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The benefits of an intensive swim program

Kids swim class

Our Swim School Team have put together a few basic tips you and your child might find helpful as they progress their journey to becoming a competent swimmer.

Facilitate building trust

Children often do not know their instructor and trust is a huge part of teaching swimming. Before each lesson and in between lessons talk about the instructor using their name so the children are mentally prepared and make a big display of yourself meeting the instructor so that the children can see you trust them as well.

 

Not sure about wearing goggles

Some children really don’t like putting their googles on and using them, especially the little ones. A good tip is to let them play with them at home in the shower and bath.

Get that Streamline

The best position for moving through water is a straight line along the surface of the pool. For some kids this is a challenge but practice pretending to be an arrow or a rocket ship so that fingers part the water and keep head in line with body. 

Streamline position  - We do this with all levels starting with our toddlers by doing motor boats with them in the water. Arms stretched out in front or holding a board. Kicking legs with face in the water blowing bubbles to make motorboat noises. 

Pull - Breathe - Kick - Glide

Breaststroke can be tricky! Fix your breaststroke timing by getting the 'pull, breathe, kick, glide' sequence just right for a smooth and efficient swimming stroke.

  1. Pull with arms
  2. Breathe in
  3. Kick with legs 
  4. Glide for 3 seconds

Keep it positive 

Always talk about the positive things a child can do while swimming and only focus on that. It will build the child’s confidence, it feels good and distracts them from the things they do not like to do. 

With the summer weather already kicking in, having the kids swim skills refreshed and ready to go in anticipation for the school holidays is a great idea!

The perfect way to ensure kids swim skills are up to scratch during the peak summer period is through intensive kids swimming lessons! In addition to boosting their confidence in the water, there are also many other benefits of signing them up to intensive swim lessons.

1. Continuous lessons

Swim School intensive programs are offered in 4 or 5 day blocks. This intensive approach to learning means kids will cover a months' worth of their regular lessons in just one week! Whether kids need to focus on refining or expanding their skill set, repetition enables retention of key swimming concepts, resulting in rapid progression of water confidence and technique. 

2. Continuity in the learning process

With back to back lessons, the shorter time between learning will increase kids retention rate of the skills they learnt in class the previous day. Meaningless time in lessons need to be dedicated to the revision of skills previously learnt and more on building new skills each day. This lesson structure allows for rapid skill development and a noticeable difference in children's capability upon completion. These are only a few of the many life lessons kids learn from swimming.

3. Provides structure in the school holidays

With the Christmas holidays just a few weeks away, it's time to start thinking about ways to keep the little monkeys busy! With such a long holiday period it can be hard to have something fun and exciting planned for each and every day. An intensive swim program is a great way to break up the school holidays and provide a structured balance between fun and learning. An added plus is that lessons give you the chance to have a much-needed break during the busiest time of the year!

4. Trial a swim school

Indecisive of whether you want to enrol the kids into a swim school or even which one you should enrol in? An intensive swim program is a great way for parents and children to trial what a program is like or even try out a new program. With the ability to enrol into as little as one lesson or a whole week of classes, you can test out the program which ever way you like and plan lessons around your holiday commitments.  

5. Fun summer activity

With the summer weather already bringing fiery heat waves, where else is better to be than in the pool? During a holiday swim program, kids will have the chance to splash about and cool off in the pool while developing their skills. Intensive swim lessons are also a fantastic way for kids to meet new friends along the way.

Searching for swim classes in Claremont? Check out our intensive holiday swim program available during the December and January school holidays. A range of levels and lesson times are available. Find out more and enrol today!