There are five basic steps in teaching someone how to swim and it is important that none of these steps are skipped. The first of the major hurdles for a pupil, in the Learn to Swim process, is to trust the water to hold them up. A common term for this stage in the Learn …
NOTE: This article is a white paper extract that forms part of our in-house training program. Basic Breathing As a swimming teacher I found that I spent the majority of my time trying to teach pupils how to get a breath. This was especially true towards the end of the swimming season. Teaching someone to …
For several years I have been of the opinion that mobile phone, tablets and laptop computers are contributing too, and will increasingly contribute too, deaths by drowning or near death by drowing in toddlers and young children and have been trying to get that message out into the community. If you agree with this article …
The advantages of swimming lessons during the cooler months: Being confident in the water; because you have the skills to be able to control your movement through the water and to be able to get your mouth out of the water to take a breath; requires a high degree of skill. This skill is a …
Try and remember what it was like the first day you went to high school or tried anything new. See if you can recall the strangeness of it all. The feelings of insecurity and uncertainty. Going to swimming lessons for the first time can be a very emotional time for your child, especially if they …
Let me relate an experience that happened to me in 1998. It was during an after school class and I notice a new pupil was coming into my next class. I noticed from the date of birth of the child that this boy 4 ½ years old, which meant that he was not at school …
Be patient and be aware of time frames Teaching someone to swim is a bit like baking a cake; there is a set formula you follow. If you don’t follow that formula the cake will be a disaster e.g if I put the flour and sugar into the oven and baked it, then took the …
This is a question that I have dealt with over the years and I guess there is no definitive answer to this, because it depends on what level of swimming the parent wishes their child to achieve. Swimming is such a technical sport that there is always something to learn. One reason we teach other …