Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Aims of the course

    • Workbook Download
  • 2

    Background

    • Why do we submerge?

    • The History of Submersion

    • A History of Submersion - Igor Charkovsky

    • Our journey with submersion

    • Cue'd 1,2,3 method and the challenges we witnessed
  • 3

    Practices and Methods

    • Psychology Of Submersion

    • How do each of these view submersions?

    • From a Baby's Perspective

    • An Adult's Experience

    • Child-led from Platform

    • The Benefit of a Child-Led Approach

    • Listening to the 'NO'
  • 4

    Child Development

    • Physical Child Development

    • Aquatic Developmental Timeline

    • Vestibular System

    • Proprioception

    • Facial Development

    • Reflexes - Why are they important in submersion practices?

    • Moro in relation to submersions

    • Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) in relation to submersions

    • Gag in relation to submersions
  • 5

    Emotion and Chemical Responses

    • Happiness in the pool : The role of PLAY

    • Memories - Trust versus Trauma

    • Chemical Responses: Happy Hormones

    • Chemical Responses: Stress Hormones

    • The Chemical Affect on Bonding and Trust

    • Building a Partnership: No pressure observation

    • Building a Partnership: No pressure playing

    • Building a Partnership: Supporting not leading
  • 6

    Practical Application

    • The Process - the steps to a child-led experience

    • Dips not Depth

    • Bubbles

    • Group Bubbles

    • Mirroring Bubbles

    • Independent Bubbles

    • Seat Hold Launch Pad

    • Launch Pad Submersion

    • Mat - Water Level

    • Mat - Water Level Launch

    • Wall - Elevation

    • Wall - Elevated Launch

    • Platforms

    • Platform Immersion - widening the gap

    • Natural Progression into Swimming

    • Buoyancy, down and up

    • New horizons - a Teaching Evolution!
  • 7

    Thank You

    • Thank You

    • Certificate

    • Next Steps