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Do Your Swimming Lessons Include These Important Parts? Level-up And Be Outstanding
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Calling all swimming teachers! How ready are you for the summer ahead? How well-planned are you? Have you got any lesson plans at all? Hi, Mark here. Hope you’re well and that you’ve had a great week. This week, we take a detailed look at exactly what a successful swimming lesson should include, I give you a free blank template for your own use, and a link to 101 lesson plans in 1 downloadable document. Scroll down to find all the links you need. Most swimming lessons have some important parts that, as long as the teacher is well-planned and prepared, they should include. Well-planned and well-structured swimming lessons are always the most productive and result in good progress. But what exactly should a swimming lesson include? A gentle and progressive warm-up is followed by a main theme and usually ends with a contrasting activity. But there is a whole lot more to consider before you get to those parts. Take a look at the lesson plan below, or read the article here that details exactly what a typical 30-minute swimming lesson should include. What more lesson plans like this one? Just click here. Teachers - Need a Blank Plan to Write Your Own Plans?Download a template to use to write your own plans. This is a pdf that you can print out as many times as you like. I'm working on an electronic version, but for now, this one will hopefully help you out. Click the link below.
Before we get to the plans, let’s talk about the finer details…Planning is one thing. Actually, delivering the lesson and ensuring that your pupils make progress is quite another. My hugely successful book How To Be A Swimming Teacher contains everything you need to know when it comes to teaching OUTSTANDING swimming lessons. Everything from teaching different age groups to teaching adults and all the qualities of being a fantastic yet professional swimming teacher. Oh, and over 80 separate drills for teaching each part of the four basic swimming strokes. Click here to download your copy today and be outstanding. 101 Swimming Lesson Plans in One Downloadable File.It's been available for a while now and is proving very popular - a ready-made swimming lesson plans pdf that takes the hard work out of planning. Discover every swimming lesson plan from first entering the pool and building confidence to swimming in deep water, including plans written explicitly for adults. Click here for more details. Lesson plans that:
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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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Can you tread water? How often does it feature in your lessons? Treading water is an important skill to learn for many reasons. Also, this week, fine-tune your teaching practice to be even more outstanding! Hi, Mark here – let’s talk Treading Water. Ever found it tricky to teach treading water in a way that really clicks for your swimmers? Maybe you're a swimmer or beginner, and treading water is something you've always wanted to be able to do. This week’s focus is all about this vital skill...
One of the most common questions I get asked by adult swimmers is, 'Why do I get so tired swimming front crawl? Hi, Mark here - hope you’re doing well. If you’ve ever climbed out of the pool wondering why front crawl feels so exhausting, you’re definitely not alone.It’s one of the most common questions I get from adult swimmers: “Why do I get so tired so quickly when I swim front crawl?” Most people assume it’s all down to breathing - but it’s usually a mix of timing, body position, and how...