School age classes - America's Kids In Motion
School Age Classes
Our school age skill levels are based on those created by the American Swimming Coaches Association, established by the top swim coaches in the USA. To choose an appropriate class for your child, determine their highest level of swimming ability within the following progression system. All classes are appropriate for ages 5 years and older.
Levels 1 & 2 – Bubbles and Floats & Glides
This class is for the new swimmer who cannot hold their breath comfortably, float independently on their stomach and back, and kick propulsively while gliding. The skill builder will quickly teach the initial skills of breath control, buoyancy, balance and kicking. The Skill Builder class is a thirty minute small group lesson. Upon mastery, swimmers will transfer to the School Age Level 3 group class (4 student max), 30 minutes in length. Mastery of Skill Builder classes is determined by the ability to glide 15′ on their front and back.
Level 3 – Kicking
Sign up for Level 3 if your swimmer is 5+years old and can do a front float and back float independently
The Kicking class is appropriate for swimmers that know how to comfortably hold their breath and float on their stomach and back independently. Swimmers will learn porpoising, dolphin kick and will master kicking skills with front/back glide. Swimmers advance when they can kick 15 feet on their front and 15 feet on their back.
Equipment needed:Suit, goggles and fins
Level 4 – Crawl Stroke
Sign up for Level 4 if your swimmer is 5+years old and has mastered Front and Back Float and Kick independently.
The Crawl Stroke class is appropriate for swimmers who have mastered breath control, body position and kicking on their front and back on top of the water. Swimmers will learn to rollover front to back and back to front, finning & sculling, breathing position for freestyle and the crawl arm stroke. Swimmers will master short front crawl swim and advance by performing side-glide kick 20 feet and crawl stroke 20 feet.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles and fins
Level 5 – Freestyle
Sign up for Level 5 if your swimmer is 5+ years old and can do the crawl arm stroke on top of the water
The Freestyle class is appropriate for swimmers who can swim on top of the water but stop when they need to breathe. Swimmers will learn crawl stroke with continuous breathing and the back-crawl stroke and will master crawl stroke with side breathing. Swimmers advance by swimming crawl stroke with a minimum of 4 breaths.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles and fins
Level 6 – Backstroke
Sign up for Level 6 if your swimmer is 5+ and has mastered Crawl arm stroke with breathing to the side
The Backstroke class is appropriate for swimmers who have mastered Freestyle swimming with continuous side breathing for a short distance and can swim on their backs. Swimmers learn extended freestyle swimming, treading water, jump in and tread water and dives. Swimmers will master and advance when they can swim freestyle for 75 feet, swim backstroke 30 feet and jump in and tread water for 1 minute.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles and fins
Level 7 – Breaststroke and Butterfly
Levels 7-10 are determined by America’s Kids staff evaluation.
The Breaststroke & Butterfly class is appropriate for swimmers who have passed levels 1-6 and can swim Freestyle for 75 feet and backstroke for 30 feet. Swimmers will learn breaststroke kick, swim, butterfly arms and butterfly swim. Swimmers advance when they have mastered a 50-yard freestyle swim, 25-yard backstroke swim and can kick breaststroke for 20 feet.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles, swim cap and fins
Level 8 – Turns
Levels 7-10 are determined by America’s Kids staff evaluation.
The Turns Class is appropriate for swimmers who have passed levels 1-7 and can swim a 50-yard freestyle swim, 25-yard backstroke, and kick breaststroke for 20 feet. Swimmers will learn freestyle with bilateral breathing and turns for each stroke and IM. Swimmers will master and advance as they perform a 100-yard freestyle swim using bi-lateral breathing, swim breaststroke 25 yards and swim butterfly 30 feet.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles, swim cap and fins
Level 9 – Lifetime Strokes
Levels 7-10 are determined by America’s Kids staff evaluation.
The Lifetime Strokes Class is appropriate for swimmers who have passed levels 1-8 and can perform a 100-yard freestyle using bi-lateral breathing, swim breaststroke for 25 yards and butterfly for 30 feet. Swimmers will learn sidestroke kick and swim and elementary backstroke. Swimmers advance as they master a 200-yard freestyle with bi-lateral breathing for a continuous 50 yards, swim 25 yards butterfly, 50 yards breaststroke, 50 yards elementary backstroke and 50 yards sidestroke.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles, swim cap and fins
Level 10 – Individual Medley
Levels 7-10 are determined by America’s Kids staff evaluation.
The Individual Medley Class is appropriate for swimmers who have passed levels 1-9. Swimmers will learn extended swimming and technique refinement in all major strokes and turns. Swimmers will master and graduate as they swim 300 yards freestyle, 100 yards backstroke and a 100 yard Individual Medley.
Equipment needed: Suit, goggles, swim cap and fins
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