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The swimmer is not phased by water being rained down on the back of their head.
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Water confidence is key to progression, being relaxed and enjoying the environment is a major aim in any swimmers development. The child not being concerned or worried about water being poured over them most often by a watering can. This demonstrates their improved confidence and development in the pool.
For children with learning difficulties, this is a key award to help them relax and feel comfortable in the water. When a child is happy with water raining down over their head indicates a large change in confidence in water. Initially self splashing would be the start of the process before moving onto games.
The child may also prefer to pour water over themselves after getting used to the seeing and playing with a watering can before being rained upon!
This also is a wonderful moment that can be shared with others that may support children interacting with others.
Encouraging the swimmer to start the process of getting their face wet can be an hard task to achieve. This is seen as the first step of water being introduced to the back of the swimmers head.
Tunnels are great fun and woggles can be made into a rainbow along the pool side. Swimmers can travel through the tunnel shouting the colour as they go under each woggle. The teacher can be the big rain cloud with the watering can.
Again using a watering can in conjunction with nursery rhymes that involve water elements in the song. eg I’m a little tea pot. Tip me up and pour me out
Water and watch the swimmers grow, Swimmers curl up tightly and as they are watered from above they grow and spread their arms and sway like plants.
We do suggest to start with wetting the back of the swimmers head a little so they can get used to the feeling of the water and as their confidence grows the more the swimmer can get wet.