As instructors, we constantly think about our swimmers and how we can help to improve their swimming skills. Just as we strive to make our swimmers great, we should aim to do the same for ourselves. We should look towards continually improving our own teaching skills. It is important to reflect on our teaching performance […]
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Swim Caps and Goggles YES or NO
Does your swim school have a policy on wearing cap and goggles within the swimming lesson? Consequently, swim caps and goggles can aid swimmers experience in their lesson. However, they can also be a hindrance within the lesson if used incorrectly. Overall, if you don’t currently have a policy on wearing cap and goggles, then you may […]
Laurie’s Recipe For Success
Laurie Lawrence is a well renowned and respected person in the aquatics industry. Laurie has had much success in all areas of teaching swimming. He has provided swimming lessons from babies all the way up to adults. In fact Laurie has had the privilege of teaching frightened beginners to swim who have gone on to […]
Swimming Lessons for My Child
One of the questions we are continually asked is how long it will take a child to learn to swim. The truth is – we really don’t know! This is such a hard question to answer – there are so many factors that come into play when considering this. These factors will be discussed in […]
Time Management – How Important Is It?
Do you start and finish your lessons on time every time? Is this a recurring problem in your swim centre? There are many centres around the world that have issues with their staff starting and finishing their lessons on time. Let’s discuss time management and what it means to those people in your lesson. […]