Pool exercises/games for kids?

[kiron]

Hi,

I'm helping out with the children training inour free-diving club.
Do you have any tips on fun pool exercises/pool games for the kids, 6-8 years old?

We do exercises like jumping from the edge of the pool, clearing the snorkel, dolphin kick, ordinary kick, picking up things from the bottom and so on.

Thanks!

 

[David Wilson]

During the 1970s, Margaret Jarvis wrote several books about the teaching of swimming to children and young people with an emphasis on fun, games and survival skills. I have a number of her titles on my diving bookshelf. Here are a few of her suggestions for swimming activities using masks, fins and snorkels that might help you in your quest to inject a bit of variety into the children's training:

1. Fin football

2. Frogman's Frolic

3. Towing

 

[kiron]

During the 1970s, Margaret Jarvis wrote several books about the teaching of swimming to children and young people with an emphasis on fun, games and survival skills. I have a number of her titles on my diving bookshelf. Here are a few of her suggestions for swimming activities using masks, fins and snorkels that might help you in your quest to inject a bit of variety into the children's training:

Great! Exactly that kind of stuff I was looking for. Thanks!

 

[Bowers]

Ive never tried it with that age group but it may be doable.. Attach a [bag/bottle/some kind of container] to a weight and sink it. have them work together to dive down and breathe a little air into the container each dive. the goal is to get the weight to float to the surface with bouyancy rather than carrying it up.

 

[mnscuber]

I showed my kid some hand signals and it turned into a game... e.g., pretend you see a shark and have to go up.