Diving Rules Huddle
A quick poolside huddle to agree the session's entry rules: one at a time, check the water is clear, swim away after surfacing, stop on the whistle.
- Stages
- Diving – Stage 8, Diving – Stage 9, Diving – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Skills
- Diving Safety
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–20 swimmers
- Time
- About 3 minutes
- In a lesson
- Introduction / Warm-up, Recap / Safe Exit
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Keep it short so swimmers stay warm; huddle well back from the edge.
What it develops
- Know safe depth, space and rules for diving
- Explain and apply diving safety rules
How to run it
- Gather swimmers on poolside away from the edge.
- Agree the rules: one at a time; wait for the go signal; check the water in front is clear; surface, turn and swim away to the side; stop immediately on the whistle.
- Ask two swimmers to repeat the rules back.
- Revisit at the end: did everyone follow them?
Teaching cues
- One at a time.
- Look, then go.
- Surface and swim away.
Make it easier
- Use picture cards for each rule.
Make it harder
- Swimmers set the rules themselves and the teacher checks them.
Common faults
- Rules forgotten once activity starts.
Corrections
- 'Freeze – what's rule number two?'
Assistant / L1 role
- Hold up the rule cards while the teacher talks and stand between the group and the edge.