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Swim
Swim study guide
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Fitness
10th Grade
12/19/2011

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Term
Balanced Body position
Definition
teeter-tauter (center of buoyancy in the water)
Term
freestyle (body balance)
Definition
head in the water, hips at water surface, kicking with a straight leg, feet at or slightly below the water surface
Term
backstroke
Definition
keeping head back, hips up, continuously moving arms, thumb comes out first, pinkie goes in first
Term
elementary backstroke
Definition
underwater recover, legal breastroke kick, a glide to ensure proper timing, a balanced body position with the head back and the hips and chest at the surface
Term
if work were measured in heartbeasts _____________ would cost us the least number of heartbeats
Definition
elementary backstroke
Term
To help increase _______________, we participate in fitness swims once a week
Definition
cardiovascular endurance
Term
3 objectives
Definition
fitness
safety
fun in an aquatic environment (learn how to swim & be comfortable in the water)
Term
to ensure ____________ when performing the elementary backstroke, the kick and the pull must be done simultaneously which results in a ___________
Definition
proper timing
glide
Term
_________ & ___________ have an 'out of water' arm recovery while ____________ has 'underwater recovery'
Definition
freestyle & backstroke
elementary backstroke
Term
the __________ portion of the backstroke kick is more propulsive
Definition
upward
Term
arm pull in backstroke
Definition
thumb out, pinkie in
Term
5 fitness components
Definition
cardivascular endurance
muscular strength
muscular endurance
body composition
flexibility
Term
principle of overload
Definition
when increased demands are placed upon systems of the body, those systems will become stronger
Term
________ people drown in the US every year
Definition
5000
Term
when someone is near safety and cannot swim, the most effective way to help is to perform an __________
Definition
extension assist
Term
extension assist examples
Definition
arm, leg, towel, shirt, banner, stick, pole, etc.
Term
The most effective device for making an extension assist is a __________
Definition
shepheard's crook
Term
the most effective device for making a throwing assist is a ___________
Definition
ring buoy
Term
the number one rule in aquatic safety is...
Definition
save yourself first
Term
when using a shepeards crook:
Definition
lower the curved end into the water, gently push that end into the victims gut, one the victim has grabbed the crook, place your weight on your back foot, & slowly pull them in hand over hand to safety
Term
when using a ring buoy:
Definition
hold the rope in your open non-dominant hand, hold the buoy by the middle in your dominant hand, place your non-dominant foot on the float end of the rope, throw directly underhand like horse shoes, throw past the victim, & slowly pull the victim in hand over hand
Term
Rules of the pool
Definition
no running. do not hang or sit on lane lines. no food, gum, or drink in the pool area. no shoes on deck. proper bathing attire only. no diving in the shallow pool.
Term
3 rules of water polo
Definition
you may handle the ball w/ only 1 hand at a time, you may not play from the bottom or side of the pool (always tread water), you may not put the ball underwater for evasive purposes
Term
how we worked on cardivascular fitness in swim:
Definition
we increased the number of lengths and cardio swims
Term
how we worked on muscular strength in swim:
Definition
push ups & sit ups
Term
how we worked on muscular endurance in swim:
Definition
increased lengths, press outs during snake swims, and increased number of push ups & sit ups
Term
how we worked on flexibility in swim:
Definition
dynamic stretching during swimming
Term
how we worked on body composition in swim:
Definition
daily physical activity
Term
principle of progression
Definition
the gradual increase of stress placed upon the body during exercise training
Term
principle of progression examples in swim
Definition
the increase in warm up lengths from 4 lengths to 10, the increase in cardio day lengths, & the increase in number of push ups
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