Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Physical Education 14
AMERICAN RED CROSS WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
Catalog Description:
14 American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
May be repeated 3 times.
2 units
To train instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety courses. Provides
Water Safety certification. 18 hours lecture, 18 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 36 hours]
Prerequisite Skills:
1. Ability to swim freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke at the
American Red Cross Level 4 standards.
2. Seventeen years of age.
Expected Outcomes for the Students:
Upon the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. plan, conduct, and evaluate Swimming and Water Safety courses;
2. monitor participant’s practice and provide corrective feedback and encouragement;
3. ensure the safety of the participants;
4. customize courses to meet participants’ individual needs;
5. maintain complete and accurate records and reports;
6. develop strategies to keep knowledge and skills current;
7. demonstrate the required aquatic skills at an acceptable level of performance;
8. demonstrate, evaluate, and teach the following swimming strokes;
a. freestyle
b. backstroke
c. breaststroke
d. sidestroke
e. elementary back stroke
f. butterfly
9. develop block plans and lesson plans;
10. teach aquatic skills to all levels;
11. teach diving skills;
12. teach the Infant and Preschool program;
13. customize skills for persons with disabilities;
14. integrate fitness components into aquatic lessons.
Course Content
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Swimming strokes and techniques
Hydrodynamic Principles
Motor Learning Theory
American Red Cross Learn to Swim Program
American Red Cross Infant and Preschool Aquatic program
Class organization using skill check lists, block plans, and lesson plans
Competitive swimming
Diving progressions
American Red Cross
a. History
b. Record keeping
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Policies and Procedures
10. Program planning and risk management
11. Cultural diversity
Chabot College
Course Outline for Physical Education 14, Page 2
Fall 2010
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Lecture
Audio Visual
Demonstrations of skills in the water
Demonstrations of skills on land
Practice teaching
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Stroke analysis
b. Peer coaching and evaluation
c. Develop skill check lists, block plans, and lesson plans
d. Teach aquatic skills and swim strokes to peers and other students
e. Organize course materials in a logical manner
1) Notebooks containing skills check lists
2) Block plans
3) Lesson plans
4) Stroke errors and corrections
5) Stroke teaching progressions
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Observe swimmers, analyze strokes and aquatic skills and make appropriate corrections
b. Evaluation of swimming strokes and aquatic skills by self, peers, and instructor
c. Evaluation of practice teaching by self, peers, and instructor
d. Final examination
Textbook:
American National Red Cross, Swimming and Water Safety, Yardley, PA: Stay Well, 2008
Special Student Materials:
1. Swimsuit, sweat clothes, towel
2. American Red Cross Certification fee
3. Student must be at least 17 years of age during class.