Without question, sleep is important to kids. It is precious to their growth and learning. This is critical to all kids from tiny to toddler to school age because it has tremendous impact on the ability of kids to absorb and comprehend, to practice and develop muscle memory – and
Building trust is an integral part of the “learn to swim” process. The best instructors are those who are aware of the importance of building a trusting relationship with the students and parents. Parents are the ones who put their faith in your school to provide their children with a
Unfortunately, all babies are not comfortable in the water. Some are very cautious about everything around them, frightened of new situations or strangers or extremely uncomfortable with water on their faces. This may be true when the parents also have these traits. When parents relax about such things, they transfer
A good way to use rings during swim lessons is to incrementally place the rings deeper and deeper during the lesson. Suggest that the student grab the ring with one hand while using their other hand to hold onto you for balance. This exercise can help build the young swimmer’s
How smoothly this takes place is very important. You want to make sure that the child goes under and then comes back up to the surface very smoothly. This is mainly to help the child not to be surprised by abrupt motions even more so than the actual going under
Written by Patti Komara I love nothing better than sharing the things that have helped to make my gym successful and I try to keep it simple. My advice for disarming an agitated parent? It’s as simple as two words: “I agree.” Think about times when you were that agitated
Warm-ups are simply ways to prepare our bodies for physical activity. We increase the heart and respiratory rates so that more oxygen and nutrients are delivered to our muscles. It’s important to warm up – especially before swimming – so that we can reduce our potential to have cramps and
Gymnastics schools all have one thing in common – people constantly coming and going. The last thing you want is for a customer to be hit with a wave of sweaty feet smell when they open the door to the gym. That can easily be a tipping point for customers
You can make your students’ learning experiences even better if you remember how important the language you use with them is in their ability to understand you. Remember that adults using lots of expressions, comparisons and slang terms that children may not understand. It can – in fact – be
Choreography is an area of tremendous impact for your gym. It can mean the difference in scores and championships in your gym. What can you learn from people that have been there – and may have experience with both full-time and contract choreographers. You have so many factors to consider.