Monster Mania!

10/18-10/31/15: Breaststroke, Route Reading, and Emotions.

Start working on your monster growl!  In Swimming we'll learn some frighteningly freaky breaststroke.  In Climbing we will try not to squish our monster friends as we learn how to follow a route.  In Yoga we will get our scare on and talk about emotions.

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Swimming, Climbing, and Yoga for Kids in Reno, North Lake Tahoe
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Taster Schedule

Here's a list of some monsterific picture books to get into the mood at home:

• Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters by Jane Yolen
• I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
• The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Haber
• Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
• Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter
• There Was an Old Monster by Rebecca Emberley
• Robot, Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon

Swim

• Underwater swimming with forward movement
• Swimming down to retrieve toys with "breaststroke-like" arms
• Concept of Gliding (forward movement while body stays still)
• Elementary Backstroke Kick (similar to breaststroke kick)
• Introduction to frog Kicks
• Learning proper breast stroke Arms
• Combining the pull (arms), breath, kick, and glide in the right order (Timing)
• Breaststroke drills and perfecting technique

Climb

• Identifying and using Sloper holds
• Recognizing and climbing on Dihedral walls
• Stemming
• Finding boulder Problems
• Following Taped routes/problems
• Choosing appropriate Grades

Yoga

• Scare training Poses: cobra, goddess, bow, lunge, squat
• Monster Breath (breath of fire)
• Dealing with difficult Emotions