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Adults Learning To Swim Are Very Different To Children. Make Every Swimming Lesson Outstanding
Teaching adults to swim is very different from teaching children. Whilst some of the methods are similar, the approach is completely different.
Hi, Mark here. I hope all is well with you.
This week, I am talking about adults learning to swim and how a swimming teacher can adjust their teaching style to help.
Adults will arrive at the poolside in all shapes and sizes and with different confidence levels. However, one thing that they will all have in common is that they will all appreciate a relaxed and informal approach to being taught to swim.
Breaststroke is the perfect swimming stroke to teach adults because of its wide arm and leg movements that help build a sense of balance. It can also be performed with the face-up and eyes looking forward, giving the pupil a sense of security and balance. However, teaching adults to swim all strokes brings some barriers and limitations. These include:
- Lack of Coordination
- Lack of Flexibility
- Lack of Fitness
Add together all of these common limitations, and you have what most swimming teachers experience when teaching adults to swim - very slow progress. Slow progress in adults learning to swim is normal and should not be looked upon negatively.
As a swimming teacher, you can do a few things to help:
- Be calm, relaxed and informal in your teaching style. This will help to relax your adult and keep them at ease.
- Adjust your expectations accordingly.
- There are many more. Click here to find out.
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That's it for this week. Take care and stay safe.
Happy swimming!
Cheers
Mark
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I've been teaching swimming for over 30 years and I built Swim Teach so that I can share all my knowledge, wisdom and experience from the thousands of swimming lessons I have had the pleasure of teaching. Take a look back through my previous newsletters and see what you missed.
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