1. ESPERANZA ARMIÑANA VILLEGAS
BACKSTROKE
ESPERANZA ARMIÑANA VILLEGAS

2. SUMARY BACKSTROKE IN CONTEXT LANGUAGE AND CONTENT OUTPUTS
WHO IS THIS UNIT PLANNED FOR
BASIC VOCABULARY
METHODOLOGY AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
DRILLS AND ACTIVITIES. FEED-BACK
LANGUAGE AND CONTENT ASSESSMENT

3. BACKSTROKE IN CONTEXT Why backstroke as a clil PE content?
Currently some TAFAD subjects are taught in 2L (second language). One of them is DEPORTES INDIVIDUALES which is composed by individual sports and swimming is one of them.
Also swimming is taught at some Secondary Schools in Madrid.
Finally, there are not many clil resources related to this sport.

4. LANGUAGE AND CONTENT GOALS
LANGUAGE OUTPUTS
Upgrade their second language proficiency.
Increase their specific vocabulary knowledge.
Raise their self-esteem by the learning of the second language and motivation.
Encourage creative thinking processes.
CONTENTS GOALS
Improvement of the kick and stroke at backstroke.
Improvement of the body position at backstroke.
To learn the basic skills and drills for teaching backstroke on their own.

5. WHO IS THIS LESSON PLANNED FOR
TAFAD students. They are studying to be future coaches. They have some background knowledge about backstroke swimming style.
They will learn not only the correct technique but also all the drills which they will use to teach it.

6. BASIC VOCABULARY

7. METHODOLOGY AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Lecture and reading 15%
Audio-visual and demonstrations of the most skilled students 25%
Practice by doing…. 50%
Feedback and focus on facilitate the learning of others 10%

8. DRILLS AND ACTIVITIES. Lesson plan
WARM UP
Out of the pool some stretching and joint movements.
Two pools each style: crawl, backstroke, breaststroke. Low speed.
MAIN PART
Two pools with a board on top of your knees hold by both hands. Be focus on: Your knees don’t get out of the water.
50m board under your head. Backstroke kick. Your head must be laying on the board. Look up direct to the cell. Be focus on: Your body position is straight respect to the lane.
50 m pull boey between your upper legs only stroke with both arms. Be focus on: one arm goes out of water while the other enters above your head.
In pairs, one student observes his/her partner 50m backstroke swimming performance and marks in a handout what he/she appreciates about it. The student reflects about the performance and gives feedback to his/her mate. Change roles.
COOL DOWN
100m free style.
10’ Stretching out of water

9. LESSON PLAN
WARM UP
Out of the pool some stretching and joint movements.
Two pools each style: crawl, backstroke, breaststroke. Low speed.
MAIN PART
Two pools with a board on top of your knees hold by both hands. Be focus on: Your knees don’t get out of the water.
50m board under your head. Backstroke kick. Your head must be laying on the board. Look up direct to the cell. Be focus on: Your body position is straight respect to the lane.
50 m pull boey between your upper legs only stroke with both arms. Be focus on: one arm goes out of water while the other enters above your head.
In pairs, one student observes his/her partner 50m backstroke swimming performance and marks in a handout what he/she appreciates about it. The student reflects about the performance and gives feedback to his/her mate. Change roles. CHECK OBSERVER SHEET
COOL DOWN
100m free style.
10’ Stretching out of water

10. 0BSERVATION SHEET STROKE YES NOT BODY POSITION KICK
The elbows are tight during the stroke
The stroke is coordinated
The hand goes out of water by the thumb
BODY POSITION
The body is straight
The hips are high
The ears are inside the water
KICK
The movement start on the hips
Ankles are loose and relaxed
The knees are not bended too much
SWIMMER NAME:
OBSERVER NAME:

11. LANGUAGE AND CONTENT ASSESSMENT
LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
The student knows the basic vocabulary of the sport.
The student can communicate correctly with others and with the teacher.
CONTENT ASSESSMENT
The student can swim backstroke and knows the different exercises for improving his/her swimming skills.
The student can difference between a correct and an incorrect performance, and uses the recourses he/she has learnt to make the learner improve his/her performance

12. Listening and comprehension questions

13. BACKSTROKE LISTENING SHEET
Can you list three joints involved in the backstroke kick?
 While performing a backstroke kick, can you explain what happens when you bend your knees too much?
 What dry land exercises can you practice to improve your backstroke kick?
 What is the function of the ankles at the backstroke kick?
 Can you describe another exercise to improve you backstroke kick?
 How would you evaluate your backstroke kick?
(These questions are made under Blom´s Taxonomy. Travel from the easiest to the more complex answer)