Water Safety Instructor’s CD-ROM Contents

Water Safety Instructor Resources

Sample Block Plans

Parent and Child Aquatics Levels 1 and 2

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Block Plan Template

Sample Lesson Plans

Parent and Child Aquatics Levels 1 and 2

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Lesson Plan Template

Skills Checklists

Parent and Child Aquatics Levels 1 and 2

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Stroke Performance Charts Levels 1 to 6

Achievement Cards

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels

-- Juvenile – Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 5

-- Mature – Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Certificates

Parent and Child Aquatics Levels 1 and 2

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Newsletters to Parents

Parent and Child Aquatics Levels 1 and 2

Preschool Aquatics Levels 1, 2 and 3

Learn-to-Swim Levels 1 to 6

Task Cards

Breath Control I and II

Floating and Guiding

Parent and Child Aquatics and Preschool Aquatics Images, Games, Songs and Rhymes

Teaching Activities, Drills and Games

Activities

Drills

Games

Evaluation Forms

Water Safety Instructor Self-Assessment

Stroke Evaluation Form

Miscellaneous

External Organization Requirements

Worksheets for Learn-to-Swim Level 6–Fitness Swimmer

-- Heart Rate Worksheet

--Setting Up an Exercise Program Worksheet

Tips for Teaching Turns

Tips for Teaching Starts

Additional Resources on Instructor’s Corner

(www.instructorscorner.org): Administrative Terms and Procedures, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Resource Guide, Aquatics Leader Activity Report, Course and Presentation Fact Sheets, Course Record and Course Record Addendum, Frequently Asked Questions, Water Safety Activity Report, Water Safety Course and Presentation Outlines

Swimming and Water Safety Program Coordinator Resources

Guide for Swimming and Water Safety Program Coordinators:

Becoming an American Red Cross Authorized Provider, Registration, Budgeting, Staffing a Swimming and Water Safety Program, Instructor Orientation and Training, Scheduling Instructors, In-Service Training, Evaluating Instructors, Communicating with Parents, The Key to a Successful Swimming and Water Safety Program, How to Market a Swimming and Water Safety Program, Records and Reports, The American Red Cross as a Resource, Planning Timeline

In-Service Trainings

Prevention

-- Protecting Your Skin

-- The Professional Swim Instructor

Response

-- Facility Communications

-- Leadership

Communicating with Parents

Motivation as a Tool for Learning

Planning

-- Planning Lessons

-- Hydrodynamic Principles

-- The Importance of Fun and Games

Professionalism

-- Setting SMART Goals for Professionalism

-- The Benefits of Being a Water Safety Instructor

-- Records and Reports

Additional In-Service Training Outlines

Records and Reports

Human Resources

-- Job Description–Water Safety Instructor

-- Employee Timesheet

-- Employee Performance Evaluation

-- Employee Performance Report

-- Employee Performance Action Plan

-- Water Safety Instructor Survey

-- Record of Employees–Water Safety Instructors

Operations

-- Water Safety Instructor Orientation Agenda

-- Water Safety Instructor Schedule

-- Water Safety Instructor Observation

-- Swim Lesson Registration 1 and 2

-- Questionnaire for Participants with Disabilities

Additional Records and Reports