A few tips if your helping someone to swim
Don’t rush your swimmer through the early steps of becoming comfortable in the environment and getting used to the feel of the water. These stages may not feel like swimming but they are very important.
Remember how it was when you were learning – repetition is key and perfect repetition is essential! Keep working on an aspect of the stroke technique until they have got it just right. This may take several sessions but keep coming back to the basics.
Use feedback whenever possible to help them. Every time you use feedback Sandra Swimming recommends using the following formula: POSITIVE-CONSTRUCTIVE-POSITIVE.
For example your swimmer may have been trying a torpedo push-off from the wall. They may have achieved more than before but you still think there is room for improvement…keep it positive!!!!!!!
At Sandra Swimming we never use the word….. NO