Kicks & Tricks for Swimming Infants and Toddlers in Durham, NC
(For students 6-36 months who have completed our initial survival program)
Kicks & Tricks for Swimming Infants and Toddlers
Teaches Body Positions And Kick Technique
The purpose of Kicks & Tricks is to improve students’ body positions in the water and to have fun swimming in a structured environment. Students will learn or improve their prone kicking skills and refine their swim-float-swim sequence to prepare for the FUNdations level. A variety of toys, games and activities are incorporated into these lessons to encourage a love of the water in addition to continued respect for it.
What Age Is This Appropriate For?
Kicks & Tricks swimming is for recent Survival graduates.
Why Should My Child Take Kicks & Tricks Swimming Classes?
Learning to swim is a motor skill, and accordingly should be practiced regularly and correctly. We recommend that all Survival students take a maintenance class after Survival to continue to strengthen their Survival skills and begin to learn the building blocks of freestyle.
Can My Child Start Your Program In Your Kicks And Tricks Swimming Classes?
We will accept a new student only if they have been trained by a similar program and can demonstrate that they can attain and maintain a survival float on the first day of class.
What Are The Specific Goals Of Kicks & Tricks Swimming Classes?
- Learn or improve kick technique, power, and tempo
- Improve body and head position on front and back
- Cooperative attitude during lessons and willing to learn
- Introduction to reaching arms (hand lead swimming)
