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- Stuff the silver, we are going for gold: New podcast series by Laurie Lawrence
- ABC Conversations interview now available online
- Laurie to feature on ABC Conversations, 19 July 2019.
- ASSA Conference 2019
- Freestyle Skill Building for 5 and 6 year olds
- NEW FEATURE: Electronic Forms for Swim School Operations
- April Pools Day
- New Product: Emergency Risk Ready Training
- Make your backyard swim safe this Australia Day – nominate a 'Responsible Pool Person'
- Swimming & Summer Fun
- October Update
- Building skills for swimming success
- World Wide Swim School's new recruit, Susan Carter
- Baby Crying During the Swimming Lesson - It Happens!
- Laurie Lawrence on Channel 7 for Learn2Swim Week
- A Great Swimming Teacher Engages Their Pupils
- Using Reward Systems at Swim Clubs
- Commit to Consistency with your Child's Swimming Course!
- Newborn Swimming Tips for Home
- Managing Different Abilities Within A Swim Lesson
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 1
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 2
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 3
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 4
- Water Safety and the Swimming Lesson
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 6
- Learn2Swim Week: Day 7
- Social Referencing in Swimming Pool Lessons
- Become a Swimming Instructor: Our Hints
- How to Teach Freestyle to Kids
- Tumble Turns: A Basic Guide for Swim Trainers
- Beginners at Your Swim School
- Circuits in Swimming Lesson Plans
- Swimming Instructor Course & Training - Start Now!
- Using Circuit Stations in a Swimming Training Program
- Swim Lesson Ideas & Plans
- Swimming Drills: Why Do We Use Them?
- Variety in the Swimming Lesson
- Keep Clients Returning to Your Swimming Program
- School Swimming
- What is Swimming in 2 Planes?
- How to Teach Breaststroke to Kids
- Teaching Infant Swim Classes
- Benefits of Diving for Rings in Pool Lessons
- How Long Will it Take for my Child to Learn Swimming?
- 5 Tips to Run Better Swimming Lessons
- Swimming For Kids Who Don't Like It
- Swim Instructor Certification & Your Teaching Team
- Group vs. Private Swimming Lessons
- Why is Turning Important?
- Teaching Swimming Lessons: Dealing With Different Individuals
- Building Trust In Baby & Toddler Swimming Lessons
- Consistency Is Key In Swimming Programs
- Patience & The Learn To Swim Process
- Teaching Baby Swimming Classes: 12-18 Months
- Bath Time & Baby Swimming Lessons
- Infant Swim Lessons: 9 Tips
- Important Swimming Tips For Parent Teachers
- Water Familiarisation in Newborn Swimming Lessons
- Adult Swimming Lessons
- Teaching An Infant Swimming
- The Benefits of a Deck Supervisor at Your Swimming Centre
- Children's Swimming Lessons & an Increased Class Size
- How To Teach Your Baby To Swim
- How to Teach Kids to Swim at Home
- How To Teach Backstroke To Kids
- How Can I Help My Swimmers Improve Their Skills?
- Questions Laurie is asked about Swimming
- Short Distances vs Long Distances in Learn To Swim Classes
- Different ways to use your teaching space
- Expectations of a 4-Year-Old in Swimming Lessons
- 5 Handy Tips for Behaviour Management
- Intensive Swimming Promotes Success
- How to Teach an Adult to Swim
- How Long Will my Child Need to Attend Swim Classes?
- Preparing for the Cooler Months
- What Can I Expect From My Child at 2 Years of Age at Swimming?
- 3 Safety Skills to Practise at Home or Away from Lessons
- Getting a fright and going backwards in swimming
- Workplace Health & Safety
- The Important Of Teaching Swim Arounds
- Dressing for Swimming Lessons
- Why Is Parental Involvement Important In Swimming Lessons?
- Swim School Sanitation
- The Value of Demonstration
- School Holiday Swimming
- The Importance of Self-Evaluations
- Swim Cap and Goggles YES or NO
- Laurie’s Recipe For Success
- How Long Will It Take My Child to Learn to Swim?
- Time Management – How Important Is It?
- Perpetual Swimming VS Term Swimming
- 3 Tips to Assist Your Child The Learn to Swim Process
- A team is only as good as its weakest link!
- Bilateral Breathing
- Patience & the Learn to Swim Process
- Swimming Toys and Their Uses
- 5 Easy Steps to Master Butterfly
- The Importance of Conditioning
- Teaching Swimming Without A Ledge
- Keeping Clients swimming through winter
- Using Mats Within A Swim Lesson
- Goggles
- How do we practice swimming skills away from the pool?
- Engaging 2 year olds in swimming lessons
- Deep Water Swimming For Beginners
- Swim School Retention
- Diving for Toys
- Swimming skills for 12 month olds
- Sun Protection in your Swim School
- Floating for babies
- The importance of grips
- The Importance of Manipulation
- My Child is misbehaving at swimming again!
- Swim Clinics for Fast Tracking and Learning Skills
- Do you need a deck supervisor at your swim school?
- Family Holidays and Swimming
- Weekly Swimming Lessons
- No Crying Policy
- Laurie talks with Brooke Hanson
- Soak It Up 2015 - AUSTSWIM Conference
- Position of strength in swim lessons
- Teaching children a respect for the water
- 18 Month Old Babies in the Water
- Why Is Parental Involvement Important in Swimming?
- Why Do Babies Sometimes Ingest Water When Going Under?
- What Can You Expect From a Child Under 3 in Swimming?
- Review of the 8-12 month Swim Class
- Blowing bubbles 2 years 4 months
- Push and float off a ledge
- Teaching Young Children Butterfly
- When Should I Stop and Get Dry?
- Hypoxic Training and Shallow Water Blackout
- Maximum practice time in the swimming lesson
- When should you introduce swimming goggles
- Swimming floats & independent skill building
- Why condition babies before swimming
- Independent Swimming at 2 years
- Team Work Doesn’t Seem Work
- Common Faults in Backstroke
- What should kids learn at swimming lessons?
- Swimming Lessons and Back Floating
- Preparing Baby For Submersion in the Shower
- Australian Swimming History
- Swimming and Water Safety Professional Development for AUSTSWIM
- Australian BBQ's
- Love the Leadership!
- Swimming lessons save lives
- Team of Experts
- Unintentional Drownings
- Swimming during Winter
- Importance of Babies Learning to Swim
- Swim FEST 2015
- Water safety quiz
- Water Safety for Preschool Children
- Games to reinforce learning
- Communication is Key
- Continuity within a Swim School
- Kids Alive Water Safety Tips For Farms
- How to Conduct a Feedback Observation Session
- Back float for two to four year olds
- Voluntary Breath Control – 2 years +
- Kids Alive CPR Guide
- Swim classes for 2-2.5 year olds
- Taking swim classes for 2.5-3 year olds
- Important skills in the water for an almost 3 year old
- Encouraging Independence
- Building Great Skills in 2-3 year old swimmers
- Swim teaching skills for 18-24 month olds
- Supervise & Watch Your Mate...
- Developing Propulsion
- Maintaining the grasp reflex in learn to swim
- Learn to Breathe in Swimming
- Holding baby in the Pool
- Learning the Butterfly swimming stroke
- Swimming lessons reduce the risk of drowning
- Teach your kids to swim – it's great
- Making the most of pool space
- Starting and finishing swimming lessons on time
- How can I help?
- What should my 3 year old be doing in the water?
- What if baby cries during swim lessons
- Teaching a class of 4 to 8 month old baby's
- The Timid Swimmer
- Teaching 3-4 Year Olds Swimming Classes
- Will back floating drown proof my baby
- What should my 2 year old be learning in swimming lessons?
- What should my almost 2 year old be able to do in the pool
- Swim lessons for my one year old
- Baby First Swim in the Pool
- Building Breath Control in the Water
- What should my child learn during swimming lessons?
- Shut the gate!
- Is it to late to start swimming lessons with my child
- Children's Swimming Lessons: What to Teach
- Swimming Pool Fencing Safety
- Utilising Swim Teaching Equipment
- Swimming Class Control
- When should we start swim lessons?
- I am unsure what to actually expect
- What to look for in a good swim schools
- Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation
- Early Years Swimming Research
- Conducting Feedback Observation Sessions
- Recruiting the right swimming staff
- Water Confidence – For Timid Beginners
- Swimming Teaching Equipment
- Encouraging Swimming Independence
- Stimulating the 5 Senses
- Starting Lessons Later
- Exercising in the bath
- After Bath Care
- Laurie Lawrence's Baby Swim Program – 8 months
- Laurie Lawrence's Baby Swim Program – 4 months