WSI Certification Class Review

Flashcards created from WSI Certification Class notes for vocabulary review and exam preparation.

Prerequisite for teaching safety training for swim coaches

Must complete the lifeguarding and WSI orientation to safety training for swim coaches.

COLA

Check, Organize, Lead, Assess.

Levels WSI must be certified to teach

Parent and child (2 levels), preschool aquatics (3 levels), learn to swim (6 levels), adult swim (3 levels).

Basic water rescue requirements

Must achieve 80% on written test, attend all classes, and demonstrate competency in all skills.

Difference between block and lesson plans

Block plans organize the entire class into sessions, while lesson plans detail one specific day.

Purpose of the WSI manual

To help WSIs plan and conduct classes.

Swimming and Water Safety manual

Used for general reference on swim skills, safety in water, and swimming for health and fitness.

Swimming and Diving Skills DVD

Used for demonstration of skills in video form.

Teaching Swimming and Water Safety DVD

Reference material for teachers, used with in-person demonstration.

Reporting to Red Cross after teaching courses

Report all courses, number of participants, and names of students.

Prerequisites for co-instructors and instructor aids

Must be certified in the level they are assisting with.

What WSI cannot teach

Lifeguarding, CPR/AED/First Aid.

Water safety topics frequency

Should be taught at all levels as an integral part of all courses.

WSI can add to water safety lessons

Yes, WSI can include relevant news or current events.

Major principles influencing learning

Predictable order of change, integration, time, individual rates of development.

Stages of learning

Early stage (distributed practice), intermediate stage (extensive practice), advanced stage (specialized feedback).

Factors influencing learning

Setting goals, practice, feedback, motivation.

Good lesson plans should contain

Safety topic, review skill, new skill, learning activities, class organization, equipment, performance criteria.

Effective skill demonstration

Should be clearly visible for all participants.

Age range for Parent and Child Aquatics classes

6 months to 3 years.

Goal of Parent and Child Aquatics classes

Children become comfortable in and around water.

What indicates the initial phase of learning

Coughing, sputtering, or crying.

Submergences limit in initial phase of learning

No more than 3 times in one lesson.

Communication methods for WSI and parents

Swim lesson achievement booklet, swim app, in-person discussions.

Benefits of educating parents about water safety

So they can safely supervise children and know what to do in emergencies.

Key phrases for teaching breaststroke

Pull and breathe, kick and glide.

Center of mass

Imaginary point where an object's mass is balanced (hips).

Center of buoyancy

Point around which buoyant forces are evenly distributed (chest).

Types of drag in swimming

Form drag, wave drag, frictional drag; can reduce with technique and equipment.

Tips for floating on your back

Look up, hold breath, arms overhead, bent knees.

Flutter kick starting point

From the hips.

Type of kick not suitable for treading water

Flutter kick.

What is the catch in swimming

Part of a stroke where hands move into position to apply force.

Effective force in back crawl

Applied during the mid-pull and finish of the arm stroke.

Elementary backstroke movement

Legs and arms move simultaneously and symmetrically.

Proper form for sidestroke

Keeping the head and back aligned.

Use of rotary kick

Only used when treading water.

Difference between shallow angle dive and standing dive

Angle of dive and resulting swimming path underwater.

Learning objective of LTS 1

To be comfortable in the water and enjoy it safely.

Key concept of butterfly stroke

Two kicks/arm stroke.

Photographic eye in teaching

Ability to observe skills and maintain a mental picture of what is happening.

Difference between accommodation and modification

Accommodation adjusts the program without changing objectives; modification changes participation methods.

Water depth requirement for diving from deck

Must be 9 feet deep.

Water depth requirement for diving from a one meter board

Must be 11 feet, 6 inches deep.

Safety measures when teaching diving

Ensure students can maintain streamline, enter deep water, and swim back.