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Side Stroke

Application, understanding and fundamentals of the side stroke.

Rubric Code: BC7397

By jwins07

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Subject: Physical Ed., Fitness

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Side Stroke Rubric
	Need Improvement 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Body position and movement	Need Improvement Body position nearly vertical. Student barely advances and frequently has to stop.	Fair Body is at less than a 70 degree angle with the head and the student struggles to stay floating. The movement in the water is minimal at best.	Good Body is at around 70 degrees horizontal and the head may be slightly positioned incorrectly (head too deep in the water or too high out of the water)	Excellent Body is almost perfectly horizontal with the top leg near the surface of the water and one ear in the water.
Arms and Hands	Need Improvement Arms don't have any coordination whatsoever.	Fair Arms are very uncoordinated and inconsistent resulting in poor propulsion.	Good Arms don't quite reach extension and make the action look rushed. It almost appears as if their arms are providing any propulsion.	Excellent Lower arm reaches ahead while the upper arm reaches towards the swimmers legs. Both arms then come towards each other and meet at the swimmer's mid-section.
Leg Action	Need Improvement Kick is completely uncoordinated resulting in the student not having any propulsion in the water.	Fair Student does an uneven kick with one leg lagging behind the other. The kick looks erratic and provides very little propulsion.	Good Inconsistent kick with the top leg coming out of the water. Sometimes one leg just doesn't follow the other.	Excellent Legs do a perfect scissor kick with the top leg going forward and the back leg going backwards before coming together. Legs always stay in the water.
Breathing and Timing	Need Improvement Student has trouble breathing because their head goes under water. Their coordination is completely off.	Fair Breathing is erratic and their arms and legs are working at different times. The result is an uncoordinated inefficient stroke.	Good Breathing is fairly relaxed but their arms and legs are not in perfect unison.	Excellent Breathing is controlled and relaxed. The arms and legs extend at the same time resulting in a good propulsion and smooth glide.