UNIT: Synchronized Swimming Class: Aquatics 20/30 Date: Dec.

5, 2012 Time: 8:45 9:45 Equipment Needed: Nose clips Topic: Patterns and movement Teaching Method: Direct OBJECTIVES: The students have learned the skills of synchro and will now be putting these pieces together to create patterns as a team in the water.

OUTCOMES: Students will develop skills, which will promote lifelong recreational activity. Students will explain how knowledge about movement patterns and performance cues learned during the aquatics unit can be transferred to other physical activity areas (ex. gymnastics). Students will develop an appreciation of the contribution of aquatics to personal fitness. Students will understand and use the vocabulary associated with water-related activity.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Be aware of where your body parts are in proximity to others because there will be feet close to other peoples faces today.

ACTIVITIES SEQUENCE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Warm-up (8 minutes) Motivational set (2 minutes) Instruction of summersault (2 minutes) Practice of summersault (2 minutes) Instruction of patterns (2 minutes) Practice of patterns (10 minutes) Instruction of group movement (2 minutes) Practice of group movement (10 minutes) If there is time left over they may get into their groups and work on their routines.

MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS: The students will be in the water during most of the instruction so I will be making sure that they are in close while I am talking. To make sure the students understand some of the movements I will be joining them in the pool to help them out. WARM UP: The students have been working on their breathing so today they will swim as far as they can under water for 2 lengths. Then they will do the breathing in between strokes in the front crawl. They will do 5 strokes then breath, then 7 on the way back, then 9 and then 11. MOTIVATIONAL SET: The synchronize swimmers at the world level use gelatin mix and put it in there hair so it stays stiff and does not move while they are performing. I will ask the students if they have picked out songs and if they did any research last night for their performance. Skill/Concept Summersault Explanation Learning Activities You will start in the Each student will back layout pose. practice each step From here you will of this and do it 4 move into the tub times correctly pose (both knees front and back towards chest). before we move on From here you will look back into the water and bring your feet towards your head and into the water. Teaching Points & Diagrams Quick movements will ensure that you flip straight back into your summersault. Eyes should be looking down into the water so your body follows. Use what we learned from diving to transfer

Patterns

From the back layout position you will lift your legs so they are in a v shape and then roll your body through to do a front summersault. There are 4 patterns I will be teaching the students. Star: your heads will be together in a back layout with your hands by your sides sculling. Reverse star: your feet will be together and hands will be by your sides sculling. Side Boat: you will be in a boat pose on your side. You will have your outside arm behind touching your legs and the other arm will be holding on to the ankle of the person in front of you. Snowflake: this is similar to the star but you will be alternating with the person next to you. So if your head is in the center, their feet will be in the center. The people with their feet out will spread

over to synchro.

I will be showing the students a picture of the pattern I want them to create and then they will practice getting in and out of these shapes. Transitions may be underwater or above water.

I have made a poster that has pictures of people doing these shapes so they will know what they are going to look like before they create them. For all of these shapes it is important that they all stay a float. They need to remember to look at the ceiling to keep their head up and to keep their hips pushed high to stay a float.

Movement

their legs and the people beside them will hold onto their ankles. Movement as a group- the students will stay as a group for most of their routine. It is important that they move as a unit at all times.

To start this off and get them used to moving together they will scull as a group in one spot then they will move forwards or backwards as I direct them. It is very important that everyone stays at the surface for this one. They need to make sure that they do not loose grip of their hands and feet.

Accordion- the They will go in and students will hold out of the hands and link feet. accordion 5 times On counts of 8 they will release and then squeeze back together.

**if there is any time left I will let the students start working on their routines. CLOSURE/SUMMARY/REVIEW: We will review what we went over today, we have gone over movement in the water and formations, why are these important so synchronized swimming? Reminder: tomorrow will be a work period for the final project and we will be playing badminton on Friday at TDC.