Building great skills in 2-3 year old swimmers is something we pride ourselves on. The Laurie Lawrence swimming and water safety program for children under 4, revolves around certain basic philosophies, including; These four values help us to develop exceptional swimming skills and technique at the earliest possible age. Building Swimming Skills to Develop Muscle […]
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Swim Teaching Skills for 18-24 month old’s
Before we start swim teaching skills to children in this age group, or even formulating a lesson plan. I believe it’s most important that we study and understand the physical, linguistic and cognitive characteristics of these children. Swimming teachers will notice social and emotional changes in the child as they begin to play realistic games. […]
Supervise & Watch Your Mate… – Keep Children Safe Near the Pool
It is essential that you supervise children at all times whether they are near the pool or other bodies of water. Children are naturally curious – they are drawn to water. They can easily overbalance and topple in, so supervision around water is an absolute necessity. Ask yourself these questions? During parties or social gatherings, […]
Developing Propulsion – Teaching Tips
Developing propulsion techniques from the arms and legs is important to help us move efficiently through the water. It is imperative however that before propulsive movements are taught, floating patterns are established and mastered. Encouraging propulsive movements before floating has been mastered will result in children struggling and thrashing through the water as they endeavour […]
Maintaining the grasp reflex in learn to swim
Babies are born with a natural grasp reflex. They instinctively grasp and hold on tight to fingers, toys, clothing, and hair. In the swimming lesson we want to try to maintain the baby’s grasp reflex. In doing so, we build strength, independence and teach baby to support their own body weight. These gripping activities play […]