Swimming lesson programme
March – August 2017
Geoff Moulder
Leisure Complex
Boston Leisure
Centre
Gym
Swim
Classes
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Kidzone
www.bostonleisurecentre.co.uk
Lessons
1
Welcome
Our swimming lesson programme has
been developed through our partnership
with Boston Amateur Swimming Club
(BASC) and works within the guidelines
of the Amateur Swimming Association’s
National Plan for Teaching Swimming
(NPTS).
The progressive programme starts when
your child is just a baby with our parent
and child lessons right through to adult
lessons and Boston Amateur Swimming
Clubs (BASC) Masters swim sessions.
Children can start our main group
lessons when they are four years old.
Adult lessons are for those aged 16
years and over.
Each group has various criteria to be
passed before the child can move up to
the next group. Once passed there are
badges and certificates for each group,
which can be bought from the leisure
pool reception. Information on criteria/
badges can be found on pages eight to
eleven.
Our children’s group lessons from Ducklings through to Dolphins are run:
Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday
4pm – 6pm
8am – 10am
8am – 10am
Please note: not all groups are available at all times
Each lesson is 25 minutes in duration and
each term varies dependent on school
terms. The 2017/18 term dates can be
found on page five.
Course fees –
adults and children
Four weeks
Five weeks
Six weeks
Seven weeks
Eight weeks
£16.00
£20.00
£24.00
£28.00
£32.00
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Enrolment policy
Enrolment for group
lessons –
adults and children
After the last lesson of each term we
have a dedicated enrolment period. You
may book onto our lessons in this time.
The enrolment period ends the day
before the first lessons. For example,
if you would like to book lessons on a
Tuesday – you will need to book and pay
no later than the Monday before.
The term dates can be found on page
five.
You will need to visit the leisure pool
reception with your/your child’s details to
be able to book in on our lessons. You
will need to complete an enrolment form,
giving various information including,
full name, address, contact telephone
number, medical history and swimming
ability. These forms are available on our
website:
www.bostonleisurecentre.co.uk/lessons
or from the reception.
Once we have your details we will issue
you with a user membership card and
we will hold all the details of who is
having swimming lessons on our secure
database. This unique card will be
needed every time you wish to re-book
swimming lesson. Lost cards can be
replaced at a cost of £3 per card.
We can now book you into the correct
group for your abilities. Payment is
required on booking.
Re-booking for group
lessons –
adults and children
If you are already on our swimming
lesson programme you will be issued a
ticket on one of the last two lesson of the
term to state which group you will be in.
Your allocated place will be saved up to
the start of the open enrolment period ,
after which unless you have paid your
place will be removed.
If the place allocated for your child is
not suitable you may move the booking
during our open enrolment period.
Cancellation policy for
group lessons –
adults and children
Please inform us if you have decided to
cancel your lessons.
Changing swimming
lesson time/day
It is not possible to change the time or
day of your lesson once the term has
started. You may change times/days
after the term has ended and the
enrolment period has started. This
allows all those already booked at certain
times/days the chance to re-book their
slot.
Enrolment starts the day after the last
lesson of the term and ends the day
before the start of the first lesson.
Children’s group lessons
On arrival for your first lesson, please
get your child changed in the appropriate
changing room (over 8s must go in their
respective changing area). Use the
lockers provided; tokens are available
from reception – please do not leave
belongings on the benches or in the
cubicles.
Once changed the child will go into the
spectator area where he/she will be
let through the gate at the start of their
lesson. After the lesson the child must
go to their changing room from pool
side – please do not walk through the
spectator area.
2017/18 term dates
SWIMMING LESSON TERMS 2016/17
TERM
START DATE
END DATE
T5
T6
Tuesday, April 18
Sunday, May 28
Monday, June 5
Sunday, July 23
To be eligible for a refund or to transfer
payment to the next term you must
cancel 48 hours before the start of the
first lesson.
If you are cancelling after the start of the
first lesson, we cannot issue a refund.
If you would like to re-start lessons you
will have to start the enrolment process
again.
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Adults/1-2-1s/rookies
Adult lessons
It’s never too late to learn to swim.
Suitable for beginners, improvers or if
you are looking to improve our adult
group lessons are ideal.
They are held on a Tuesday night
between 8pm and 9pm.
Lessons are 25 minutes in duration and
run alongside school terms, therefore
vary between four to eight weeks.
Prices for adult group lessons
Four weeks
Five weeks
Six weeks
Seven weeks
Eight weeks
£16.00
£20.00
£24.00
£28.00
£32.00
Please see pages four and five for the
enrolment policy.
1-2-1 swimming lessons
We offer 1-2-1 lessons throughout the
week between 5.30pm and 7pm Monday
to Friday, taking place in our main leisure
pool during general swimming sessions.
The teacher is in the water with you and
teaches to the same NPTS criteria, as
with group lessons.
Enrolment for 1-2-1
lessons –
adults and children
We still operate a waiting list for 1-2-1
lessons; If you would like to add your
name to the list, please complete an
enrolment form which can be found on
our website
www.bostonleisurecentre.co.uk/lessons
or ask for a form at reception.
We will contact you when a space
becomes available and offer you a block
of six weeks – 25-minute lesson every
week at the same time.
We will also require an enrolment form
for the person having the lessons and
will issue a user membership card – all
the details will be held on our secure
database. You will need this membership
card with you every time you book your
next lesson. Lost cards are replaced at a
cost of £3 per card.
Cancellation policy for
1-2-1 lessons
Survive and Save
Rookie Lifeguard Club
Our Rookie Lifeguard Club is aimed
at those eight years and over who are
interested in lifeguarding and lifesaving.
Working through the Royal Lifeguard
Saving Society (RLSS) Rookie Syllabus
you will learn all the skills of a lifeguard
and how to stay safe in and around
water.
Learn first-aid skills and teamwork in this
fun session.
Sundays 10.15am – 11.45am
Four weeks
Five weeks Six weeks Seven weeks
Eight weeks
£25.00
£31.25
£37.50
£43.75
£50.00
Survive and Save programme is the
lifesaving awards programme for teens
and adults (12 years+). The programme
is a progression from the RLSS rookie
lifeguard. The awards are challenging but
fun to complete and they are arranged
into Bronze, Silver and Gold levels to
ensure that you continue to develop your
lifesaving skills as you progress through
the awards.
The awards teach lifesaving rescue,
self-rescue, survival, and lifesaving sport
skills, and also develop swimming ability
and fitness.
Four weeks
Five weeks Six weeks Seven weeks
Eight weeks
£25.00
£31.25
£37.50
£43.75
£50.00
Minimum eight years old and must have
50-metre badge equivalent
to the dolphins group or above.
Please call the leisure pool reception on
01205 363483 ext 20 before 10am on the
day of the lesson. Any lessons cancelled
after this time cannot have their payment
transferred.
£16 per lesson is payable one week in
advance.
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Swimming lesson groups
Parent and child lessons
A half-hour session of exercise and play
in the water with a qualified instructor
will give your child the opportunity to
gain water confidence, and prepare for
swimming lessons.
Sessions are held every Tuesday during
school term time:
Babies (6mths+) 10am to 10.30am
Toddlers (up to 4yrs) 10.30am to 11am
Children must be accompanied by an
adult on a 1-2-1 basis.
Babies and children not potty trained
must wear a swim nappy. These are
available to buy from reception.
£5 per session
An enrolment form is not required for
these lessons – simply turn up!
Ducklings
Duckling awards 1&2
Takes place in the leisure pool
small teaching pool.
The main aim is build
confidence and movement in
the water.
1.
2.
Enter the water safely from a sitting
position;
Kicking on front using one float
(face in) and travel all the way
across the baby pool;
3.
4.
5.
6.
Kicking on back using one float and
travel all the way across the baby
pool;
Blow bubbles at the surface of the
water;
Blow an object a distance of two
metres
Submerge the head under the water
and pick an object off the bottom of
the pool
Frogs
Duckling award 5
and stages 1&2
Swans
Stage 3 and
10 metres
Takes place in the leisure pool lane one
flume end.
Takes place in leisure pool clock end.
1.
Ducks
Duckling awards 3&4
and 5 metres
2.
Takes place in the leisure
pool small teaching pool.
4.
1.
2.
5.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Supervised jump into the water;
Swim five metres on back without
aids, without touching the floor;
Swim five metres on front without
aids, without touching the floor;
Push and glide on front from pool
edge without floats;
Push and glide on back from pool
edge without floats;
Show star shape for three seconds;
Swim through a hoop that is
completely submerged.
Blow bubbles with face in the water.
3.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Jump into shallow water from the
pool side in a safe manner;
Submerge in the water and blow
bubble for three seconds, 3 times in
succession;
From a push, glide off the pool side
on the front (face in) and regain
standing position;
From a push, glide off the pool side
on the back and regain standing
position;
Push off and glide on back and
rotate onto front with face in the
water;
Push off and glide on front (face in
water) and rotate onto back;
Travel on back a minimum distance
of 10 metres;
Travel on front for a minimum
distance of 10 metres;
Swim on the front a minimum
distance of 5 metres using arms and
legs;
Swim on the back a minimum
distance of 5 metres using arms and
legs;
Hold a mushroom float for 5
seconds;
Demonstrate a star shape for 10
seconds;
Pick up object from shallow end
(first lane)
1.
Jump into water from the pool side
(at 1.5m) and submerge;
2. Submerge under the water and
push and glide on front, maintaining
a streamlined position;
3. Submerge under the water and
push and glide on back, maintaining
a streamlined position;
4. Hold a mushroom floating position
for a minimum of 10 seconds;
5. Demonstrate three floating
positions;
6. Pick object off the bottom of the
pool (second lane);
7. Swim 20 metres doing backstroke;
8. Swim 10 metres front crawl and turn
on side to breath;
9. Swim on the front, tuck to rotate
around the horizontal axis and swim
back on the back (swim on front,
tuck up knees and transition onto
back without touching floor);
10. Demonstrate a log roll;
11. Show breaststroke kick action on
back;
12. Demonstrate butterfly kicking action
on back.
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Swimming lesson groups (continued)
Penguins
Stage 4 and
25 metres
Seals
Stage 5 and 50
metres
Takes place in the leisure pool lanes.
Lessons take place in the leisure pool
lanes.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Jump into water at 1.7m depth and
swim to 10 metres to shallow end
(flume end);
Swim 50 metre backstroke;
Submerge in water and retrieve
an object off the bottom of pool (at
flags);
Tread water for 20 seconds;
Swim 20 metres front crawl with
good technique, breathing every
three to the side;
Scull head first for 10 metres;
Scull feet first for 5 metres;
Swim through a hoop;
Swim full a length front crawl, 25
metres;
Swim two full lengths backstroke
50 metres;
Sink under water and push and
glide on the front with arms
extended;
Sink under water and push and
glide on back with arms extended;
Swim 10 metres breaststroke legs
on the front;
Swim 10 metres breaststroke legs
on the back;
Swim 10 metres butterfly legs
(dolphin kick) on the back.
Jump into water of at least full reach
depth and tread water for thirty
seconds followed by a 25 metre
swim;
2. Mushroom float for 10 seconds;
3. Perform a forward somersault using
a push and glide if necessary;
4. Perform a handstand on the bottom
of the pool for 3 seconds;
5. Swim back crawl for 50 metres
showing good technique;
6. Swim front crawl for 25 metres
showing good technique – breathing
every three strokes;
7. Demonstrate dolphin kick for 10
metres;
8. Swim Breaststroke action for 10
metres
9. Swim 10 metres Butterfly action;
10. Sculling head first 10 metres return
feet first;
11. Swim 5 metres under water and
pick up a brick off the bottom of the
pool.
Dolphins
Stage 6
Lessons take place in the
leisure pool lanes.
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Perform a head-first dive into water
of at least full reach depth and swim
25 metres of front crawl;
Perform a backward somersault;
using a push and glide if necessary
Perform a handstand and hold for
three seconds;
Swim one length of front crawl ,
finishing with a forward somersault
into the pool side and push and
glide away on the back;
Tread water for 40 seconds followed
by a 25-metre swim – this includes
passing through a submerged hoop;
Perform a surface dive in the water
of at least full reach depth, followed
by an underwater swim of a least 5
metre;
Swim 25 metres breaststroke;
Swim 15 metres butterfly;
Swim 50 metres in ninety seconds –
25 metres front crawl and 25 metres
back crawl
Sharks
Achieving; 100m, 200m
400+ bronze challenge,
Stage 7
1. Swim 10 metres
surface dive and swim
five metres underwater
through hoops;
2. Tread water for three minutes;
3. 15 metres sculling head first and
return feet first;
4. Swim 100 metres front crawl and 300
metres backstroke continuous.
5. Swim 25 metres butterfly;
6. Swim 100 metres – completing
25 metres backstroke, 25 metres
breaststroke and 50 metres front
crawl;
7. Tread water for one minute followed
by 10 metres head first sculling, then
a back somersault and returning feet
first, then a forward somersault and
surface dive passing through sunken
hoop.
Due to the standard you have reached,
your swimming lesson is now 45 minutes
in duration. Also due to this standard, the
Amateur Swimming Association (ASA)
require you to be registered with them
for insurance purposes (at no additional
cost to you). Please can you complete
the registration form and hand to your
swimming teacher.
As a Shark you must swim a minimum
of once a week. You may also swim on
the other sessions at no extra cost. All
bookings/payments are made directly
through the Boston Amateur Swimming
Club. Contact name: Sarah Goodale
Contact Number: 01205 363483
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4pm – 4.45pm
4.45pm – 5.30pm
4pm – 4.45pm
10.30am – 11.15am
All in training pool
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