The Swim Professor

Jim Reiser, M.S.

How Swim Instructors Fail

While many parents may think there’s not much to teaching a child to swim, you know that is far from the truth.  There’s a lot that goes into being a great swim instructor, and like most anything in life–you can learn from your mistakes.  So keep the faith.  You are always getting better. Here are [...]

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September 10, 2011 - 3:59 AM Comments (2)

Swim Lesson Techniques

When you are teaching any given swimming technique, your instructions typically should focus your swim lesson students on a set of cues or buzzwords.  For example, you may say something like:  “Here we go, I want to see you keep your kick small and fast while during your side breathing.  Ready, go!”  Because your instructions [...]

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September 6, 2010 - 12:06 AM No Comments

Swim Lesson Rules

Keep in mind that when teaching kids swim lessons, that children will actually feel safer when they know what the rules are, especially in new or exciting situations.   If a child is scared, they will have a hard time having fun.  So when you kindly, but firmly give children rules or boundaries and let them [...]

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August 23, 2010 - 7:00 PM No Comments