One of my Swim Lessons University talks in 2010-2011 was titled, “Tricks to Making Learning Fun.”  In this presentation, I shared with my attendees 14 Swim Lesson Tips and Success Strategies that I have found to be fun and practical to adapt in your learn to swim classes. Tip #4 was one I learned from [...]

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If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking for ways to be more creative and make your swim lessons more fun, without taking too much away from practice time.  Nothing is more satisfying for a swim instructor, or for a swim lessons parent as far as that goes, than to see the children truly enjoying [...]

What do I think about private swim lessons (one-on-one)?  Are they the most beneficial for kids swim lessons?  Over the past 25+ years, I have taught thousands of swim lessons.  From private swim lessons (one-on-one) to large group swimming instruction (taught beginning swimming classes of up to 25 college students from 1993-2005 at the University [...]

Well, I loved this, so you’ll figure it out, LOL! Tom Brady, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Patriots flag in the window. ‘This house is yours for eternity, Tom,’ said God. ‘This is very [...]