Among many life skills your students can learn in your gym, resilience (see Part 1) is definitely among the most significant. Children start facing challenges early in life, and they need to learn to respond in a way that’s healthy. Every time they respond to even small daily challenges with resilience, they strengthen that life […]
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Teaching Life Skills: Resilience, Part 1
The little people who enter your gym aren’t simply potential future gymnasts; more importantly, they’re future adults and contributors to society. And the skills they need in order to grow into that important role can be developed now in your gym. We’re not talking primarily about the physical skills you’ll be teaching your students, here […]
Teaching Life Skills: Resilience, Part 3
Many of today’s parents are afraid to allow their children to fail; but if kids never fail, they won’t be equipped to face difficulties later in life. They won’t have the opportunity to learn resilience (see Parts 1 & 2). Your instructors need to realize that they’ll be swimming upstream in a culture where many […]
Swim School Goals: Helping Your Students Develop Physical Fitness Goals, Part 3
In Part 1, we considered the various aspects of physical fitness as well as the most significant area of cardiovascular endurance, which is an area in which today’s children often struggle. In Part 2, we talked about the unique challenges that children face as well as the importance of healthy habits such as nutritious food […]
Swim School Goals: Helping Your Students Develop Physical Fitness Goals, Part 2
Your swim school is about more than getting kids ready to compete or even winning swim competitions. You want to positively impact the lives of your swim students by helping them achieve physical fitness and form lifelong healthy habits. Once you understand the various aspects of physical fitness and the deficiencies that most kids today […]
Swim School Goals: Helping Your Students Develop Physical Fitness Goals, Part 1
At your swim school, you no doubt want to encourage physical fitness in your swimmers. But have you ever considered exactly what “physical fitness” means? Or maybe a more helpful question would be, “What are some suitable fitness goals for children?” Or even, “What does a healthy lifestyle include?” We all know that the obesity […]
How Old Should a Child Be to Begin Competitive Swimming? Part 2
A strong desire to swim competitively is extremely important when it comes to deciding if a child is ready for this rigorous sport (see Part 1). If your child seems eager to join a competitive swim team even after you’ve explained in detail the type of commitment level involved, they may be ready. But first, […]
How Old Should a Child Be to Begin Competitive Swimming? Part 1
When it comes to the question of what age a child should be to start swimming competitively, there’s no simple answer. Several different variables will come into play in making the right choice for each kid. In this article and the next (Part 2), we’ll explore some of the factors involved so you can make […]