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LESSON VII - part 1
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Sitting dive from the pool deck. Turning in the water. Turning from front position to back position. Changing directions. Deep-water drills (including treading water). Getting into the water: It was mentioned in the previous lesson that if you did not have steps going down into your pool, the children could learn the sitting dive from the pool deck. There is not a great deal of difference between the sitting glide (from the top step) and the sitting dive (from the pool deck). The top step and the pool deck are only about ten inches apart in most cases, but some very amusing and amazing things can happen within that small span. The children sit on the deck with their feet on the railing or the gutter, and spread their knees. They put their arms over their ears, hook their thumbs, take a big breath, put their heads down, and dive in. Some will maintain the position perfectly; but others manage to jump in feet first (glunk), or rear their heads way up like baby birds just before they hit the water (splat). For the child who jumps feet first, gently hold his feet for him as you stand in the water. For the head rearer, tell him to keep his arms pasted against his ears and to look down, not up. Tell him to be sure to keep his chin against his chest. If he doesn't he'll land on his stomach. Because the child is so close to the surface of the water, these belly busters do not cause him any pain and he thinks he is a great diver. It's difficult to convince him that he isn't. There's still another variation, and that is the child who somersaults. Suggest he reach for the other side of the pool, and if the suggestion isn't effective, then place a kick board about ten feet out in the water, and have him reach for the board. The first sitting dive is one for practice and fun and form. The next dive should be a glide for distance. That is, see how far the child can glide on one breath from the sitting dive. On the next round, have each child start the whole stroke, and see how far he can swim on one breath. Often because the dive is an aid to distance, this will be the first time that they have been able to swim the entire width of the pool.
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