I'm a swimming teacher

[Starlitestarbright]

Hi feel free to ask me any questions. I teach learn to swim 3 upwards and school swimming.

nowaworriedmum you can get the wetsuit style costumes from the links of asda and tesco just make sure it's fitted and not baggy that's fine.

My 6 year old has just started lessons, is very happy and confident in the water but no real skills yet as it's early days. What is the best thing I can do to help when we go swimming together outside of lessons?

Yoyooo

Get some sinks get her jumping in collecting them from the bottom of the pool, get her blowing bubbles putting her face in. Kicking with a woggle across the pool.

@Starlitestarbright

Could he wear one of these?

I have a question please if you’re still on this thread!
my child’s recently started lessons and I’ve noticed that the instructor doesn’t actually teach anything as I’d expect. He’s state 2 and e.g they will get in the water and she’ll say ‘swim on your back from here to here’ but for my son, who’s never really been taught how to, he doesn’t know what to do and walks instead, so she moves onto the next child. This is the same for all the things she ‘tests’ each lesson, more of an instruction than a judgement of how well they do rather than any teaching. Is this normal? Do they just eventually learn by watching others or should I be expecting some input and guidance from the teacher with regards to how to actually do it? Thank you

I'm an adult who cannot swim at all. I decided to take lessons. Today is Day 1. Teacher showed up full dressed in sports gear and stayed on the side lines of the pool. They asked me to get in and gave me instructions from above. Instructions were helpful but as a beginner, I would have appreciated a teacher that teachers by demonstration. Also, I'm not confident being in the pool by myself and would have appreciated a bit of hand holding. After the session, I asked tutor if they'd ever get in the pool with me and they said no, they prefer to teach from above where they can see what I'm doing.
I paid £40 for 30mins of this. I'm wondering whether their strategy is fair and effective or whether I should just find another tutor.
Can you kindly advice me? Thanks

nowaworriedmum that should be OK

Sharkyto she sounds like a lazy teacher. In stage 2 they learn to swim on their back with arm by their side and 5 metres frontcrawl. This is all down by using floats to break down the stroke. So for backs one float on their tummy, then behind their head ans supporting them kicking across until they can do it independently. I'd change teachers.

shoega
Sounds very expensive for an half an lesson, was it a 121? I would expect the teacher in the water for a beginner to help get their body position ready for swimming. You also need to teach adults how to stop in the water, how to set off and maintain buoyancy in the water. I'd look for teacher in the water. Good luck

Thank you for the quick response @Starlitestarbright. I'll find another tutor. Just a follow-on question: It's a 121 session. Do you think £40 for 30mins is a fair fee?

I’m a keen swimmer and so is dd (8). Other dd (11) is autistic and has sensory issues with the water, and also the acoustics and general busyness of the pool. She can’t swim at all. I’ve wanted 1:1 lessons but she won’t even get changed or into the water. Do I just leave it? I have backed off in the hope that she will come to it in her own time.

My 7 year old has not had lessons and hasn't learned to swim properly from our sessions.

Should I get her lessons or does it not matter too much?

She won't like the lessons so I should probably wait a bit, she says she doesn't want them, but if it's vitally important I will encourage more.

I would appreciate guidance on this actually as I need to get her a new activity after Easter so this could be it :)

shoega defintely on the more expensive side.

FatGirlSwim could you bring her and allow her to watch with dad?

areyousittingontheremote personally I can see the difference when a child has been taught by a parent and a swimming teacher. It's a personal choice but a good teacher should make it fun and engaging.

I learnt swimming as an adult and really love swimming. I swim next to the wall as I am afraid that I will not be able to float/ tread water in the deep end. I think it is psychological as my technique and fitness is good. I am desperate to be able to swim anywhere, do you have any advice. I am happy to go to an intensive weekend course somewhere if such thing exists to be able to overcome the fear I have.

Do you practice in slightly shallower water? ProfessorLayton1

My DC is 8, getting better with swimming and does well with front and backstroke, however when it comes to breast stroke, he can do either arms or legs but struggles to coordinate both at the same time.

He's got some 121 lessons coming up next week but I wondered if you might have any tips?

cheeseandketchupsandwich lots of work with doing legs with a float. You could also get him to do breatstroke arms and frontcrawl kicking so breaking the stroke down and putting it back together. I would say it comes with practice. Just make sure he's not breathing everyone as that's a more advanced stage he needs to get his arms and legs in sync first before getting timing with breathing. I would also say do shorter distances.

No, I am happy to swim in the deep end but just want the wall by the side.. just in case.

My son can propel himself around the pool really well (he's nearly 5) but has no strokes, it's basically doggy paddle. He uses a noodle but has recently been keen to try without it. Which class/level should he go into? We tried before and he wasn't keen on being without me; I think we're at a point where we'd like to try again, but I've no idea which class I'd be looking at. We swim regularly. Thanks!

Stage 1, he needs to learn correct body position and aquatic breathing ( blowing bubbles with their face in). Learning to swim goes by these principles of BLABT Body legs arms breathing timing

Hi, my son is 12 and has passed level 7. Do you know of any clubs in the North East England that will do level 8? My son loves swimming but is not the fastest so any clubs if there are anybthat are not competitive would be good. Xx

How can I get my 5 year old to put his head in the water! He has lessons but will not put his head back or put his face in! I reckon he'll be 10 and still in the baby pool at this rate.

What is the correct technique to blow bubbles? Through ears or nose? And do you inhale beforehand and through what?

Would it be correct to say that a 3-4 year old would need many more lessons than a 7-8 year old to make the same progress? As in progressing through a stage may take a younger child a year whereas an older child would do it in a month or two. Speaking of typical kids rather than extremes and exceptions.

I mean through mouth or nose - sorry- not through ears

Stage 4 sculling - DD1 is struggling with this bit, any tips how to help her?