Give Your Gymnasts a Bag List of What They Should Bring to Practice
Whether your gymnasts are new to the sport or veterans on the mat, they can ensure that gymnastics practices are great by being prepared. To help out, we’ve come up with the ultimate list of what your gymnasts should put in their gym bags - and provided it in a format that you can share with your gymnasts. These 10 items are things that gymnasts of any level should never leave home without. The first [...]
Providing a Gender Inclusive Space Where Students Can Thrive
Welcome all humans! Here at Jackrabbit we’ve always thought of each other and our clients as a family. I’m sure you can relate! Children spend the majority of their time between school, after school activities, and home - which makes you a key part of their day and of their community. [...]
Reviewing Your Policies Before Chaos of Fall: How Are You Incorporating Gender Neutrality
For centuries dance has held various traditions that have been exclusively gender binary, recognizing just two genders: male and female. Audiences have seen examples of these roles in some dance genres like classical ballet and traditional partner dances. In more recent years, the gender neutrality movement has made strides in [...]
17 Tips for Working with Children with Special Needs
Create the Best Possible Experience for Them and for You Working with children with special needs is often daunting and overwhelming – with some situations seeming impossible. The importance of providing a safe, comfortable and engaging environment for them cannot be over-stressed. This is true especially when they’re involved in [...]
Meeting Special Needs
Special Needs Activities: Expression Through Dance It is often difficult for children with special needs to find enjoyable activities. These can be children with sensory processing disorder, autism, or other socio-emotional or physical difficulties. Children with these needs can have some or all of a variety of symptoms such as [...]
Top 4 Features of the Best Kids’ Swim Schools
Today’s parents search online for the “best” of everything for their kids. Gone are the days when whatever facility is closest is the one they choose. To attract an optimal number of children and families to your swim school, you need to prove your mettle by outshining your competitors. [...]
Water is The Greater Equalizer for Special Needs Swimmers
What is the difference in swimming for kids who have special needs and those who don’t? The answer? Because of the great equalizing power of water, everyone can swim! As far as learning to swim goes, some kids with disabilities do get more out of one-on-one instruction. For example, children [...]
Dealing with Increased Swim Class Size
There is always in an increase in numbers at the beginning of the season and that means classes must accommodate more students. These increases change the dynamics of classes and make your job a little more challenging. Especially since you’re trying to ensure that everyone is receiving equal attention and [...]
Drowning Prevention: What’s the Best Solution?
Did you know that 300+ drowning deaths among children in the U.S. occur in swimming pools? And did you realize that most of these deaths are preventable? There are two types of drowning prevention devices that could help to prevent drownings: those that are intended to keep a person afloat [...]
What are the Best Swimming Classes for Kids?
Developing a strong swim program for children is a smart way to get families invested in your swim center. Not only are these foundational classes catalysts for repeat swim center clients, odds are you’ll rope in some lap swimming parents or teens that are inspired by the facility and your [...]
Goal-Dominate vs. Child-Centered: Two Different Methods of Teaching Swimming
The teaching strategy that your school uses can greatly affect a child’s growth and behavior. There are two main types of teaching methods – each distinct in its ways of cultivating a child’s swimming skills. There is a goal-dominate strategy and a child-centered one. Great care should be taken in [...]
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