The Swim Professor

Jim Reiser, M.S.

Can Social Networking Help YOU? Facebook, Twitter, etc.

So can YOU or YOUR business benefit from Social Networking? Are you resisting the idea of Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc.? Technology changes are always hard for me and I was resistant at first too.   In fact, I have been only using twitter for a few weeks but I have been trained in it now and [...]

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July 22, 2010 - 3:14 PM No Comments

Follow Swim Lessons University on Facebook and/or SwimProfessor on Twitter

Follow Swim Lessons University on Facebook and/or swimprofessor on twitter!

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July 11, 2010 - 12:59 PM No Comments

What more can a good two-year old swimmer learn in the SLU Parent & Me classes?

Dear Teachers & Parents: I received an email today with a VERY COMMON QUESTION from a parent who has a young two year old in our Parent & Me class who is doing wonderfully.  However, and I think this happens often, there was a misunderstanding that because of the progress the little one was making, [...]

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June 9, 2010 - 2:15 PM No Comments

Have You Seen that the American Academy of Pediatrics UPDATED their Guidelines?

Pediatric Drowning Prevention Guidelines Updated By Chris Emery, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: May 24, 2010 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Action Points  

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May 24, 2010 - 7:36 PM No Comments

Breaking News! SLU Awards Bracelet & Water Safety System is available to YOU!

Get your students and parents hooked with the Swim Lessons University Bracelet System!   Instantly recognize and reward your students by punching out the star besidethe skill you just taught your pupil with our handy ¼” star puncher! Parents and children will absolutely love the way you will reward them for their progress!  Not only will [...]

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April 21, 2010 - 7:02 PM No Comments

BFIS allowed me to post 152 swim classes in just over an hour!

BFIS (Business Focused Internet Solutions) aka Time2Sign-up has developed an awesome registration program for swim schools.   After years of glitches in the old system that some of my fellow swim school members may remember, this new system they developed for me is EASY, STATE-OF-THE-ART, and virtually Error Proof! We started our May Swim Lessons Registration [...]

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April 1, 2010 - 12:33 AM No Comments

Online Swimming Instructor Tests & Certificate of Completion

IT’S OFFICIAL!  Swim Lessons University and WABC have partnered to bring you and your staff convenient, affordable training for Swimming Instructors!  TEACH LIKE A PRO & SWIM STROKES 201 Online Tests and Certificates of Completion are now available! After you and your staff go through the Swim Lessons University DVD course, you can purchase our [...]

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March 19, 2010 - 9:24 PM Comments (2)

ASCA SwimAmerica Conference Highlights

As I fly back from the American Swimming Coaches Association SwimAmerica Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, I thought I would share a few highlights of the weekend: I was honored to be the opening speaker at the conference, and gave three talks over the course of the weekend. My colleagues Lori Klatt from SwimAmerica Swim [...]

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February 22, 2010 - 3:51 PM Comments (2)

WHY NOT 1X Swim Lesson per Week?

Listen, 1x per week of swimming lessons is clearly 100% better than ZEROx per week, and 1x per week is a great way to maintain swimming skills over the winter and certainly make some improvement. However, IF you increase the frequency of swim lessons/practice from 1x per week to 2x per week you will CLEARLY [...]

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February 3, 2010 - 7:57 PM No Comments

Should you DUNK Babies in Swimming Lessons?

Should babies be DUNKED in swimming lessons?  Listen to this FREE PODCAST! New podcast will be posted on the website approximately every two weeks and they will be announced in our newsletter.  If you are not already signed up to receive the free newsletter, sign up today at www.swimlessonsuniversity.com

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January 27, 2010 - 5:10 PM No Comments

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