Games and exercises for swimmers of all levels.

Packed with games and ideas for teaching children the basics of water competence.

Provides teachers with a collection of games and activities that bring to participants of all ages and at all levels the chance to acquire and perfect swimming skills and to develop techniques of rescue and survival.

Contains suggestions and instructions for more than one hundred games and activities for swimming pools, including races, relays, games, contests, and sports.

When you need to create fun in your swim program turn to this simple yet powerful formula. One of the most difficult things in swim lessons and on swim teams is creating a fun and productive learning environment. The best way to have fun and learn swimming is to play effective swim games. We give you the basic categories of swim games and the general swimming specific skills (as found in the SLI Swim Instructor Training Workbook). This book will teach you how to draw on your knowledge of swimming, or any other sport, to work with the people at practice that day and create on the fly a fun and engaging game. You won't be wasting your valuable teaching time anymore, or doing activities that serve no purpose just because they're "fun." Create fun and effective swim games quickly and on the spot following this great formula for success. Be the favorite swim coach, the best swim teacher, and create an awesome swim program by learning how you can invent fun and engaging swim games.

Tried and tested by teachers for over 15 years, Swimming Games and Activities is a comprehensive reference manual for teaching children the basics of water competence. With over 200 graded games and activities, it provides enjoyable ideas to stimulate children of all ages and includes: - confidence-building games for non-swimmers and beginners - more advanced activities such as sculling, treading water and diving so more advanced swimmers can develop their skills - practical advice on lesson planning, using music, running a gala, teaching survival skills and testing a child's progress.