Basic skills and understanding of racquetball as a competitive recreational activity. Service, service returns, and rallying skills, history, rules and courtesies, equipment, and common strategies. Combines skiing, skating and hiking for exercise and aesthetic experience in the winter environment. Includes care and selection of equipment, skiing techniques, winter survival and safety and day touring. Emphasizes improvement of basic swimming techniques.
Satisfactory completion enables students to enroll in subsequent aquatic courses.
American Red Cross certification available. Trains instructors to conduct swimming programs sponsored by the American Red Cross. Swimming skills are perfected so instructors serve as good models and gain student confidence. Includes successful methods of planning lessons, organizing classes, presenting material, and evaluating progress. American Red Cross certification available.