Mini-Squads

Mini-Squads

BABIES

Our aim for all of our Squirts classes is to develop confident parents resulting in confident, relaxed children.

And all of this with a sense of fun and adventure as we navigate all that's involved in learning how to swim safely.

LITTLE SQUIRTS

Little Squirts is our entry level class for infants aged 4 - 18 months. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to support and hold your baby in the water so that they feel safe yet are free to explore and learn how to move and feel the water.
   
   
2. Encourage your baby in holding on to the wall and holding on to you independently whilst in the water (a life saving skill)
   
   
3. Teaching your baby how to hold their breath via visual cues and verbal triggers so that they are never stressed or shocked whilst learning how to swim.
   
   
4. Introduce you and your baby through simple progressions how to begin to explore buoyancy (floating) in the water.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
5. Entering and exiting the water safely with your baby.
   
   
6. Your baby learning to hold on independently using the grasp reflex.
   
   
7. Your baby learning to fall into the water and turn around to hold onto the wall.

BABIES

Our aim for all of our Squirts classes is to develop confident parents resulting in confident, relaxed children.

And all of this with a sense of fun and adventure as we navigate all that's involved in learning how to swim safely.

LITTLE SQUIRTS

Little Squirts is our entry level class for infants aged 4 - 24 months. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to support and hold your baby in the water so that they feel safe yet are free to explore and learn how to move and feel the water.
   
   
2. Encourage your baby in holding on to the wall and holding on to you independently whilst in the water (a life saving skill)
   
   
3. Teaching your baby how to hold their breath via visual cues and verbal triggers so that they are never stressed or shocked whilst learning how to swim.
   
   
4. Introduce you and your baby through simple progressions how to begin to explore buoyancy (floating) in the water.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
5. Entering and exiting the water safely with your baby.
   
   
6. Your baby learning to hold on independently using the grasp reflex.
   
   
7. Your baby learning to fall into the water and turn around to hold onto the wall.

BIG SQUIRTS

Big Squirts is our entry level class for children aged 18 - 36 months. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to support and hold your baby in the water so that they feel safe yet are free to explore and learn how to move and feel the water.
   
   
2. Encourage your baby in holding on to the wall and holding on to you independently whilst in the water (a life saving skill)
   
   
3. Teaching your baby how to hold their breath via visual cues and verbal triggers so that they are never stressed or shocked whilst learning how to swim.
   
   
4. Introduce you and your baby through simple progressions how to begin to explore buoyancy (floating) in the water.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
5. Entering and exiting the water safely with your baby.
   
   
6. Your baby learning to hold on independently using the grasp reflex.
   
   
7. Your baby learning to fall into the water and turn around to hold onto the wall.
   

BIG SQUIRTS

Big Squirts is our entry level class for children aged 18 - 36 months. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to support and hold your baby in the water so that they feel safe yet are free to explore and learn how to move and feel the water.
   
   
2. Encourage your baby in holding on to the wall and holding on to you independently whilst in the water (a life saving skill)
   
   
3. Teaching your baby how to hold their breath via visual cues and verbal triggers so that they are never stressed or shocked whilst learning how to swim.
   
   
4. Introduce you and your baby through simple progressions how to begin to explore buoyancy (floating) in the water.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
5. Entering and exiting the water safely with your baby.
   
   
6. Your baby learning to hold on independently using the grasp reflex.
   
   
7. Your baby learning to fall into the water and turn around to hold onto the wall.
   

SUPER SQUIRTS

Super Squirts is our advanced skill based level for children who have attended previous Squirts lessons and achieved the necessary skills required for this level. Our aim for this class is to further encourage independence and safe habits for relaxed and confident swimming. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to safely allow lots of independent swimming time for your child in the water.
   
   
2. The skills to challenge your child in floating and gliding through the water
   
   
3. A sense of fun and adventure as we navigate all that's involved in learning how to swim safely.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
4. Your child able to independently enter & exit the water safely.
   
   
5. Your child able to fall into the water and turn around to automatically hold onto the wall.
   

SUPER SQUIRTS

Super Squirts is our advanced skill based level for children who have attended previous Squirts lessons and achieved the necessary skills required for this level. Our aim for this class is to further encourage independence and safe habits for relaxed and confident swimming. In this level we will teach and encourage you in:

1. How to safely allow lots of independent swimming time for your child in the water.
   
   
2. The skills to challenge your child in floating and gliding through the water
   
   
3. A sense of fun and adventure as we navigate all that's involved in learning how to swim safely.
   
   Water Safety and Survival Skills
   
   
4. Your child able to independently enter & exit the water safely.
   
   
5. Your child able to fall into the water and turn around to automatically hold onto the wall.
   

TRANSITION FROM SQUIRTS TO TAILS

Transition classes are designed for young children transitioning between our Squirts infant program into our Tails learn to swim program. 

Having a Parent or Carer in the water is such security and an important stage for young children as they bond and connect with the most important people in their lives.

To then be expected to happily go into a class by themselves can be a huge and traumatic experience for many children.

We do not want to spoil any enjoyment of swimming or hinder our progress, so our transition level is a class just for that. For young children to learn and have time to connect with a teacher.

Parents/Carers will accompany their child in the water as we slowly allow children to connect and develop trust with their new teacher. 

We will slowly transition parents out of the water each week until children are confident on their own.

Once children are relaxed and happy in the water with their teacher they will begin more of a Tails learn to swim lesson structure.

TRANSITION FROM SQUIRTS TO TAILS

Transition classes are designed for young children transitioning between our Squirts infant program into our Tails learn to swim program. 

Having a Parent or Carer in the water is such security and an important stage for young children as they bond and connect with the most important people in their lives.

To then be expected to happily go into a class by themselves can be a huge and traumatic experience for many children.

We do not want to spoil any enjoyment of swimming or hinder our progress, so our transition level is a class just for that. For young children to learn and have time to connect with a teacher.

Parents/Carers will accompany their child in the water as we slowly allow children to connect and develop trust with their new teacher. 

We will slowly transition parents out of the water each week until children are confident on their own.

Once children are relaxed and happy in the water with their teacher they will begin more of a Tails learn to swim lesson structure.

LEARN TO SWIM

Safety and survival is our focus in all learn to swim levels. We do not begin children on the pathway of learning competitive strokes until they understand how to safely swim a long distance through the water.

Our simple program is designed to challenge children yet give them the confidence to improve each lesson.

We will have lots of fun as we learn and achieve together with lots of ribbons to collect on the way.

WHITE TAILS

White Tails is a beginner level introducing children over 3 years of age to the water.

This is a play based level for hesitant, apprehensive children who need a little extra time to adapt to our Learn To Swim Program. 

Parents may be required to accompany their child in the water for a few lessons until child/teacher interaction is developed.

We will never force an apprehensive child into the water. Swimming with In The Deep will always be a positive experience for all children and we will do all it takes, no matter how long, to build trust and confidence so that all children absolutely LOVE to come swimming with us!

LEARN TO SWIM

Safety and survival is our focus in all learn to swim levels. We do not begin children on the pathway of learning competitive strokes until they understand how to safely swim a long distance through the water.

Our simple program is designed to challenge children yet give them the confidence to improve each lesson.

We will have lots of fun as we learn and achieve together with lots of ribbons to collect on the way.

WHITE TAILS

White Tails is a beginner level introducing children over 3 years of age to the water.

This is a play based level for hesitant, apprehensive children who need a little extra time to adapt to our Learn To Swim Program. 

Parents may be required to accompany their child in the water for a few lessons until child/teacher interaction is developed.

We will never force an apprehensive child into the water. Swimming with In The Deep will always be a positive experience for all children and we will do all it takes, no matter how long, to build trust and confidence so that all children absolutely LOVE to come swimming with us!

YELLOW TAILS

Yellow Tails is our entry level learn to swim class for children over the age of 3.

Our aim for Yellow Tails is going underwater and discovering our buoyancy.

In this level we will learn to hold our breath, feel the water using our arms and legs, relaxing as we learn we can float. 

ORANGE TAILS

Orange Tails is our second learn to swim level for children over the age of 3.

Our aim for our Orange Tails is developing our sense of buoyancy to be able to float independently and use our bodies, arms and legs to move.

In this level we continue to gain skills to relax in the water as we float independently, move through the water using our arms and legs and roll from a front float into a back float all by ourselves. In all activities safety and survival skills are our focus.

RED TAILS

Red Tails is our final learn to swim level for children over the age of 3.

Our aim in Red Tails is to have the skill and confidence to swim the length of a 25 metre pool completely relaxed and in control.

We love to see our children understand how to move in the water freely and how to take a breath without needing to panic or get stressed.

In this level we will learn to combine our floating with arm movement to swim float swim. We will also develop advanced buoyancy skills to duck dive to the bottom of the pool deeper than our own height.

YELLOW TAILS

Yellow Tails is our entry level learn to swim class for children over the age of 3.

Our aim for Yellow Tails is going underwater and discovering our buoyancy.

In this level we will learn to hold our breath, feel the water using our arms and legs, relaxing as we learn we can float. 

ORANGE TAILS

Orange Tails is our second learn to swim level for children over the age of 3.

Our aim for our Orange Tails is developing our sense of buoyancy to be able to float independently and use our bodies, arms and legs to move.

In this level we continue to gain skills to relax in the water as we float independently, move through the water using our arms and legs and roll from a front float into a back float all by ourselves. In all activities safety and survival skills are our focus.

RED TAILS

Red Tails is our final learn to swim level for children over the age of 3.

Our aim in Red Tails is to have the skill and confidence to swim the length of a 25 metre pool completely relaxed and in control.

We love to see our children understand how to move in the water freely and how to take a breath without needing to panic or get stressed.

In this level we will learn to combine our floating with arm movement to swim float swim. We will also develop advanced buoyancy skills to duck dive to the bottom of the pool deeper than our own height.

STROKE DEVELOPMENT

We agree with the world's leading swim coaches that the "arms are just the decoration" in swimming and so at In The Deep, we focus on what really matters – our body position and underwater propulsion – for efficient swimming technique.

Efficiency is our focus in all stroke development levels.

We want to see our students achieve a relaxed and efficient style before adding lots of repetitive distance swimming.

Practice makes permanent, so we make sure we practice perfectly every time.

Short distances with lots of repetition allows us to continually correct technique and make sure our students don't develop any bad habits. 

Our simple program is designed to challenge children yet give them the confidence to improve each lesson.

This can be very challenging and what makes swimming such a complex skill to master.

The beauty is in the details and learning when, as much as what, to do!

We will have lots of fun as we learn and achieve together with lots of ribbons to collect on the way.

PURPLE FINS

Purple Fins is our first stroke development level. Children are now able to confidently swim the length of our 25 metre pool and are ready to begin their journey of learning how to swim competitive strokes.

In Purple Fins we begin with Freestyle and Backstroke foundations. Our aim is to prepare children with solid foundations in body position, kicking and breathing. 

This will ensure them the best results as we build their technique for beautiful swimming.

In this level we will learn to rotate our core when we breathe in freestyle, we will continue to develop strong and efficient kick for both freestyle and backstroke and we will introduce the beginnings of diving from the side of the pool.

BLUE FINS 1

Blue Fins 1 is our second stroke development level.
Children now have strong foundations in body position and kicking.

In Blue Fins 1 we begin to build basic freestyle and backstroke by putting it all together. Here we practice coordinating our arms, legs and body position with our breathing.

In this level we will learn freestyle and backstroke drills and perfect a beautiful dive from the deep end. We will continue to work on our butterfly kick. 

BLUE FINS 2

Blue Fins 2 is our third stroke development level. Children now have a basic understanding of how to swim freestyle and backstroke, ready to focus on the detail and fine tune their overall technique. 

In Blue Fins 2 we refine our breathing, our arm movement in freestyle and backstroke and really begin to see smoothness in our style.

We will continue to practice coordinating arms and legs with body position and breathing.

In this level we introduce Breastroke kick and continue to work on our butterfly kick. 

GREEN FINS

Green Fins is our final Stroke Development level preparing children for mini squads.

Children now have a good understanding of how to swim freestyle and backstroke, they can also do strong breastroke kick and butterfly kick.

In Green Fins we are now adding distance to build strength in our technique. Our aim is to maintain our style as we swim longer distances and also learn how to manage ourselves in a larger group of children.

In this level we begin to introduce breastroke and butterfly arms to our kicking drills.

Children are expected to have good listening and concentration skills at this level in preparation of joining mini squad levels where the teacher is not in the water.

STROKE DEVELOPMENT

We agree with the world's leading swim coaches that the "arms are just the decoration" in swimming and so at In The Deep, we focus on what really matters – our body position and underwater propulsion – for efficient swimming technique.

Efficiency is our focus in all stroke development levels.

We want to see our students achieve a relaxed and efficient style before adding lots of repetitive distance swimming.

Practice makes permanent, so we make sure we practice perfectly every time.

Short distances with lots of repetition allows us to continually correct technique and make sure our students don't develop any bad habits. 

Our simple program is designed to challenge children yet give them the confidence to improve each lesson.

This can be very challenging and what makes swimming such a complex skill to master.

The beauty is in the details and learning when, as much as what, to do!

We will have lots of fun as we learn and achieve together with lots of ribbons to collect on the way.

PURPLE FINS

Purple Fins is our first stroke development level. Children are now able to confidently swim the length of our 25 metre pool and are ready to begin their journey of learning how to swim competitive strokes.

In Purple Fins we begin with Freestyle and Backstroke foundations. Our aim is to prepare children with solid foundations in body position, kicking and breathing. 

This will ensure them the best results as we build their technique for beautiful swimming.

In this level we will learn to rotate our core when we breathe in freestyle, we will continue to develop strong and efficient kick for both freestyle and backstroke and we will introduce the beginnings of diving from the side of the pool.

BLUE FINS 1

Blue Fins 1 is our second stroke development level. Children now have strong foundations in body position and kicking.

In Blue Fins 1 we begin to build basic freestyle and backstroke by putting it all together. Here we practice coordinating our arms, legs and body position with our breathing.

In this level we will learn freestyle and backstroke drills and perfect a beautiful dive from the deep end. We will continue to work on our butterfly kick. 

BLUE FINS 2

Blue Fins 2 is our third stroke development level. Children now have a basic understanding of how to swim freestyle and backstroke, ready to focus on the detail and fine tune their overall technique. 

In Blue Fins 2 we refine our breathing, our arm movement in freestyle and backstroke and really begin to see smoothness in our style.

We will continue to practice coordinating arms and legs with body position and breathing.

In this level we introduce Breastroke kick and continue to work on our butterfly kick. 

GREEN FINS

Green Fins is our final Stroke Development level preparing children for mini squads.

Children now have a good understanding of how to swim freestyle and backstroke, they can also do strong breastroke kick and butterfly kick.

In Green Fins we are now adding distance to build strength in our technique. Our aim is to maintain our style as we swim longer distances and also learn how to manage ourselves in a larger group of children.

In this level we begin to introduce breastroke and butterfly arms to our kicking drills.

Children are expected to have good listening and concentration skills at this level in preparation of joining mini squad levels where the teacher is not in the water.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

At In The Deep efficiency is our aim in all swimming levels. We want to see our students achieve a relaxed and efficient style before adding lots of laps and repetitive swimming.

Practice makes permanent so we make sure we practice perfectly, focusing on technique with every lap. Developing technique in swimming takes time and practice. Gaining fitness and strength is fast and easy. With most children only attending one lesson per week, we make the most of our time in developing technique, for a future full of skilful swimming.

TECH FORCE

Tech Force is our first mini squad level. Children now have the maturity for instruction with a teacher out of the water. They are able to understand and perform advanced drills in all four competitive strokes as they begin their journey of technical proficiency in swimming and aquatic survival. To qualify for Tech Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 50 metres bilateral freestyle
• 50 metres backstroke
• 50 metres breastroke drill with correct kick technique
• 25 metres butterfly kick
• Streamline dive
  

Children will learn:

• 200 metres freestyle with high elbow recovery
• Backstroke with body rotation
• Breastroke with efficient glide
• Butterfly basics
• Freestyle and backstroke turns
• Freestyle race dive
• Survival strokes
• Sculling 

SPEED FORCE

Speed Force is our second squad level. Children are ready to begin reinforcing efficient technique with added distances, learning how to pace themselves and the challenge of new advanced drills. To qualify for Speed Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 200 metres freestyle under four minutes 30 seconds
• Backstroke with body rotation and strong kicking
  
• Breastroke with a two second glide
  
• Butterfly drill with correct recovery
  
• Race dive
  
• Freestyle and backstroke push off from wall
  
• Survival strokes
  
• Treading water

Children will learn:

• Butterfly
  
• Tumble turns
  
• Breastroke dive and push off
• Backstroke starts
  
• Freestyle increased efficiency to swim 200 metres under three minutes 30 seconds, with turns
  
• 100 metres individual medley
  
• 400 metres survival swim
  

POWER FORCE

Power Force is our new Advanced Squad Level. Children have demonstrated good technique in all of their competitive strokes and are now ready to build on their fitness and race skills. To qualify for Power Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 200 metres freestyle in under three minutes 30 seconds
  
• 100 metres individual medley
  
• Freestyle and backstroke tumble turn
  
• Race dive

Children will learn:

• Advanced competitive stroke techniques (pull and recovery)
• Open turns (butterfly and breastroke turns)
  
• 400 metres individual medley with turns
  
• 1500 metres freestyle
  
• 800 metres survival swim
  
• Racing skills in all four strokes (starts, turns and finishes)
  
• How to read the pace clock
  
• Enjoy swimming for fitness

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

At In The Deep efficiency is our aim in all swimming levels. We want to see our students achieve a relaxed and efficient style before adding lots of laps and repetitive swimming.

Practice makes permanent so we make sure we practice perfectly, focusing on technique with every lap. Developing technique in swimming takes time and practice. Gaining fitness and strength is fast and easy. With most children only attending one lesson per week, we make the most of our time in developing technique, for a future full of skilful swimming.

TECH FORCE

Tech Force is our first mini squad level. Children now have the maturity for instruction with a teacher out of the water. They are able to understand and perform advanced drills in all four competitive strokes as they begin their journey of technical proficiency in swimming and aquatic survival. To qualify for Tech Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 50 metres bilateral freestyle
• 50 metres backstroke
• 50 metres breastroke drill with correct kick technique
• 25 metres butterfly kick
• Streamline dive
  

Children will learn:

• 200 metres freestyle with high elbow recovery
• Backstroke with body rotation
• Breastroke with efficient glide
• Butterfly basics
• Freestyle and backstroke turns
• Freestyle race dive
• Survival strokes
• Sculling 

SPEED FORCE

Speed Force is our second squad level. Children are ready to begin reinforcing efficient technique with added distances, learning how to pace themselves and the challenge of new advanced drills. To qualify for Speed Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 200 metres freestyle under four minutes 30 seconds
• Backstroke with body rotation and strong kicking
  
• Breastroke with a two second glide
  
• Butterfly drill with correct recovery
  
• Race dive
  
• Freestyle and backstroke push off from wall
  
• Survival strokes
  
• Treading water

Children will learn:

• Butterfly
  
• Tumble turns
  
• Breastroke dive and push off
• Backstroke starts
  
• Freestyle increased efficiency to swim 200 metres under three minutes 30 seconds, with turns
  
• 100 metres individual medley
  
• 400 metres survival swim
  

POWER FORCE

Power Force is our new Advanced Squad Level. Children have demonstrated good technique in all of their competitive strokes and are now ready to build on their fitness and race skills. To qualify for Power Force children must demonstrate the following skills:

• 200 metres freestyle in under three minutes 30 seconds
  
• 100 metres individual medley
  
• Freestyle and backstroke tumble turn
  
• Race dive

Children will learn:

• Advanced competitive stroke techniques (pull and recovery)
• Open turns (butterfly and breastroke turns)
  
• 400 metres individual medley with turns
  
• 1500 metres freestyle
  
• 800 metres survival swim
  
• Racing skills in all four strokes (starts, turns and finishes)
  
• How to read the pace clock
  
• Enjoy swimming for fitness

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