Target Entry Jumps
Jump feet-first into a floating hoop placed a safe distance from the edge – teaching swimmers to jump out with control and enter exactly where they intend.
- Stages
- Diving – Stage 8, Diving – Stage 9
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Skills
- Jump Entry, Diving Entry
- Equipment
- Hoops
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–14 swimmers
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- In a lesson
- Introduction / Warm-up, Skill Development 1, Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Feet-first only – never head-first through a hoop or over any hard object.
- Deep enough water for jumping; one at a time; hoop retrieved only when the entry area is clear.
What it develops
- Controlled feet-first jumps into deep water
- Confident, controlled entries and exits
How to run it
- Place a floating hoop well out from the edge in the deep-water area.
- Swimmers do the clear water check, then pencil-jump to land feet-first inside the hoop.
- Move the hoop slightly further out or to the side for the next round.
- Count how many entries land inside with a straight body.
Teaching cues
- Look at the target before you go.
- Jump out, not up and back.
- Straight entry into the hoop.
Make it easier
- Hoop closer (but still a safe distance from the wall); step-in entry.
Make it harder
- Add a star or quarter turn and still land in the hoop.
Common faults
- Landing short near the wall.
- Bending to aim.
Corrections
- 'Arms swing forward to travel.'
- 'Stay tall all the way in.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Reposition the hoop with a pole or from the water when the teacher signals, never while a swimmer is about to jump.