SWIMMING SKILLS RUBRIC Skills Excellent Skill -4 pts Proficient Skill -3 pts Developing Skill-2 pts__| Needs Improvement -1 pt | No Effort Skill Opts General Skills |e Body prone in the water le Body prone in the water le Performed with the assistance | Performed only with | No Effort ~Back &ffont |e Head is back and relaxed le Head is back of a flostation device physical assistance float le Body isrelaxed le Head bobbing is choppy -Head bobbing fe Ilead bobbing is rhythmic and no pinching ofthe nose Kick Board le Body prone and streamlined fe Body prone in the water le Performed with the assistance | Performed only with | No Effort Smooth, fluid motion J+ Recognizable flutter kick of a floatation device physical assistance «Fluid flutter kick FrontCrawt |e Body proneand stamlined- |e Body prone in the water le Unrecognizable swim stroke | # Swim stroke is No Effort Smooth, fluid motion ‘© Face in the wateron occasion _Je Swim stroke is performed le Face in the water © Rhythmic breathing with the assistance ofa physical assistance le Rhythmic breathing © Recognizable arm pull floatation device Fluid flutter kick © Recognizable futter kick le Elbow out of water first Je Arms extend, pull to waist Back Crawl ls Body supine and streamlined J Body supine in the water le Unrecognizable swim stroke | # Swim stroke is ‘Thumb exits water, pinkie enters |@ Thumb exits water, pinkie enters le gwim stroke is performed performed only with water water with the assistance of hysical assistance Je. Symmetrical arm rotation ‘© Symmetrical arm rotation h ‘love py Je Arm pull within shoulders ¢ Recognizable flutter kick loatation device le Fluid flutter kick le Head is neutral Elementary ‘Body supine in the water ‘© Body supine in the water le Unrecognizable swim stroke | # Swim stroke is No Effort Backstroke . Ams straight out, pull straight and symmetrical ‘# Recovery hands contact with body ‘eFluid whip kick ‘© Arms and legs synchronized Am pull is symmetrical Recovery hands contact with body recognizable whip kick Arms and legs synchronized Je Swim stroke is performed with the assistance of floatation device performed only with physical assistanceTreading Water e Body is vertical le Body is vertical le Body vertical in the water Performed only with | No Effort le Ableto do 2outofthe 3 leg fe Able to do one type of leg kicks |e Recognizable one type of leg | physical assistance kicks le Recognizable Arms seulling in| yicy Not able to perfomn this Je Arms calmly sculling in the the water . catnthe hee in le i little antic le Performed with the assistance | in the deep end at all le Swimmers calm of a floatation device Breaststroke |e Body proncand streamlined |e Body prone in the water le Unrecognizable swim stroke | © Swim stroke is “Sophomores only |e Arm pull within shoulders © Recognizable arm pull le Swim stroke is performed performed only with l+ Symmetrical arm pull/ recovery |e Rhythmic breathing with the assistance ofa physical assistance le Rhythmic breathing ‘© Recognizable whip kick h ‘hove le Fluid whip kick © Altemate kick and pull loatation device ‘Altemate kick and pull