Club Awards – Sample Scheme of Work

 Medium Sized Programme: 3 squads working towards two award levels in each squad.
 This squad is working towards awards 1 and 2.
 Offered 3 x 1 hr sessions per week; swimmers typically train 2/3 sessions per week on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 18:00 – 19:00.
 Current age range 7 –10 years.

WC 02/09/19 PM (1 hour pool session)

Monday Prone floatation.
Prone streamlining.
Front crawl technique work – focus on body alignment and rotation
through kicking drills.
*Use of pace clock.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Check understanding of basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Tuesday
Wednesday Supine floatation.
Supine streamlining.
Backstroke technique work – focus on body alignment and rotation
through kicking drills.
*Use of pace clock.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Thursday
Friday Reinforce prone floatation.
Reinforce Prone streamlining.
Butterfly technique work – focus on body alignment, anti – rotation and
body wave through kicking drills.
*Use of pace clock.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Saturday
Sunday
WC 09/09/19 PM (1 hour pool session)
Monday Reinforce Prone floatation.
Reinforce Prone streamlining.
Breaststroke technique work – focus on body alignment and anti –
rotation though kicking drills.
*Use of pace clock.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Tuesday
Wednesday Push off and UW phase for front crawl.
Front crawl technique work – aim to progress to rotation/ connectivity
drills e.g. single arm
*Use pf pace clock to complete a short set.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Thursday
Friday Push off and UW phase for backstroke.
Backstroke technique work – aim to progress to rotation/ connectivity
drills e.g. single arm.
*Use of pace clock to complete a short set.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Saturday
Sunday

WC 16/09/19 PM (1 hour pool session)

Monday Push off and UW phase for butterfly.
Butterfly technique work – aim to progress to anti – rotation/
connectivity drills e.g. 3 scull/ 1 swim.
*Use of pace clock to complete a short set.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Tuesday
Wednesday Push off and UW phase for breaststroke.
Breaststroke technique work – aim to progress to anti – rotation/
connectivity drills e.g. 2 kicks/ 1 pull (swim).
*Use of pace clock to complete a short set.
*Check understanding of equipment use.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Thursday
Friday Approach, rotation and touch on front crawl turns.
Sitting dives.
Reinforce push off and UW phase for front crawl.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Saturday
Sunday
WC 23/09/19 PM (1 hour pool session)
Monday Approach, rotation and touch on backstroke turns.
Back dives in the water and from feet in the trough.
Reinforce push off and UW phase for backstroke.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Tuesday
Wednesday Approach, touch, rotation and touch on butterfly turns.
Kneeling dives.
Reinforce push off and UW phase for butterfly.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Thursday
Friday Approach, touch, rotation and touch on breaststroke turns.
Kneeling dives.
Reinforce push off and UW phase for breaststroke.
*Reinforce as required basic hydration and nutrition needs for training.
Saturday
Sunday