How to Prepare for Kids’ Swimming Competitions
Your kids have been training and prepping for their swim meet. As parents, you have some prep work to do as well before the big day. Some preparation on your part will make sure the kids have fun and the day goes smoothly. […]
The 4 Most Common Swimming Injuries
Swimming is a healthy activity that’s accessible to nearly everyone, regardless of fitness level. The health benefits of swimming are well-documented. While swimming is certainly a net benefit to one’s health, any physical activity brings with it the risk of physical injury. Swimming is no different. […]
Jackrabbit’s Centralized Tools and Processes Help Wolfies Become More Organized
Wolfies Swim School www.wolfiesswimschool.com 1 location plus seasonal contract work with Rice University 300 - 450 swimmers, with seasonal swing, 11-12 instructors Owner, Cindy Wolf Meador THE CHALLENGE Wolfies met daily challenges with its existing software. It really was a confusing mess that lacked centralized data management and organizational tools [...]
Jackrabbit’s Flexibility Accommodates Multiple Ways Swim Students Need to be Managed
Coach Eve Learn to Swim www.coachevelearntoswim.com Multiple mobile locations 500/12,000 students, 30/60 instructors, with seasonal swing Owner, Coach Eve THE CHALLENGE Coach Eve needed software that would allow her great flexibility to manage her own swim students who paid monthly and the data details for students of the organizations that [...]
How to Prevent Swimmer’s Ear
You can find lots of advice about how to cure swimmer’s ear, but the far better approach is to avoid getting swimmer’s ear in the first place. […]
Cloud-based System Makes Rollout of Franchises a Good Experience on Both Sides
British Swim School www.britishswimschool.com 20 franchisees operating approximately 45 pools 5000-6000 students (7000-8000 seasonally) 100+ instructors (fluctuates with seasonal increases) Owner, Rita Goldberg THE CHALLENGE The British Swim School used Links back in the days before franchising when they were a single location with straightforward single entity financial, class, student [...]
How to Get Rid of Swimmer’s Ear
Swimmer’s ear is no fun. Yet anyone who swims regularly runs the risk of contracting it. If you’re unsure what swimmer’s ear is or whether you have it, read about what it is and what you can do to prevent it. […]
What is Swimmer’s Ear?
Anyone can get swimmer’s ear. It’s not simply an issue for competitive swimmers. In fact, you needn’t be swimming at all to get swimmer’s ear – but it certainly increases the chances. So what is swimmer’s ear anyway? Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) is an infection that occurs in the outer [...]
Reporting Is Critical to Making Waves Swim School’s Daily Processes
Making Waves Swim School uses Jackrabbit reporting for accomplishing daily tasks and in continuously raising the level of customer service they provide to their families. “One of my favorite traits of Jackrabbit’s reports is that they can be exported into Excel for further comparison and manipulation.” Carrie Mendlow Whether it’s [...]
Why Your Kids’ Swim Center Should Offer Baby Swim Classes
Many swim centers are founded by elite swimmers who want to bring a level of expertise and acumen to their students and swim team members alike. That’s all well and good, but if you’re not offering classes at more primary levels – such as “Mommy/Daddy & Me” or toddler-focused courses [...]
How to Increase Enrollment for Your Swim School
Once upon a time, Buffy Folise used a paper process to enroll students at Chicago Swim School. Enrollment topped out at 400 so this was difficult. Actually it was complete chaos. Papers were flying everywhere and credit cards were being manually processed one after the other in a monotonous progression. [...]
