WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR EXAM|2023/24 UPDATE|GRADED A+

What do you need to do to be reauthorized as a Water Safety instructor? Must take rest within 90 says of expiration date (2 years) Once a year a course record as to be put in course of records - set number of swim lessons teach within a year, sign code of conduct, instructor agreement, meet with red cross rep videos for what courses? used for additional information/review and show and help with demonstrations water safety Know what courses you can teach as a WSI • Learn-to-Swim courses, Parent and Child Aquatics courses and Safety Training for Swim Coaches What certificate should a water safety instructor aide hold Completion card for specific level Learn-to swim certificates can be signed by whom The WSI What book would you find the information on how to plan water safety course in American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's Manual with CD-ROM. Longfellow's Whale's Tales To help children learn safe behavior in, on and around the water What are the completion requirements for Basic Water safety participants? Attend and participate in class, with one final test, valid for 2 years What the objectives of Level 1 Learn-to-swim - introduce basic aquatic skills, which participants continue t o build on as they progress - developing positive attires, swimming habits, and safe practices in and around water - Exist and enter independently - travel 5 yards, bob 5 times - glide on front, roll to back, vertical position (assistance) What are the factors that influence learning visual, hand gestures demonstrations positive reinforcements encouragement and feedback goals- what do you want to learn? motivation safety topics, equipment, opening, skill review, new skill intro, new skills practice, closing, class size, abilities, availability of teaching aids What is an appropriately-structured practice key words and phrases what materials and equipment you need what youre teaching activities Indicate what equipment is needed, skills to be taught and appropriate activities to be used. housekeeping safety topics opening activity review new skill game closing What is the autonomous stage of learning? Last stage of motor learning: During this final stage of learning, the motor skill becomes mostly automatic. Lesson planning factors class size, levels of participants, equipment, environment Why self-evaluation as an instructor is important What is a photographic eye? by looking at someones stroke you can tell what they are doing wrong be able to look at a swimmer and assign them to a group Values of Block Plans goes over the entirety of the course what you are teaching each week can make tweaks can see progression to ensure all skills and safety topics will be included in session What should a good lesson plan contain? Indicate what equipment is needed, skills to be taught and appropriate activities to be used. What makes up a good skill demonstration make sure everyone can see you Where is most peoples center of buoyancy the chest Why do you apply hydrodynamic principles To make specific tweaks to a certain persons stroke depending on their body type or weight What factors can help a person to assist them float on their back Tilting the head backward to look upward arms above your head inhaling knees bent shortening center of mass What techniques can reduce form drag streamline body parts close to body Which kick is the least effective in trending water flutter kick What are the different parts of the arm stroke (power phase w.o recovery) 1) catch - part of the power phase move into position to apply effective force - push water hand first catches the water, move body forward, 2) mid-pull - 3) finish 4) recovery - is the stage of the stroke when the body relaxes and returns to the start position Where does the flutter kick originate from? What is the correct sequence of the breast stroke pull, breath, kick, glide Where is the force in the back crawl arm stroke? mid pull and finish of arm stroke Elementary backstroke technique Recovery or resting stroke Head and ears are in the water, but the face is out It uses a whipkick It uses the Chicken, Airplane, Pickel or Tickle, T, Touch arm movement Glide symmetrical Sidestroke technique It has a glide It is the only stroke performed on the side of the body It uses a scissor kick One ear should be in the water The lead arm is closes(t) to the bottom of the pool, the trail arm is closes(t) to the surface Arms and legs shouldn't break the water's surface The top leg kicks forward, the bottom leg kicks backward. The legs never cross during the scissor "snip" It is a asymmetrical stroke Breast stroke technique Oldest known swimming stroke Commonly the slowest competitive stroke Only competitive stroke where the recovery happens underwater The stroke is symmetrical Has a Pull, Breath, Kick, Slide sequence It uses a whip kick The kick generates more power than the arms Butterfly technique It evolved out of the breaststroke Both arms recover above the water at the same time Most swimmers breath forward, although breathing to the side can occur It uses a dolphin kick, which is more like a body movement - kicks per one arm thing What causes the knees to break the surface on elementary backstroke? When the hips drop What strokes in body roll very important for front crawl and back crawl what strokes must always have a glide breast stroke, side stroke, elementary backstroke How are flip turns for crawl and back crawl similar? remember push off with bent knees and hips. front and backstroke similar by -- both streamline, both a forward flip Why must everyone know safe diving rules depth of the water, at least 9 feet deep, prevent head, neck, and back injuries how deep must the water be to practice headfirst entries 9 feet deep with students with disabilities, it is important to use alternatives to each skill patience and understanding, strength and flexibility of their disability ..... ADAPTIVE AQUATICS how can you accommodate adults who are learning to swim? Understand that reduced functioning, such as in strength or flexibility, may require adaptations to skills. Goals of the parent and child aquatics program? Provide basic skills that help infants and young children become comfortable in the water. get child used to water get everyone comfortable in water should start at 6 months of ag minimum age for a cold to participate in parent and child aquatics 6 months beginning phases of a Parent/Child Aquatics class, ow many times should you have the participant submerge? 3 beginning swimmer doing front crawl bicycle kick, a lot of splashes or no splashes arms are doing doggy paddle; cannot go underwater unable to fix anything on their own need specific instructions level 4 swimmer doing breastoke arms moving in circles and are pushing arms all the way down to their hips sidestroke and elementary backstroke face out of the water, sidestroke scissor kick treading water rotary kick/egg beater kick