Shiver Me Timbers

September 2018: Butterfly, Core Strengthening & Core Values

We're off to sail the high seas with our pirate friends.  We'll learn about Butterfly in the pool, Core Strength on the wall, and Core Values on the mat.  You can download the take home page here.

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Swim
We'll be strengthening the core and playing with the wave-like movement of butterfly.  Some of the stigma of the "most difficult" stroke can be removed when introduced at a young age!!  Fins may be used to increase momentum. 

All students will work on age/level appropriate skills.  Some of the things we will learn in order of difficulty are:

• Beginning mermaid kick (Wiggles)
  
• Assisted Dolphin Dives
  
• Butterfly Kick with streamlining
  
• Treading with dolphin kick
  
• Butterfly Arms
  
• Full Butterfly Stroke with breathing
• Butterfly Drills and Technique improvement
• Incorporating the dolphin kick into Starts & Turns

Climb
Climbers will be building core strength and learning about conditioning.  Each class will cover age/level appropriate skills.  Class time will be split between top rope, bouldering, and floor exercises. 

• Identifying & using Pinch holds
• Recognizing & climbing on Vertical walls
• Identifying your Core
• Climbing with a "Jelly Belly" vs "Tight Core"
• Core Strengthening exercises 
• Choosing Body Positions that push the hips into the wall
• Perseverance

Yoga
We will be discussing how our core values shape us as we shape our core muscles.  A strong core can make us more resilient physically and emotionally!

• Core Virtues Overview including: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship
• Buried treasure Breath
• Sitting tall & strong
• Core Strengthening Poses: ship, plank, cobra, parrot, camel, chair