School Age - BEYOND THE BASICS Lesson Plans
Help young swimmers take their beginner skills to the next level!
Build Your Beginner Skills To Beyond The Basics.
Designed for intermediate swimmers ages 5-12, this downloadable and printable lesson plan introduces the fundamentals of competitive strokes, tumble turns, crouch starts, and wall push-offs, along with essential survival skills and rescues.
By refining their technique and developing confidence in the water, swimmers will progress toward building their freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and survival strokes.
Why Choose This Lesson Plan?
✔ Clear Progression & Structure – Builds on foundational swimming skills and introduces more advanced techniques.
✔ Comprehensive Yet Easy to Follow – Ideal for swim instructors, parents, and swim schools.
✔ Focus on Water Safety & Survival – Includes treading water, survival backstroke, and rescue skills.
✔ Technical Accuracy – Ensures swimmers develop correct technique for all four competitive strokes.
✔ Fun & Engaging Activities – Keeps swimmers motivated with structured drills and skill-building exercises.
✔ Adaptability – Suitable for small groups, private lessons, and swim school programs.
What’s Included?
📌 Structured Sublevels for a Smooth Progression:
Level 1: Freestyle side breathing, breaststroke and backstroke positioning.
Level 2: Introduction to breaststroke, coordinated freestyle breathing & treading water
Level 3: Breaststroke & Butterfly propulsion and positioning, rescues & safety jumps.
Level 4: Full Butterfly, Breaststroke sequences, tumbles and starts
📌 Printable PDF lesson plan – Instant download for easy use.
📌 Step-by-step guidance to help instructors and parents teach each skill correctly.
📌 Drills and activities that reinforce technique and build endurance.
Who Is This For?
✔ Swim instructors looking for structured intermediate-level lessons.
✔ Parents helping their children refine strokes and build endurance.
✔ Swim schools needing a progressive lesson plan for intermediate swimmers.
✔ Young swimmers aiming to improve their technique for competitive swimming.
Take your swimmer's skills beyond the basics with this structured and engaging lesson plan!