I am interested in the kind of drills and games people are doing to keep skills interesting and increase proficiency. I am having some sucess with students playing frisbee. It starts as a comfort/fun gamel but progresses into a bouyancy drill. I looking for suggestions for any level diver.
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When I taught skiing I used to have the first timer kids play tag. That got them familiar with moving around on their skiis. I'm sure the same could be done with divers to get them familiar with moving and swimming, and get their mind off breathing. However I imagine it might run the risk of rapid ascents...
We play underwater frisbee golf using one of the smaller reef systems triangles for a hole, each toss is a stroke, each time you touch bottom add a stroke, each time you hit the surface add a stroke. No skulling or finning allowed or strokes are added. Students keep tossing until the underwater torpedo
(which works better than the underwater frisbees) goes through the triangle. You can make this game VERY difficult if desired using the shallow end for your hole. You usually don't need the shallow end! Give away a tee shirt or class discount and watch em WANT to work on their buoyancy to win. It's a blast!
One other game the students for some reason like much better involves hitting the instructor with the torpedo, while both are hovering. Gee, i wonder why they like this one best? We usually give them 10 tosses, they must hover while tossing & lose tosses when they hit the bottom or top. Again give something away to the winner so it's worth the effort.
One other game we have talked about but not done is some form of underwater no-mask navigation, to help with the no mask breathing. Maybe blindfold & guide them so they don't get to far off the mark. Haven't figured out a safe way to do that one yet, but think it might be a helpful game.
(which works better than the underwater frisbees) goes through the triangle. You can make this game VERY difficult if desired using the shallow end for your hole. You usually don't need the shallow end! Give away a tee shirt or class discount and watch em WANT to work on their buoyancy to win. It's a blast!
One other game the students for some reason like much better involves hitting the instructor with the torpedo, while both are hovering. Gee, i wonder why they like this one best? We usually give them 10 tosses, they must hover while tossing & lose tosses when they hit the bottom or top. Again give something away to the winner so it's worth the effort.
One other game we have talked about but not done is some form of underwater no-mask navigation, to help with the no mask breathing. Maybe blindfold & guide them so they don't get to far off the mark. Haven't figured out a safe way to do that one yet, but think it might be a helpful game.
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