniques

2. Hydrodynamic Principles

3. Motor Learning Theory

4. American Red Cross Learn to Swim Program

5. American Red Cross Infant and Preschool Aquatic program

6. Class organization using skill check lists, block plans, and lesson plans

7. Competitive swimming

8. Diving progressions

9. American Red Cross

a. History

b. Record keeping

  1. Policies and Procedures
  1. Program planning and risk management
  2. Cultural diversity

Methods of Presentation:

1.Lecture

  1. Audio Visual
  2. Demonstrations of skills in the water
  3. Demonstrations of skills on land
  4. Practice teaching

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

  1. Typical Assignments
  2. Stroke analysis
  3. Peer coaching and evaluation
  4. Develop skill check lists, block plans, and lesson plans
  5. Teach aquatic skills and swim strokes to peers and other students
  6. Organize course materials in a logical manner

1)Notebooks containing skills check lists

2)Block plans

3)Lesson plans

4)Stroke errors and corrections

5)Stroke teaching progressions

  1. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
  2. Observe swimmers, analyze strokes and aquatic skills and make appropriate corrections
  3. Evaluation of swimming strokes and aquatic skills by self, peers, and instructor
  4. Evaluation of practice teaching by self, peers, and instructor
  5. Final examination

Chabot College

Course Outline for American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor- PHED 14, Page 3

Textbook:

  1. American Red Cross Swimming and Diving, Mosby Lifeline, 1996
  2. American Red Cross Instructor’s Manual, Mosby Lifeline, 1996
  3. American Red Cross Infant and Preschool Aquatic Program Parent’s Guide, Mosby Lifeline, 1996

Special Student Materials:

  1. swimsuit, sweat clothes, towel
  2. American Red Cross Certification fee
  3. Birth certificate

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