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Early Years

Adult & Child

Have fun with your child and enjoy some quality time whilst learning basic gymnastics skills, motor development and coordination. Work on body shapes, jumping, balance and rolling. Through play and music, the aim is to enhance their physical intellectual and social development.

Available for 2 years – 3 years.

Pre-school

Pre-school 1 & 2

Pre-school 1&2 is the child’s first independent gymnastics class, and they will learn fundamental skills of movement and basic gymnastics techniques and shapes. 

Further develop skills learned and continue to develop skills needed to progress to Gymnastics Skills 1. 

Available for 3 years - 5 years.

Classes are Preschool 1 level unless stated otherwise

Primary School 

Skills 1 

This class moves away from using play and music and will incorporate a warm-up activity and stretch. The child will use the skills and shapes developed in their Pre-school class, as well as starting to learn rolls, cartwheels and more strength and balance-related skills.

Skills 2 

To increase the competency of skills learned in Level 1 and learn complete skills starting and finishing correctly. Continue to develop core skills such as rolls and bridges. 

Skills 3 

Having a good grasp of all core skills, we will move to develop these further and add in new skills and variations on skills previously learned. 

Skills 4 

Use all the core skills previously learned and develop them further, with different more challenging variations. 

Early Years

Pre-School 1

Pre-School 1 is a fun way to kick off your child’s journey of football for life. ​ 

Building on Pre-school 1 these sessions are designed to improve your child’s physical literacy, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, balancing, ball control, bouncing, catching and developing kicking of the ball. ​Continuing with themed topics from Pre-School 1, they’ll enjoy a fun, holistic educational experience as their skills developed ready for the next step into Skills 1.  

Primary School 

Skills 1  

Skills 1 introduces your child to individual and team skills through fun activities and games.  They’ll develop an understanding of the importance of team play and build on their learning from Pre-School 1 & 2 along with learning new basic skills of football.

Skills 2  

Skills 2 further builds upon the skills and competencies learnt in Skills 1 as well as building confidence in their play. They’ll learn more detailed and technical parts of the game through creative games. 

Skills 3 

Skills 3 is the natural progression for your child to more advanced skills and introduces multi football skills and disciplines of the game. They’ll learn movement and space on the park and identify how team play and individual skills are important to any team success. 

Pathway to Local Club

On completion of Skills 3, your child will have completed our primary school pathway. They’ll have had a good level of knowledge and competency to continue their football journey. Please discuss with coaches the next steps once at this stage. 

Primary School

Skills 1

Introduces the children to the fundaments of different golf skills, i.e. full swing, putting, chipping and pitching, through fun golf games and activities.

Skills 2

Will focus on developing the expertise learnt in Skills 1 and homing in on more technical areas of these skills i.e. full swing, putting, chipping and satisfactory level, through fun golf games and activities.

Skills 3

Focuses on further developing expertise learnt in Skills 2 through golf games and activities i.e. full swing, putting, chipping and pitching. Golf to course management, how to score a card, on-course playing ability with the aim to achieve a junior handicap will also be introduced. Playing scores based on Xcite Bathgate 9-hole, par 3 golf course.

Club pathway

On completion of Skills 3, your child will have completed our primary school pathway. They’ll have had a good level of knowledge and competency to continue their golf journey. Please discuss with coaches the next steps once at this stage. 

Primary School

Skills 1

Introduces the children to the fundaments of the sport, i.e. how to use the equipment, co-ordination and learning about the game through fun activities.

Skills 2

Will focus on developing the expertise learnt in Skills 1 and homing in on more technical areas i.e control, passing, speed and agility.

Skills 3

Focuses on further developing expertise learnt in Skills 2 as the children are taught to understand the rules of play and skills and drills for playing Hockey.

Club pathway

On completion of Skills 3, your child will have completed our primary school pathway. They’ll have had a good level of knowledge and competency to continue their hockey journey. Please discuss with coaches the next steps once at this stage. 

Adult & Baby Lessons 0-1 year

This is a fantastic way to introduce babies to an aquatic environment. The class teaches safe handling skills of babies in the water through the use of nursery rhymes and games, building the confidence of both the baby and parent in a fun and friendly environment! For babies aged up to 1yr. 

Adult & Toddler 1yrs-2yrs

Adult & toddler classes build upon skills already learned through Adult & Baby classes, however it is not necessary to have attended Adult & Baby. This class focuses on the development of basic motor skills and swimming movements, through fun and games. For toddlers aged 1-2yrs.

 Adult and Child - 2-3yrs

This class starts to introduce independence in the water in preparation for pre-school classes. The support of the adult is available for added encouragement and confidence. For children aged 2-3yrs.

Pre-School

Pre-school is the first opportunity for children to experience full independence in the pool. The emphasis is on having fun in the water through the use of games and imagination and is specific to their age and stage of development. Through play children will learn the core aquatic skills that are essential for a smooth progression through the Learn 2 Swim levels. For children aged 3-4½yrs.

Swim Skills 1a 

Introductory level aimed at developing water confidence of children with little or no prior experience of Learn 2 Swim.

Swim Skills 1B

To further develop water confidence and develop core aquatic skills without aids.

Swim Skills 2

To increase the competency of the core aquatic skills and develop basic stroke technique.

Swim Skills 3

Introduce more advanced stroke technique.

Swim Skills 4

To improve the quality of stroke technique, introduce multi aquatic skills/disciplines and basic lifesaving skills.

Club Ready Swim provides an insight to the world of competitive swimming. Swimmers learn a variety of skills that will enable them to move seamlessly into the club environment. Club Ready Swim is a fantastic opportunity to explore competitive swimming before fully committing to a club.

Rookie Lifeguard, affiliated with RLSS is available to children aged 8-15yrs who have completed at least Swim Skills 4 of the Learn 2 Swim Programme.

As a Rookie kids will learn special lifesaving skills to help save themselves and know what to do if others get into difficulty in the water. As well as offering parents the comfort of knowing your children are aware of the dangers of swimming, they will develop a solid safety education, and will learn rescue and resuscitation techniques.

There are three stages within Rookie, with each stage consisting of 3 skill levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Please not, Bronze must be completed before progressing accordingly through the levels.