The latest update to the Teaching Swimming: Fun and Effective Instruction workbook is LIVE on the “Download Files” page! Version 4 is the most recent update from version 3 which was released in 2019. I’m super excited to share the entirety of Teaching Swimming v4 with everyone! There are so many new updates, changes to …
All Access Membership gives you and your entire team tools that hook into Swimming Ideas’ level structure. Each daily lesson plan is custom made for a corresponding level and includes multiple activities and challenges aimed at that level’s testable skills. Follow our lesson plans and your swim instructors will teach all the core skills to …
What are the benefits of an All Access for Teams membership? How to Teach Swimming with Fun and Effective Instruction Are you looking for a way to teach swimming lessons that is fun, effective, and easy to follow? Do you want to train your staff to a single standard and ensure quality instruction? Do you …
You have an All-Access Membership for Teams. That means you and anyone you share your membership with will have full access to all of Swimming Ideas online courses, tools, and documents. It is the easiest way to share training, ensure consistency, and provide resources for you and your staff to deliver high quality fun and …
Do you want to electrify your swimming lessons? See the spark of pure joy blossom in your swimmer’s eyes? We can capture lightning in a bottle. We can reproduce delightful laughter and thrilling accomplishment. We have two “super powers” in our toolbox. And you can use them in your lessons right now!! There is nothing …
The Teaching Swimming Workbook PDF is an excellent tool to give to you and your staff a wonderful introduction into teaching swimming lessons. Broken into 3 different sections this book will serve as a resource for all 15 essential swim skills, guide instructors into effective teaching, and provide instruction on how to run a swim …
Why Swimming Ideas’ level structure makes instruction simple, effective, and robust. From Parent-tot through swim team competition we cover all the essential swim skills, prepare children and adults for competition if they want it, and quickly get swimmers moving. American Red Cross Level Requirements.pdf Swimming Ideas Levels Testable skills vs Good to know skills Not …
The Teaching Swimming Workbook PDF is an excellent tool to give to you and your staff a wonderful introduction into teaching swimming lessons. Broken into 3 different sections this book will serve as a resource for all 15 essential swim skills, guide instructors into effective teaching, and provide instruction on how to run a swim …
The lesson coordinator handbook is an excellent tool to give to your middle management or on the frontline staff. If you are running a swim lesson program then this is the workbook and pdf that you need to use to make sure your program is getting results. Color coded sections for easy reference. The first …
The lesson coordinator handbook is an excellent tool to give to your middle management or on the front-line staff. If you are running a swim lesson program then this is the workbook and PDF that you need to use to make sure your program is getting results. Color coded sections for easy reference. The second …
You can change swimmer’s physical behavior with your words. Are you a wizard? A sorceress? A magician? NO! You’re something much more powerful and impactful: a Swimming Instructor!
We review the green section for professional development found in the Lesson Coordinator Handbook. Get the full PDF when you subscribe to the All Access membership!
The companion book for swim lesson managers is well underway! Are you ready to have a training guide for in-person staff on-boarding? Ready to have a resource that goes into detail for each of our Levels? We have the book for you: Lesson Coordinator Handbook: a companion guide for fun and effective instruction. This book …
It has been a crazy few months working behind the scenes. A quick update from May 2018 – November 2018. Updated the Online Swim Database. Created a complete attendance system for swim teams. Click a button, have all the records auto-update and use checkboxes to mark who was at practice. Track total practices and dates …
[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 for my own program, and as an online repository for swim lesson games and ideas. I am so fortunate to interact with a diverse and resourceful community of people looking …
Surrounded by indifference? I am so thankful for your attention. I know you have a busy life, especially during the summer when swimming seems to be much more in the forefront of our minds. Thank you for both opening this email, and for your interest in www.swimminglessonsideas.com. I want swim lessons in general to be …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This guide will help you teach swimming lessons to teenage and adult beginners. It is intended to help new swim instructors teach well to a different type of student: adults. Teenagers are included as they are generally mature enough in this type of learning to be similar to how adults learn. Veteran instructors will benefit …
How do you create “fun” in your lessons? This is the second in a series about how to teach swimming effectively. You can use these emails to run your swim lesson program, or to go about creating your staff training. Our first email last week was about two key points: Fill your practices/lessons with …
Be one of the best instructors Before I give you this juicy nugget of teaching effectiveness I want to thank you for being interested in teaching swimming. I’m creating swim lesson plans and training documents to improve our own program, but to also improve yours. Take these effective teaching tips from USA Swimming’s Sport Performance …
The toys to buy for your swimming lesson program:
These are the best swimming lesson toys that you can get for your swim lessons or swim lesson program. If you use American Red Cross, Starfish Aquatics, or Swim America, you’ll benefit from any or all of these swim lesson toys. Every game, song, or activity is possible, or made better by using these toys.
Think of a lesson plan for swimming as the roadmap for your instructors to follow. Lesson plans are the guideposts along the path to a successful swim lesson. They help with the class’s flow and skill transitions. With a well written lesson plan you’ll naturally flow from one swimming skill into the next. You’ll gracefully move from underwater activities to glides to arm strokes
Swim Lesson Games and Songs for Parent Tot Class We recently did a comprehensive podcast on this topic: SIP 006: Songs and Games for Parent Tot classes Sing the Hokey Pokey: Hokey Pokey together as a group. Put all floaty toys in the middle of a circle. You put your hands in, you put your …
At swim lessons and a child starts crying. What do you do? As a parent there is a long list of things you should do to help your crying child and the swim program that you’re at. We are going to first go through what a parent should do to keep their child from crying …
THE FOLLOWING FULL DAY LESSON PLAN IS FOUND HERE: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/parent-tot/ Round 1: -Sit child on the side. -Splash feet or play with toys. Use the floating smiley faces. -Press smile underwater with 1 foot, then the other. -Press smile under with both feet.– Sing Ring around the Rosey, and at the end say “…all jump …
