 SPECIAL Holiday Aquatics Schedule 2009/2010 Click here CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE UPCOMING LIFEGUARD RECERTIFICATION CLASSES  Swim LessonsThe Hastings YMCA provides swim lessons in a fun and safe environment, as well as aquatics exercise classes and competitive swim programs for adults and youth. Class sizes are determined by safety factors as well as age and the level of swim skill of the participants. Online Registration Available. PRESCHOOL PROGRAM S-K-I-P (under 3 years old) ‘SKIP’ is a parent & child swim class where the new little swimmer adjusts to the aquatic environment and learns aquatic safety. Basic water skills such as kicking, breath control, body control, movements in response to visual or verbal cues. This level allows your child to transition to Pike more easily. P-E-R-S (3-5 years old) PIKE- (2 Floats) Prerequisite: None This level allows the new swimmer to explore the aquatic environment. Children will learn water safety and work on water adjustment and independent movement in water. EEL- (1 Float) Prerequisite: Pike This level is for children who are comfortable in the water. Skills taught are floating, kicking, progressive paddle stroke, diving, and using PFD’s (personal flotation devices). RAY Prerequisite: Eel Children will build endurance by swimming on their front and back. They will learn to tread water and perform more progressive diving skills. STARFISH Prerequisite: Ray Children at this level refine their strokes. Skills taught include underwater swimming and more refined rhythmic breathing. Increase knowledge of water safety and basic assists. PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM (6-14 years old) POLLIWOG- Prerequisite: None This is the beginning level for school age children. Children will learn water safety, floating, paddle stroke, rhythmic breathing and beginning diving skills. GUPPY Prerequisite: Polliwog Skills taught are the lead-up strokes to the front and back crawl, side-stroke, breaststroke and elementary backstroke. Children can swim the length of the pool without assistance at the end of the level. MINNOWS Prerequisite: Guppy Children will further refine the lead-up strokes from the guppy level. They will be able to swim a length of each stroke by the end of this level. FISH Prerequisite: Minnow Students work to perfect the crawl stroke, elementary backstroke, back crawl stroke and sidestroke with turns. They are introduced to the butterfly stroke. FLYING FISH Prerequisite: Fish At this advanced level students work on refining their strokes and increasing their endurance. SHARK Prerequisite: Flying Fish Students continue to improve their strokes, with starts and turns, and are introduced to the inverted breaststroke, the trudgen crawl and the over arm stroke. Private Swim Lessons We are happy to arrange lessons for youth or adults on a one-on-one basis. Please contact Alissa Hein to arrange a class time with an instructor. Semi- Private Swim Lessons This small group lesson allows you to have up to 3 children in a private lesson setting. Adult Swim Lessons Designed for the adult swimmer wanting to learn how to swim or to improve their swimming skills. Must have 3 registered to hold class. AFYAP A program of water exercise for people with mild to moderate arthritis. Sponsored by the National Arthritis Foundation and the YMCA of the USA. See pool schedule for class times. Water Exercise Classes Water exercise is a great way to improve your level of fitness without the stress to joints sometimes experienced on land. The buoyancy of water allows muscles and joints to move freely and confortably without jarring and straining. Please see our schedules section of the website for more class times. Hastings YMCA Aquatics Club (HYAC) Tigersharks The Hastings YMCA swim team welcomes swimmers as young as five years old and up. A love for swimming and a commitment to fun and hard work are the only prerequisites. The Tigersharks team participates in two seasons – the “short-course” season, held in 25-yard (“short”) indoor pools from September through March, and the “long-course” season, held in 50-meter (“long”) outdoor pools from late spring through July. The team competes in both the USA Swimming and the YMCA leagues, and hosts several meets in Hastings each year. Swimmers must be members of the Hastings YMCA and USA Swimming, and summer participants must also be members of the Hastings Aquacourt. For more information, e-mail Alissa Hein. Also, visit the HYAC website at www.swimhastings.com. |
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