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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 you get a group of swimmers with you more regularly where they know you and are used to your system and routines, you can start playing more inventive and dynamic games.   For beginners, for summer temporary staff the best games are the staples, the basics, the go to...

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 criteria and overall progression planning is necessary.   You have to know where you want to go before you start moving forward.   Majority of swim instructors are inexperienced.   Park districts hire 15-22 typically, often employee's f...

https://www.facebook.com/swimrichmond/         Swim RVA http://www.swimrichmond.org/     Fitness and swimming pool in Richmond VA   I follow them on Facebook and Twitter and their "ring the bell" concept is amazing.   Loud, physical, tangible thing to do announcing to everyone and yourself that someone has succeeded in something.   We don't do anything similar. I want to install something like thi...

USA Swimming has this article linked to their Learn To Swim page at www.usaswimming.org   http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/cad48e4f-0aab-4cea-8fba-0c376f556559/BCDPTF%20Position%20Paper%203a.pdf     We're going to look specifically at this portion:   "   Moving and Learning Recent neurological research links movement to learning and memory.  Since neurologists now agree that active mo...

You're likely getting ready for your summer lifeguard trainings this month. You have returning staff and new hires eager or reluctantly attending your mandatory trainings.   These are critical hours you have a captive audience. Here are 3 things you can do as an instructor or facilitator to make sure your participants aren't leaving after your two day session saying, "well that could have been don...

Front glides, back glides   http://swimminglessonsideas.com/2015/02/17/how-to-teach-swimming-lessons-front-glide-script/   Put your shoulders in the water Put your arms out in front of you Put your face in the water Push off to me   Back glide script:   http://swimminglessonsideas.com/2015/02/25/how-to-teach-swimming-lessons-back-glide-script/   Stand up straight Turn away from me Put your shoulde...

Set up systems for better success   Look in your favorite search: importance of systems in business   You'll find a huge list of why you need to have systems. What is a system and why is it important for swimming lessons or swim teams?   I think of a "system" as a template or a guide for how to proceed with a certain action.   If I hired someone, the system would be the paperwork I needed to fill...

Learn when it is time to stop an activity and move on.   When you feel you're forcing it When participants are distracted by something else Loud reset When goofiness takes hold Use a distraction skill: my go to is "jumps" When participants are not "getting it." Reteach, or explain better Too complex for intended group   Is it better to try something new and fail, than it is to only do what you kno...

Why we would interrupt a skill progression to play a game, and why it works for swim lessons and better retention.   General swimming lesson information.   Typical swim lesson plans: Enter Underwater Front glides Free swim Breathing Free swim Back glides Back arms Back swim Jumps Games Done.     Swimming Ideas lesson plans: Entry Underwater Front glides Game Arm circles Freestyle swim Back glides...

What are the 3 things to streamline? Lock thumb Look down Squeeze ears   What common problems do these commands/goals/specific words correct:   Head lifted and looking forward Arms not tight against head Hands wavering Body not straight Hands at 11 Arms bent and slow The "fake" streamline Short streamlines The bad crawl position   By doing all 3 things, it addresses almost every single bad habit i...

Level 1 and Parent Tot.   Our primary focus is going underwater.   When you can go underwater then you can do everything.   The only thing you can do without going underwater is supported activities (being physically held up at surface) and backstroke.   One must learn how to go underwater. They should learn how to react when submerging, how to hold breath, blow bubbles, and not to panic when not...

Can you teach level 2 and level 3 in the same class? What about 1 and 2?   We go into some in-depth discussion on what each level requirements are, and how you can integrate them into one class.   Is it ideal?   Why even have levels in the first place?   Example of last class taught: level 2/3 and how I taught the class to each individual.   The beauty of short and long distance skill work, and wh...

How we use it in swim lessons and how we use it at swim practice.   What is it:   Position 11 is:   A drill we do to establish a good quality body position and long reach. Something we do every day in every lesson Used in every stroke      Go here for a free preview: http://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/position11free   How do we do it in lessons? In Level 2: On the deck we do Streamline into posit...

http://www.swimmingscience.net/2012/02/external-vs-internal-focus-for-optimal.html     Swimingscience.net posted an article about External and internal focus for optimal learning.   Basically: external focus is better. Using golf, darts, and balancing a board, researchers have shown that when you focus your attention on doing SOMETHING to something, you get better results.   This applies to swimmi...

Locked doors, headaches, and intellectual need | Affording Play   http://flip.it/9Moov     Mathematics, and how to teach both old and new math, and how to program.   The concept of the "locked door, and the key." I have a door that is locked. How do I get through it? You use a key. How do you respond when you are presented with another locked door the next time? You search for the key.   We want t...

You can find the website post about this game here: http://swimminglessonsideas.com/2015/06/02/swimming-game-100-point-swim/   We played this game about 10 times in the last few months. I have played it with swimming lessons with more advanced abilities and with our developmental swim team. For our pre-competitive group, who have mostly been swimming on the team for more than 1 year, it was an exc...

Coach I work with talking about job history, philosophy of coaching   Fixed mindset, change mindset   Work hard and you will fail   Coach's role: games? No. Respect. Yelling doesn't earn it. Don't be feared.   Expectation of hard work and care.   Clarify and reword what head coach doesn’t address or explain well.   What makes a good swimmer?  Instill and teach your swimmers to have a change mindse...

How did I arrive at it? Podcast: Art of Charm http://theartofcharm.com/ http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/tony-stubblebine-ruthless-meditation-episode-446/       What exactly am I talking about? Encouraging swimmers to "think" about swimming as they do it Promote "attempts" Promote awareness of what you're doing, acknowledge difference and attempt change.   How does this connect to meditat...

Side Glide:   What are the benefits? Are there even good examples of side glide that effectively teach freestyle breathing?   If you can do a streamline, do that first, then roll over on your side, put your top hand on your hip, and stack your hips. Rotate your hips and your shoulder to lean on your side. Breathe, and then put your face in the water and do it again.   The idea, is that you rotate...

What do you do with new staff that have been trained, but still need some practical experience before they start teaching classes on their own?   Do you like the new format of this podcast? Do you like it? Leave an honest review on iTunes, or on this website page.   Step one should be to go through a training session. We use the SLI Swim Instructor training workbook, which is a three day course wh...

I can think of three reasons to use sidestroke: Use in lifesaving. Survival swim. A teaching tool to illustrate what NOT to do when teaching breaststroke kick.   When you teach swimming lessons we want to make an effort to teach swimming strokes that our participants are going to use.    Sidestroke is an archaic swim stroke that is often glossed over and ignored today. We only mention sidestroke t...

Everyone is responsible, do not set one person as an outlier. Everyone is accountable. It is a cultural thing. Safety.   How do you create a culture?   Work as equals   Managers help out and "get their hands dirty"   Shared accountability Encourage others to call their coworkers if they don't show up Encourage friendships   Team building Outside of the job place   Give regular reviews where you fo...

Do you use drills in your level one and two swim lessons? If so how do you do it? We look at the key body posture drills and skills for teaching young participants how to start swimming.   Beginner drills:   Side glide? Has a place when done well: need to have core strength to keep body straight without lifting the head to breathe Position 11 Streamline Kickboard in position 11 Roll over from fron...

Swimming Lessons Ideas Program:   Print out rosters Check existing participant database against current roster Verify level and group Assign to instructor New participants: Interview parents to determine ability level Use age as an indicator (avoid putting 5 year olds with 10) Assign to instructor based on confidence, parent interview, age Observation during the lesson Managers and instructors ver...