Level 3
Swimming Ideas: Level 3 Breathing, Breaststroke, Fly Download the Level 3 PDF for your own program. Ages: 5-12 Participants in level 3 should be comfortable going…
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Level 2
Swimming Ideas: Level 2 Streamlines, and the Crawls Download the Level 2 PDF for your own program. Ages: 3-8 Participants should be able to stand on…
Level 1
Swimming Ideas: Level 1 Going underwater, and Support Minimum Ages: 2.75 years or 3 years old. Participants should be able to stand on their own,…
Guppies Toddler
Water games, comfort, bravery Ages: 2 through 4 years old. Participants should be comfortable without a parent in the class, though they can watch from…
Swimming Game – Election
Category: Group Activity Core Skill: Swimming Knowledge / General Swimming Name: Election! We played this game on the fly on November 8th, the night of the american…
Swimming Game – Baseball World Series
Category: Group Activity / Personal Challenge Core Skill: Swimming Knowledge Name: Swimming Baseball Were you caught up in baseball world series fervor? The Cubs finally won the…
Swimming Game – Personal Challenge
Category: Personal Challenge Core Skill: Varied Name: (Category of Game) You want to play games in your swim lessons and at swim practice. It makes your…
Training Module – Removing “ok” from your language
Training: Removing “ok” from your language Key Points: This is the one simple fix you can apply to your language to make you a stronger, better…
Swimming Game – Flip a Coin
Category: Group Challenge, Chance Core Skill: Coach’s choice Name: Flip a Race You’ll need two large coins. Quarters will do. The coach flips a coin, then a swimmer…
Swimming Lesson Guide – Giving feedback
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Report cards, Certificates, Evaluations: The ins, outs, and positive sandwiches of giving praise and criticism Swimming Lessons Ideas was initially designed as a resource…
How to teach swimming lessons – Concise Commands
Here is a quick training module you can use as an in-service or during your actual swim instructor training days. By the end of this…
Training Module: Line of Sight
Download the PDF guide and handout here: [button link=”https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/Training-module-Field-of-View-1-1.pdf”]Download PDF[/button] Training: Line of Sight Key Points: Keep whole class in front of your face…
Freestyle Kick Drill – Motorcycle from Teresa AZ
Swim lessons overall are pretty easy. Put your face in and move your arms and legs to make you move. We help, as swim instructors,…
Training Module: Going Underwater
Download the PDF handout and guide here:[button link=”https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/Swim-Instructor-In-service-Module-Going-Underwater.pdf”]Training: Going Underwater[/button] Training: Going Underwater Key Points: Offer excessively multiple opportunities to go underwater Instructor must go…
SIP 052: Swimming is a habit
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Swimming Game – Statue Master
Category: Personal Challenge (in groups) Core Skill: Body position, body control, mimicking Name: Statue Master Statue master is an interesting game that at first looks like you…
How to teach swimming lessons – Treading water
This brilliant swim lesson hack, tip, and guide comes from swim instructor Teresa from Arizona. She has been teaching swimming for 10 years and has…
SIP 051: Go to games for swimming lessons
Today we’re going to look at the “staple” games for swimming lessons. These are the go to games I use for most swim lessons. Once…
SIP 050: Lesson Plans for swim lessons
The importance of lesson plans. Lesson plans are not necessary for everyone. Veteran and highly experienced teachers can do without them. However levels, move up…
SIP 049: Ring the Bell
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