Piranha stage

Aims

• To build on the swimmers, endurance in freestyle and backstroke while holding good technique.
• To introduce a safety stroke lifesaving backstroke and perform it in a strong relaxed manner.
• Breaststroke kick to be introduced as a general movement.

Skills

• Freestyle kick 100 metres with fins
• Freestyle kick 50 metres without fins
• Backstroke kick 100 metres with fins
• Backstroke kick 50 metres without fins
• Freestyle – introduce alternate breathing
• Freestyle 50 metres with fins (show good technique and performed in a slow and relaxed manner)
• Freestyle 25 metres without fins (must hold reasonably good technique and performed in a slow relaxed manner)
• Backstroke 50 metres with fins (must show good technique and performed in a relaxed manner)
• Backstroke 25 metres without fins (must hold good technique and performed in a slow relaxed manner)
• Breaststroke Kick – introduction to the basic movement
• Lifesaving backstroke 25 metres (a safety stroke to be performed in a relaxed manner)