United States Swim Academy, Florida: United
States Swim , located in Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida, is in
the business of teaching swimming, teaching water safety and offering
aquatic programming. While we offer programs for a variety of ages and
fitness levels, we are experts in teaching infants and young children
to love learning proper swimming. We offer a professional team of
positive, child-oriented instructors, coaches and associates who are
committed to be an active part of the solution to the problem of
childhood drowning.
Courses / Programs:
United States Swim Academy (USSA) teaches babies, toddlers, school-age children and adults to be safe in the water and to swim.
Baby Classes: Levels 1 - 3
Children Classes: Levels 1 - 10
Adult Classes: Levels 1 - 3
Special Needs Classes
Water Aerobics
We are in the business of teaching swimming, teaching water safety and
offering aquatic programming. We look to be a leader in aquatic
programming and education. Our aquatic team seeks out the newest and
best techniques for teaching, while our administrative team seeks out
best business practices. We’re proud to have been awarded by an
international business coaching and consulting company. A Word About Our Curriculum:
We
use the SwimAmerica curriculum to ensure that our program is both safe
and effective. SwimAmerica is designed by the American Swimming Coaches
Association - our nations leading experts in the sport of swimming. By
using this curriculum, you can be assured we teach REAL safety swim
skills and all four strokes correctly. A graduate can swim, 300 yard of
freestyle, 200 yard of backstroke and complete a 100 yard Individual
Medley.
The SwimAmerica break down of classes and skills has
been carefully constructed and is constantly updated with up to the
minute advances in the sport of swimming.
Our customers are
families with an interest in their children learning how to be safe
around the water and learning how to swim. While we offer programs for
a variety of ages and fitness levels, we are experts in teaching
infants and young children to love learning proper swimming.
programms:
Baby Classes:A progression of songs and games stimulate babies ages 3 months to 2 1/2 years to have an affinity for the water.
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We have invested in specially designed slides, mats, rafts, kick board
and fins all scaled down to baby size! We are the only swim school you
will find with this.
* Your baby will be taught skills by his
or her favorite teacher - you, with the help of our professional
coaches. They will guide you in learn all the water skills they need.
* Make no mistake BABY WILL LEARN TO SWIM IN THIS CLASS and it is FUN!
Level 1- BEGINNERS CLASS This class focuses on water familiarization, submersion, short swims, and kicking.
Level 2- INTERMEDIATE CLASS This
class focuses on floating, jumping –returning to the wall, front and
back floating, rolling over from prone to back, swimming on cue and
retrieving a ring held under water.
Level 3- ADVANCED CLASS Babies
in this swim class are typically 18 months and older. With their
parents they float independently, jump into the water rollover and
float, use toddler sized kick board to motor about, retrieve rings from
the bottom of the pool, and swim 15 -20 feet getting a breath by
rolling on to their back.
Children Classes:Students learn and demonstrate specific skills to be able to move to the next level.
Level One - Bubbles & Glides 1-Blow Bubbles 2-Ten Wall Bobs w/ Bubbles and Air Exchange 3-Streamline 4-Open Eyes under Water 5-Glide and Recover
Level Two - Front & Back Floats 1-10 Elevator Bobs 2-Front and Back Ready Position 3-Front Float 4-Back Float 5 Jump In and Return to the Wall
Level Three - Kicking with Straight legs 1-15 Elevator Bobs 2-Kick w/ Kickboard front & back 15 feet 3-Front & Back Straight Leg Kick 15 feet 4-Dolpin Kicks 15 feet 5-Jump In, Roll Over, and Float
Level Four - Developing Freestyle 1-5 sitting Bobs 2-15 feet Side Glide Kick 3-15 feet Side Glide 1 Stroke 4-15 feet Side Glide 3 Strokes 5-Streamline Dolphin Kick
Level Five - Freestyle with Bilateral Breathing 1-15 Streamline bobs 2-Free style drill – zipper 3-25 ft free style with bilateral breathing 4-Dolphin kick on kick board 5-Treading Water 1 minute
Private Adult Swim Lessons Do
you need to learn to swim or improve your swim skills? You are not
alone! Only 6% of adults in the United States can swim a length of the
pool with correct breathing. Less then 4% could save their lives or the
lives of their children in a water emergency. Adults find learning to
swim easy and enjoyable with professional instructors.
Tri-athletes improve times when they seek professional coaching to improve stroke and breathing skills.
Beginning Adult Swim Lessons These
lessons are best for adults with fear of the water or who never had the
chance to learn to swim.There are only up to three adult-students in a
30-minute class.
Intermediate Adult Swim Lessons These
lessons are for adults who can float but has little or no stroke
technique. These are 30-minute classes with up to four adult-students.
Advanced Adult Swim Lessons For
the ambitious adult who wants to learn how to swim for fitness and
workout. Also popular with future fire fighters and police candidates
who need to pass a swim test. Special scholarships available for fire,
police and emergency workers in need.
Water Aerobics:We
are proud to offer Water Aerobics for adults at all our pools. You can
transform your body with water exercise. The most un-athletic people
have discover their inner athlete in the pool. People who have never
exercised a day in their life suddenly can get hooked with the fitness
bug after just a few aquatic fitness classes.
Special Needs Class:We
literally wrote the book on Adaptive Aquatics for the State of
Florida’s mandatory on line certification. No one in south Florida has
our extensive and successful history teaching special needs children to
swim.
Water safety is the BIG ISSUE …Childhood drowning is on
the rise in the special needs population. Providing your child with
swim lessons is essential to their health and wellness for life.
Our
swim lessons offer unique experiences for the special needs child. A
child with developmental disabilities and/or physical disabilities will
benefit greatly from swim lessons. Opportunity exists for fine and
gross motor skill acquisition, strengthening of the body core, legs and
arms, social/communication skills as well as fun and relaxation.
Parents
and caregivers of children with special needs can look to United States
Swim Academy for expert advice and instruction for their child.
We
offer a variety classes for your child both private and group. When
possible we will mainstream your child into our regular class schedule.
When this is not possible we have a strong preference for swim lesson
taught in small groups with parents. Over the years we have found the
children in small parent/child groups gain water skills quickly and the
experience is a happy one for both the parent and child. In fact most
of our special needs parent/child groups keep within a lesson or two of
the typical child’s swim progress.
ADHD - Michael Phelps
highlighted how ideal swimming can be for those managing ADHD. Swimming
provides a purely athletic environment where the child is challenged
physically.
Autism - especially good. The muffled sound and
light that accompanies being underwater make children with autism love
swimming. While other children wrestle with trust issues to
successfully put their face in the water, autistic children master this
skill almost immediately.
United States Swim Academy, Florida:
We
use the SwimAmerica curriculum to ensure that our program is both safe
and effective. SwimAmerica is designed by the American Swimming Coaches
Association - our nations leading experts in the sport of swimming. By
using this curriculum, you can be assured we teach REAL safety swim
skills and all four strokes correctly. A graduate can swim, 300 yard of
freestyle, 200 yard of backstroke and complete a 100 yard Individual
Medley.