This course awards the YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor Certification. After successful completion of this course, instructors will be able to identify components of the YMCA Swim Lessons continuum, demonstrate the behaviors of an effective YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor, maintain an inclusive environment of learning while keeping order in a positive and safe environment, employ swim teaching techniques that break down the critical features of a swimmer’s skill progression at any age and stage and demonstrate the swim instructor’s role in the safety process and during an emergency.
Candidates must be able to tread water for two minutes and demonstrate Stage 5 proficiency in at least four of the following six strokes by swimming 25 yards of each: Front Crawl, Breaststroke, Sidestroke, Butterfly, Elementary Backstroke, and Backstroke
Required Licenses:
•First Aid
•Oxygen
•CPR/AED
All participants must also register for this course through the YMCA Exchange Learning and Career Development Center (LCDC) before the first day of class. Click here to Register: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/243240
Supervisors please note: The fee for this training will be processed as a journal transfer to the GL account provided by the branch.