ACTIVITY SESSION PLAN: Aquatics breaststroke
Date: 21/04/2023 Length of session: 1 hour 15 minutes
Time: 9:30 am
Venue: Leeds Beckett swimming pool Age / Stage / Ability of participants:
18-19/beginners
Size of group: 4
Equipment:
-Pool weights
-Woggle
- 2 different sized hand held floats
Session Goals for the Athletes (WHAT): Personal Coaching Goals (HOW):
By the end of the session the participant will be able to: By the end of the session, I will have:
Have an understanding on how to complete a breaststroke safely and Given the students the correct guidance and instructions during the tasks
comfortably. Each student should be able to at least have improve their and to have provided an opportunity for all the students to improve one
arms or legs technique. unit area.
Session Unit Detail (Activity, Organisation, Technique Pedagogical Inclusion strategy
Part Reps, Sets, Recovery) Management & Health & (technical/coaching considerations
Safety considerations points to be used)
Warm Up Start in the shallow end. Before starting the All swimmers must take The command style of Openly ask if the
[ 10 1)Give out 5 movements warmup as for any part to ensure that their teaching is used in the swimmers feel
minutes] to do in the pool and medical conditions or muscles are warmed up warmup as the swimmers comfortable with
label them 1-5. injuries. for the session. will need a level of swimming and ask if
2)1 is star on the back, 2 guidance to warm up and anyone is nervous. If
is mushroom float, 3 is Keep the swimmers safely When doing the get moving in the pool as anyone is worried, then
forward roll, 4 is swim to distanced so they are movements, they must some students may be make sure that they know
collect the weight and 5 is arms/legs width apart hold them for at least 3 uncomfortable in the that they don’t have to do
handstand. from each other. seconds. water. By having pre-set anything that they aren’t
3)Do this for 2-3 minutes instructions, it might ease comfortable with.
Do the warmup in the them into it more.
Move on to doing some shallow end. Use visible weights so
laps by allowing the that everyone can see
swimmers to do their best
, breaststroke with no them when diving for
guidance. them.
-Do this 4 times
Unit A The main focus is on body Everyone will be -Keep the body long and The command stye of The swimmers have a
Body position is the push and separated at least arms or narrow teaching will also be choice of which space of
position glide. legs width in the pool. carried out here as the the pool they would like
[10 - The arms must be -Stay in a straight line body positioning is a vital to be in whether that’s
minutes] fully stretched out The swimmers will be part of the stroke so the deep end or shallow
over their heads. numbered 1-2 so that not -Keep the first streamline there must be clear end for their own
- They should be everyone will swim at the for at least 3-4 seconds. instructions. comfort.
kept tight next to same time ensuring that
the ears. there is a safe amount of The teaching style Floats are used which will
- Legs should be space. practice is also used as provide a sense of
kept straight after the swimmers are security for the less
pushing off. A float will be used to carrying out set tasks confident swimmers.
- Do this with a keep them safe when from the teacher allowing
handheld float to trying the body position. them to perform the skill
begin with if correctly.
needed.
- Repeat this at
least 4 times.
Unit B There are two types of The swimmers will be -Hells should go towards The self-check style of Each swimmer is
Legs kicks the wedge kick and numbered 1-3 as more the buttocks rather than teaching is used as the numbered 1 to 3 so that
[10 the narrower whip kick. space will be required for the chest during the leg’s swimmers will need to nobody feels pressured
minutes] the leg kicks. recovery phase. keep track of their strokes into choosing themselves
1)Focus on the wedge by themselves and keep whether to go first.
kick Ensure that there are no -Squeeze the legs note of it mentally, so
left-over bits of together they know how much Floats will be used again
2)Ask the swimmers to equipment floating they need to improve for safety and comfort
hold onto the poolside around in the pool from -Keep the feet turned during the next stroke. but given the choice to
bars to mimic the leg previous activities. outwards during the
movement. kicking of the legs.
Date: 21/04/2023 Length of session: 1 hour 15 minutes
Time: 9:30 am
Venue: Leeds Beckett swimming pool Age / Stage / Ability of participants:
18-19/beginners
Size of group: 4
Equipment:
-Pool weights
-Woggle
- 2 different sized hand held floats
Session Goals for the Athletes (WHAT): Personal Coaching Goals (HOW):
By the end of the session the participant will be able to: By the end of the session, I will have:
Have an understanding on how to complete a breaststroke safely and Given the students the correct guidance and instructions during the tasks
comfortably. Each student should be able to at least have improve their and to have provided an opportunity for all the students to improve one
arms or legs technique. unit area.
Session Unit Detail (Activity, Organisation, Technique Pedagogical Inclusion strategy
Part Reps, Sets, Recovery) Management & Health & (technical/coaching considerations
Safety considerations points to be used)
Warm Up Start in the shallow end. Before starting the All swimmers must take The command style of Openly ask if the
[ 10 1)Give out 5 movements warmup as for any part to ensure that their teaching is used in the swimmers feel
minutes] to do in the pool and medical conditions or muscles are warmed up warmup as the swimmers comfortable with
label them 1-5. injuries. for the session. will need a level of swimming and ask if
2)1 is star on the back, 2 guidance to warm up and anyone is nervous. If
is mushroom float, 3 is Keep the swimmers safely When doing the get moving in the pool as anyone is worried, then
forward roll, 4 is swim to distanced so they are movements, they must some students may be make sure that they know
collect the weight and 5 is arms/legs width apart hold them for at least 3 uncomfortable in the that they don’t have to do
handstand. from each other. seconds. water. By having pre-set anything that they aren’t
3)Do this for 2-3 minutes instructions, it might ease comfortable with.
Do the warmup in the them into it more.
Move on to doing some shallow end. Use visible weights so
laps by allowing the that everyone can see
swimmers to do their best
, breaststroke with no them when diving for
guidance. them.
-Do this 4 times
Unit A The main focus is on body Everyone will be -Keep the body long and The command stye of The swimmers have a
Body position is the push and separated at least arms or narrow teaching will also be choice of which space of
position glide. legs width in the pool. carried out here as the the pool they would like
[10 - The arms must be -Stay in a straight line body positioning is a vital to be in whether that’s
minutes] fully stretched out The swimmers will be part of the stroke so the deep end or shallow
over their heads. numbered 1-2 so that not -Keep the first streamline there must be clear end for their own
- They should be everyone will swim at the for at least 3-4 seconds. instructions. comfort.
kept tight next to same time ensuring that
the ears. there is a safe amount of The teaching style Floats are used which will
- Legs should be space. practice is also used as provide a sense of
kept straight after the swimmers are security for the less
pushing off. A float will be used to carrying out set tasks confident swimmers.
- Do this with a keep them safe when from the teacher allowing
handheld float to trying the body position. them to perform the skill
begin with if correctly.
needed.
- Repeat this at
least 4 times.
Unit B There are two types of The swimmers will be -Hells should go towards The self-check style of Each swimmer is
Legs kicks the wedge kick and numbered 1-3 as more the buttocks rather than teaching is used as the numbered 1 to 3 so that
[10 the narrower whip kick. space will be required for the chest during the leg’s swimmers will need to nobody feels pressured
minutes] the leg kicks. recovery phase. keep track of their strokes into choosing themselves
1)Focus on the wedge by themselves and keep whether to go first.
kick Ensure that there are no -Squeeze the legs note of it mentally, so
left-over bits of together they know how much Floats will be used again
2)Ask the swimmers to equipment floating they need to improve for safety and comfort
hold onto the poolside around in the pool from -Keep the feet turned during the next stroke. but given the choice to
bars to mimic the leg previous activities. outwards during the
movement. kicking of the legs.
