Aquatics Approaches for Children with Special Needs

Abstract

Children with special needs enjoy and success theaquatic-based exercise and play skills in a pool as an al- ternative to land-based exercise in a gym. The purposeof this presentation is to deliver basic practical strate- gies and tips for developing aquatic skills, adjustmentto water and rotations, which are phases of the Halli- wick Method, for children with mental challenges. Pro- gram Objectives are; (a) to explain basic principles ofteaching approaches in aquatics, (b) to practice someaquatic drills (from Halliwick Method), and (c) to delivertips for applying aquatic drills in children with specialneeds. In addition, some play skills will be practiced asone on one training during a group session in swimmingpool.