How to Get Rid of Swimmer’s Itch

Swimmer’s itch is no fun. It’s ugly and uncomfortable and well, itchy. The good news is that swimmer’s itch most often clears up on its own within a few days. The treatment you want to give yourself during these few days to a week is all about making sure you don’t scratch that swimmer’s itch! […]

Beat Stress With Swimming

We put amazing stress on ourselves every day. Packing our days with as much as we possibly can and feeling inadequate when we can’t get it all accomplished. This stress doesn’t emerge just in the adults in the equation but also unleashes itself on children. How do you stop it? Or at least give yourself […]

Another Reason You’ll Be Excited for Christmas Day

After all the gifts have been opened, Jackrabbit will just be kicking off the Christmas fun on December 25th… The 12 days of Christmas are almost here and the team at Jackrabbit is determined to keep the reasons to celebrate coming! Each day through the 12 Days of Christmas, we’ll be giving you  expert tips, […]

There is Proof That You Can Follow Your Passions

Ryan Spanich is an instructor and coach at Impact One Athletics located just over the South Carolina border from the Charlotte area. But there is more to Ryan than what his job implies. Ryan has had a unique and interesting journey to this point in his life and that is the Ryan Spanich story that […]

Tips for Staying on the Beam

Gymnastics coach Karen Goeller provides great tips for gymnasts who want to improve their balance beam performance. Read more in her blog at GymnasticsStuff. Karen shares some of the coaching tips she’s learned from her experience with gymnasts in helping them to understand the importance of some of the most basic techniques that will help […]

Is the Chalk Dust in the Gym Harmful?

The experts say “yes” and “no.” Well – what is that supposed to mean? We will try to give you a concise and simple explanation… So chalk isn’t really harmful if it is inhaled in small to moderate amounts.  In fact, you could eat a piece of chalk and it wouldn’t hurt you at all. […]

Fear of Drowning is Different than the Fear of Swimming

These two fears are something that must be understood for swim instructors to be able to help a student through either of these fears. And often their differences are muddled, students remain afraid and frustrated and learning to swim never happens.  First of all, people are fearful in water because they’re fearful of drowning. If […]

Advice from Experts: What to Do When You Lose Your Voice

If you’re a coach or a teacher, it’s no doubt that you’ve strained or lost your voice or at the very least suffered with a sore throat when you have to coach or teach. This isn’t a hopeless situation! There are some guidelines you can follow to alleviate the suffering – or at least get […]

3 Lessons on Mental Toughness

A good start to the New Year depends on you. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Dr. Benjamin Spock said that and he knew what he was talking about. Many times, failure results from the inability to make decisions and execute – whether they are difficult, tricky or seemingly simple – […]

Snack Like An Olympian

Most of us are watching what our favorite Olympians are doing and often emulating their styles, following their training regimens and attempting some of their moves with varying levels of success. One thing everyone can do like an Olympian is snack! Here are some of the times and reasons Olympians snack and what they found are […]