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INTRODUCING READY SPLASH STANDING

What is the Ready Splash Standing?

Toes on the edge….3, 2, 1 Jump!

Our wonderful ‘Jumping In’ from the side of the pool is introduced from week two of our Otters Level 6 Course and is an exciting opportunity for your child to learn how to enter the pool safely with assistance from standing.   As always, we will teach them to turn and paddle kick to the side for safety.  As your child becomes confident, they will begin to build their independence and work towards being able to do so completely on their own. 

A life-saving skill.

The first obvious benefit is that it's immense fun and a great way to start class to get warmed up and spirits high.  However, the main learning objective is life - saving and teaches your child the following;

  • To recognise they are about to enter the water if they fell in and to hold their breath
  • To practise the life - saving skill to push up from the bottom of the pool
  • Practise turning around even under the water towards the side
  • Learning to independently paddle and kick the short distance to the side to hold on for safety
  • Reinforcing that they should jump forward of the wall
  • Learning not to be tempted to turn and twist mid jump