Category: Challenges & Games
Swimming Game – Fly and Back
What Swimming Skill will be the focus? Flatter surface fly, and pressing down with arms extended Explain the game in detail. What gives a challenge…
Swimming Game – Glide through the Hula Hoop
What Swimming Skill will be the focus? Breaststroke Glide What can we do that gives a challenge to everyone, but allows for failure? Have one…
Why “Mr. Fox” is the worst swim game you can play
If you are not familiar with the game, check this out: wikipedia on “Mr. Fox” Basically: – swimmer 1 stands away from the others, who…
Swimming Game – Choice Grid
Use your chalkboard, whiteboard, or poster and create a grid on it. Activity 1 3x streamline + 3 strokes Free Activity 2 3x streamline…
Swimming Game – Turtle Swim
Group swimming lesson or swim team game. One player gets a kickboard puts one toy on top of it. Player then floats on back with…
Parent Tot – Buckethead – The best game ever
“Child in the water – ideally 0 depth, or where they can sit, or stand, if not then in the “”saddle”” being held by parent.…
Swimming Game – Log Roll Streamline
Log Roll Streamline Log Roll is a great game for both advanced and beginning swimmers. It focuses on the single most important swimming position: Streamline.…
Swimming Game – Legs on Fire
Swim Game – Legs on Fire Have all your swimmers get kickboards. Get into one lane or an open large area. Get 1…
Parent Tot Games and Songs
Swim Lesson Games and Songs for Parent Tot Class We recently did a comprehensive podcast on this topic: SIP 006: Songs and Games for Parent…