Methodology of swimming

Teacher(s)

Francaux Marc;

Language

French

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The student will have a broad educational background, since the beginning awareness of the aquatic environment (balance, immersion, vision, respiration, movement, propulsion) to learning and development of swimming techniques. In addition, he will be able to teach games or water sports. It will use appropriate tools to evaluate progress and performance. He will have the necessary benchmarks to analyze its actions at the rate of participation of its public and its commitment engine. It will be able to justify their choice of teaching and its theoretical state.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	After this educational entity, the student will be able to intervene in ergonomic conditions binding on him (resonance, humidity) and his students (limited space, difficult to collect feedback from the teacher, cooling).

Content

Purpose:
The purpose of the course is to provide students with the tools they need to teach swimming.
Through personal mastery of the different swimming techniques, namely the four official strokes, their demonstration in the water and on dry land, as well as the related teaching and corrective techniques.
Through tools related to water acclimatization and assessment tools.
Through the ability to observe and analyze a student, identify their shortcomings, and be able to implement learning, correction, and improvement strategies.
It includes one hour of practical training in the pool per week spread throughout the year and five theoretical classes in the lecture hall.
Course content:
The course will be subdivided as follows:
Approach to learning different styles: educational and corrective.
Personal video analysis of different styles.
Micro-teaching aimed at learning and correcting different styles.
Approach to assessment in school swimming.
Dry demonstrations.
Approach to familiarization.
Theoretical approach to different concepts related to swimming.

Teaching methods

Lectures in lecture halls and practical classes in the swimming pool.
Supervision: Lecturers, technical advisors, and/or assistants, possibly assisted by student monitors.

Evaluation methods

Assessment: Continuous assessment for the practical part (at the end of each module) and partial written exam in January for the theoretical part.

• Active attendance at practical classes is therefore compulsory.
• In the event of an unjustified absence, the final mark will be weighted in proportion to the percentage of attendance.
• Punctuality: three late arrivals are equivalent to one unjustified absence.
• Any unjustified absence from an assessment will result in a grade of absence for the exam. In the event of a valid justified absence  https://www.uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fsm/restricted/certificats-medicaux , a make-up session may be organized if material and human conditions allow. 

Given the specific nature of the bachelor's and master's degrees and the professional recognition that automatically comes with obtaining a master's degree in Motor Sciences, specializing in physical education, we would like to inform students enrolled in the bachelor's degree in Motor Sciences that attendance of less than 60% of the LEDPH1042 course, even for justified medical reasons, will make it impossible to assess the course, with the consequence that it will not be possible to obtain the corresponding credits.
Breakdown of grades:
Video analysis: /10
Micro-teaching: /20
Swimming index calculation: /10
Swimming style assessment: /15
Swimming technique assessment: /20
Dry demonstrations: /25
Theory exam: /20
Everything will be converted to a score out of 20, multiplied by the attendance percentage.

Other information

This course is strictly reserved for FSM students; other UCLouvain students are not permitted to access it.
How and when should I submit a medical certificate?

1. A specific certificate template must be completed by the doctor.
2. The student must scan their certificate in good quality. They must name the file with their first name, last name, and year of enrollment. The file must be saved in .pdf format.
   (example: Delie_Arnaud_EDPH1BA.pdf)
3. The original or scanned copy of the medical certificate must be sent to jean.vanhoutte@uclouvain.be and
4. The scan must also be sent to the faculty administration using the specific form available at the following address: www.uclouvain.be/fsm-cm.
5. Students must keep the original certificate until the end of the academic year, as it may be requested if necessary.

The General Regulations for Studies and Evaluations (RGEE) require students to submit supporting documents relating to an absence from an assessment no later than the day after the absence (see Article 103 of the RGEE).

Online resources

Moddle https://moodle.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5011#section-1

Faculty or entity

> FSM