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Teaching children how to swim can be a frustrating process, especially if they scared or anxious. That is, until you turn it all into a game! Hi, Mark here. I hope all is well with you. My popular book 'Teach Your Child To Swim Through Games and Play' uses games to teach all of the essential basics of swimming. Use the power of play to teach basic swimming skills to your children. Teaching them to swim could not be easier! Click here or the cover image below for a preview. Amazon Review “Great for the non swimmer to doggy paddle stage Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2023 This is a well written book and the games are well thought through and enjoyable. The approach really works for me and my son. I wish it had been around longer, because I could have done with it a couple of years ago.”. Click here to download your copy. Using games and play to teach your child how to swim will not only open their mind to imagination and engagement, but it will help to distract them from the fears and anxieties often associated with the new sensations of being in the water and the expectations that come with learning how to swim. Discover 60 games that use little or no equipment and that cover all of the essential basics of learning to swim, including breathing, floating, submerging, gliding, kicking and pulling. Explore games and activities that teach them all. Click here for more details, or click the button below.
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Swim Better Weekly - One small change to make swimming easier. Hi there, Mark here. Hope all is well with you. Welcome to this week’s Swim Better Weekly - one small change to make swimming easier. The problem Your front crawl kick takes lots of effort and creates plenty of splash, but it doesn’t seem to move you forwards very effectively. Your legs may tire quickly, leaving you breathless before your arms have had a chance to settle into a comfortable rhythm. Why it happens An effective front...
Swim Better Weekly - One small change to make swimming easier. Hi there, Mark here. Hope all is well with you. Welcome to this week’s Swim Better Weekly - one small change to make swimming easier. The problem Swimming feels like pushing through the water rather than slipping smoothly through it. You may kick harder and pull faster, yet still feel slow or tired because the water seems to resist every movement. Why it happens Your body meets less resistance when it forms a long, narrow shape....
Hi there, Mark here. Breaststroke is one of the strokes I’m asked about most by swimming teachers. And I understand why. You can teach the leg kick. You can teach the arm action. You can teach the breathing. But getting a swimmer to put pull, breathe, kick and glide together in the right sequence can be a completely different challenge. That’s exactly why I created the Breaststroke Teaching Toolkit. It gives you three practical resources to reach for whenever breaststroke starts becoming...