KINS156 Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
Department of Health Sciences: Kinesiology
- I. Course Number and Title
- KINS156 Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
- II. Number of Credits
- 2 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- This course meets the General Education requirement for Critical Thinking.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is designed to teach students swim strokes and water safety techniques for American Red Cross certification in specific water safety courses. Included are specific concepts of planning, organizing, and teaching techniques. Lifetime health benefits related to proper nutrition and exercise physiology are examined.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
The student will be able to:
- Explain and analyze current concepts of exercise physiology and nutrition and apply them to lead a healthy life [Critical Thinking];
- Use the information from the Water Safety Instructor's Manual and Swimming and Diving Manual to teach Swimming and Water Safety courses [Critical Thinking];
- develop, plan, and organize lesson and block plans [Critical Thinking];
- understand and promote aquatic safety;
- evaluate participant performance;
- understand the scientific principles that are used in teaching and being able to perform the strokes.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Basic physiology of exercise
- Principles of warm-up, stretching and cool down
- Basic anatomy of muscles and joints
- Fiber type
- Ligament
- Tendon
- Muscular contractions: isotonic, isometric, and isokenetic
- Muscular metabolism
- Anaerobic
- Aerobic
- Applied physiology of exercise
- Principles of an exercise prescription:
- Frequency, intensity, time
- Overload, progressive resistance, specificity, recovery
- Physiological effects of regular anaerobic exercise
- Physiological effects of regular aerobic exercise
- Cross-training and how a variety of activities contribute to cardiovascular and total fitness
- The role of diet and nutrition - What is a quality diet?
- Weight management and body composition
- Cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis
- Heat balance, fluid, and electrolyte consumption
- Role of the nutrients in energy metabolism
- Relationship among stress, diet and exercise
- Concepts of recuperation, positive adaptation and deconditioning
- Immediate and correct care of athletic injuries
- Evaluation of fitness progress and self-testing
- How to critically review the current literature in the areas of nutrition and physiology of exercise.
- Students will review and practice basic swimming strokes
- Students will practice teaching water safety skills using the pool and classroom.
- Each student will learn to teach
- Infant and Preschool Aquatic Program
- Longfellow's Whales Tales Educational Program
- Progressive swimming courses
- Beginning level
- Advanced beginning level
- Intermediate level
- Swimmer level
- Advanced swimmers level
- Basic water safety
- Emergency water safety
- Required textbooks and manuals
- ARC Swimming and Aquatics Safety Manual
- ARC Basic Water Safety
- ARC Emergency Water Safety
- ARC Basic Water Safety & Emergency Water Safety Instructors Manual
- ARC Infant and Preschool Aquatics Program Parents' Guide
- ARC Infant and preschool Aquatic Program Instructor's Manual
- ARC Instructor's Candidates Manual for the Introduction to Health Services Education
- Videos and films
- Spinal Injury Management
- Boating Safety and Rescues
- Snorkeling Skills and Rescue Techniques
- Non-Swimming Rescues
- Survival Swimming
- Infant and Preschool Aquatic Programs
- Longfellow's Whales Tales
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students will be assessed on the following:
- Writing assignments and oral presentations
- Examinations
- Class participation
- Demonstration of class specific skills
Core Specific:
Essay explaining how students' plan to change some of their habits in order to live healthier lives by implementing the components of diet and exercise that they have studied in this class [Critical Thinking]. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Department-selected textbook or handouts provided. Details provided in the course syllabus created and distributed by the instructor of the course section to each student on enrollment and class attendance.
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Review/Approval Date - 12/03; Core Goals/Objectives added 6/04; New Core 8/2015; Revision 6/1/22