H2O Activities

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BHS H2O Activities Curriculum Overview

H2O Activities Review Sheet (pdf file - 52.8kb)

All Brockport Central School District students in grades 2-8 are required to take place in aquatic instruction each year.  High school students are not required to take swim, but are allowed to sign up for the popular class as an elective in our selective program.  Our H2O or Water Games unit does not focus on swim instruction, but rather focuses on the enjoyment of water activities.  Students who participate in the class participate in various water activities ranging from water volleyball, water basketball, kayak skills, diving, water polo and much more!

H2O Information

WATER SAFETY REGULATIONS

1.    Panic is the #1 cause of drowning.

2.    NO RUNNING on the pool deck.

3.    Only one person is allowed on the diving board at a time.

4.    No “Dunking” other students at any time.

Swim Strokes

Crawl – Used to swim at a faster pace for short distances.

Arm Stroke – Alternate arm pull and recovery.  Place hand in water with arm extended past ear.  Pull in toward stomach and out past hip.  Recover with high elbows.  Breath taken as opposite arm of breathing side is at full extension overhead.

          Kick – Flutter kick.  Heels break the surface of the water like “water boiling”.

Backstrokes – Used as resting strokes.

          Back crawl

Arm Stroke – Alternate arm push and recovery.  Place hand in water with extended arm overhead.  Pinky leads in water.  Alternate arm by hip.  Push water down side of body with bent elbow and finish push toward pool floor.

Kick – Flutter kick.  Toes “boil” water at surface.

          Elementary Backstroke

                   Arm Stoke – Hands move up sides of body, extend out at shoulders and push water toward toes.

                   Kick –Breaststroke kick, knees stay under water.

                   Glide – Body in prone position, arms by sides and legs extended at end of push and kick phase.

Breaststroke – Used as a resting stroke or to swim longer distances.

Arm Stroke – Begin in prone position, arms and legs extended.  Pull both arms in a circular motion, (within the range of shoulders) in and up toward the chest, then straight out overhead.  Breath taken at beginning of pull phase.

Kick – Breaststroke kick – Bend at knees, flex feet, make a circular motion with lower leg and feet.  Push water to straighten legs, ending with pointed toes.

Glide – Body in prone position, arms and legs extended at end of pull and kick phase.

Team Building

Our country is built on the concept of team work, the kind that promotes cooperation and cohesiveness over competition, teamwork in our society whether it be a sales force, a sports team or a family, must work together for our society to flourish and operate smoothly.

Following is a list of some of the skills needed to build an effective team:

Communication – Exchange of thoughts, ideas, opinions verbally or non-verbally.

Cooperation – A willingness to work with others to produce a common goal.

Leadership – The capacity to lead to produce a result.

Followership – The willingness or capacity to follow a leader.

Goalsetting – Establishing realistic and measurable purpose.

Honesty – Free from fraud or deception.

Initiative – Makings start or a beginning.

Participation – The state of being related to a larger whole.

Respect – To consider worthy of high regard.

Risk Taking – To take a chance.

Safety – Free from danger, injury or harm (physical or emotional)

                                                                                                                                             © BROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2004

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