What is the Learn to Swim program like at your swim centre? If you are happy with the program that you offer and the quality of the teachers within your centre you may like to look at ways to improve and extend your business. Start with the following easy questions. Do you offer lessons for […]
Swim Schools
Keep Clients Returning To Your Swimming Program
World Wide Swim School starts lessons for infants at 4 months of age. We promote conditioning in the bath at home in the lead up to the first lesson in the pool. Parents and swimmers may choose to start lessons at any time and should be welcomed into the program and given information and support […]
Variety in the Swimming Lesson
We recently did a staff training session with the teachers at Laurie Lawrence Swim School about how to create variety in the swimming lesson. This came as a result from feedback we sometimes get at the front desk about children becoming bored with their swimming lessons. The educator in me is slightly defensive because I […]
The Benefits of a Deck Supervisor at Your Swimming Centre
What’s all this talk about deck supervisors? Do we really need one? “That’s just going to cost us extra money that’s not in the budget.” This may be the typical response of a CEO or Swim School Manager when asked about introducing or employing a Pool Deck Supervisor. Today, I’m going to tell you a […]
Using Circuit Stations in a Swimming Training Program
A circuit is a group of different activities that are followed in succession. They can be dynamic and continually moving or stationary and moving intermittently. This article will look at Circuit Stations in a swimming training program. Circuit stations allow for high repetition of skills over a particular time frame. Students are asked to switch […]
Circuits In Swimming Lesson Plans
Following on from the article last month about circuits in your swim school. Over the years the team at World Wide Swim School (WWSS) have developed countless lesson plans and ideas about how to run effective and efficient swimming lessons to get the best out of swimmers. One of our favourite things to incorporate into […]
Swim Instructor Certification & Your Teaching Team
Any swim school operator knows they can’t run a business without a team of dedicated, professional instructors to help keep classes running smoothly and to keep swimmers and their families wanting to return week after week, month after month, year after year for generations to come. I’m lucky to be part of a family owned […]
Swimming Instructor Course & Training – Start Now!
When the swimming season is here in Australia, as a Swim School owner or operator, it’s essential to make sure you have the best staff possible to meet the needs of your clients. Your swim school numbers should be growing, simply by the change in temperature. But you need to keep these customers happy by […]
Swimming Drills: Why Do We Use Them?
Parents often ask swimming instructors about the progress of their children and what they are learning in swimming lessons. A common question we hear on the pool deck is: So, why swimming drills instead of laps? The answer is simple. Swimming is not a simple skill to learn. It requires much repetition to master a […]
Consistency Is Key In Any Swimming Program
When it comes to running a good quality aquatics swimming program, one thing is clear – consistency is important for success! There are many parts of the program that will benefit from this consistency – there are just a few discussed in this article. STAFF Clients form an attachment or bond with the staff that […]