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"C" - Safe
Children
June is
Safe Children Month.
In addition to constant supervision from their
parents, children
need three things to be considered safe in the water:
strong swimming skills, water safety knowledge, and practice.
Here is a fun
swimming challenge for your children.
Complete each task listed below
CHALLENGES
for CHILDREN
SWIMMING SKILLS:
Proficiency at these skills will help you be safe in the swimming pool.
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Skill
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Demonstrate a relaxed, motionless, balanced back float for 10
seconds.
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movie.
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From a relaxed, balanced back float, roll onto your stomach with
your face in the water and then back onto your back again.
Reestablish a balanced back float position.
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Jump into the water, recover to a relaxed balanced back float,
swim a minimum of 15 feet on your back and exit the pool
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WATER SAFETY KNOWLEDGE:
Study and practice until you can answer all three questions without
looking at the answers.
Then, demonstrate that you can answer the questions.
Question: Who is most
responsible for keeping you safe in the swimming pool?
Answer: YOU!
Make good choices.
Question: What is the most
important swimming rule?
Answer: Never swim alone.
Question: What is the most
important swimming skill?
Answer: a relaxed, balanced
back float
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE:
Even when you can pass the skills challenges and answer all the water
safety questions, you need to practice to be safe.
Visit a pool at least three times this summer to practice your skills.
Thank you for visiting our site this month. We hope you
are having a great summer!
Click here to
Email Coach Neal to let me know you have visited the "C" page in
June.
List your names in the body of the email and hit send.
I'll know you were here!
Be safe. Come back in July for
Safe Adult Month.
Learn more. Take our free online course:
Water Safety for Parents and
Caregivers.
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