All About Recreational Swimming

[IMIM]

Imami:

paithorn:

So it is pretty std of $60 for 4 lessons


Thanks

one hour per lesson?

Yes I guess pretty standard $60 monthly , not 4 lessons..if you miss class it's consider 1 lesson so even if you attend 3 lessons for the month you still have to pay full.
Think have to be fair to the coaches cos if we go holiday, party , family function etc ...we can't expect the coaches to give us make up right?
Different coaches runs differently like some dun give any makeup even if it rain cos they its beyond their control!
So up to parents to decide whether to sign with that coach or not...best better ask and clear any doubts before signing up

[Swimtutor]

Imami:

Swimtutor:

[quote=\"Twinklesss\"]My 6yr old son after learning for 5mths, still don't really know how to breath without the board and need the swimming board.


is this normal? i was expecting him to know how to swim without the board...

Depending on the age. Here are some of my observation. To be able to swim at least a 10 meter without float/support..and 5 meter on your back.

age 2 to 4 years old: 8 months to a year
age 5 to 7 years old: 5 to 8 months
age 8 to 12 years old: 3 to 6 months.

So take this as your gauge. Thanks.

Hi! Can u share with us the reason for the difference in length of time to master swimming? Is there a \"best time\" (eg 5yo) to learn to swim?[/quote]Hi, one of the reason is the motor skill development stage. Different age group will have different motor skill development speed. That is why the younger (usually below 4 years old) need more visual, instructional and guidance than the older one. Second reason could be the growth characteristic that for some reason is restricted to performing a task due to lack of strength /muscles (again... applied to lower age group only).

[Swimtutor]

IMIM:

Imami:

[quote=\"paithorn\"]So it is pretty std of $60 for 4 lessons


Thanks

one hour per lesson?

Yes I guess pretty standard $60 monthly , not 4 lessons..if you miss class it's consider 1 lesson so even if you attend 3 lessons for the month you still have to pay full.
Think have to be fair to the coaches cos if we go holiday, party , family function etc ...we can't expect the coaches to give us make up right?
Different coaches runs differently like some dun give any makeup even if it rain cos they its beyond their control!
So up to parents to decide whether to sign with that coach or not...best better ask and clear any doubts before signing up[/quote]Is quite standard for the fee of $60 for group lesson of an hour. But some are 45 mins only.

[Imami]

Thanks swim tutor. Your observation is accurate for my case. I learnt to swim at 8 YO (shy of 2 weeks, I would be 9 actually) and I could swim (breast stroke) within a few months.

[swimironkids]

I have an article on the development of motor skill of kids as explain by swim tutor in my blog at http://jeffswim.blogspot.sg/search?updated-max=2012-07-05T05:58:00-07:00&max-results=25

If interested parents can read it, chew it, spit out those rubbish and digest the good food...

[magiccastle]

Just to share.

My observation is that coach, age and practice will determine the progress.
My elder boy start to learn to swim at p2. Less than a year , he got his bronze. In fact, he came in first during the test and the tester praised for his good stamina. Imagine after he finished his bathing and going home, there were still children swimming trying to complete the laps for the test.
He got good stamina but I didn’t see his potential and further develop it.I should have put him to a competitive swimming club instead of just learning under a coach that teach at my condo at that time. He stopped to swim after he got his gold and when we shifted to HDB flat.

Comparatively , my other two younger ones don’t have the opportunity to swim in the pool that often. So the progress is slower. But the older one picked up faster since her motor skill is better.
Have to overcome the fear and develop the love to swim if want to see a good progress.

[Swimtutor]

In case you are bored and want to join in the swimming discussion in the forum, here is the link that I have created since 2009 and many others also have contributed. Feel free to join in.


http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/health-fitness-corner-48/swimming-anyone-2356732-40.html#post71611941

[hellokittyspore]

Swimtutor:

Twinklesss:

My 6yr old son after learning for 5mths, still don't really know how to breath without the board and need the swimming board.


is this normal? i was expecting him to know how to swim without the board...

Depending on the age. Here are some of my observation. To be able to swim at least a 10 meter without float/support..and 5 meter on your back.

age 2 to 4 years old: 8 months to a year
age 5 to 7 years old: 5 to 8 months
age 8 to 12 years old: 3 to 6 months.

So take this as your gauge. Thanks.

I believe it is also the comfort level of your child. My DD swim without float earlier because she likes to swim but my DS scared of going into the pool. It takes him longer.

[Swimtutor]

hellokittyspore:

Swimtutor:

[quote=\"Twinklesss\"]My 6yr old son after learning for 5mths, still don't really know how to breath without the board and need the swimming board.


is this normal? i was expecting him to know how to swim without the board...

Depending on the age. Here are some of my observation. To be able to swim at least a 10 meter without float/support..and 5 meter on your back.

age 2 to 4 years old: 8 months to a year
age 5 to 7 years old: 5 to 8 months
age 8 to 12 years old: 3 to 6 months.

So take this as your gauge. Thanks.

I believe it is also the comfort level of your child. My DD swim without float earlier because she likes to swim but my DS scared of going into the pool. It takes him longer.[/quote]I would like to encourage those parents whose kid have fear in water or have low degree of water confidence and put them in a smaller group rather than big one. This will allow the kid to gain confidence easily under the watchful eye of a coach.

Kid that is fearful of water was due to the past bad experience of near drowned situation either in the pool or while taking shower and was left unattended till they are much older. Best to quickly recified the problem quickly after incident happen to make sure they are back to norm.

One way to check if the kid is fearful of water is to ask him to put his head down and blow the bubbles. Another way to check is to ask him to keep still while you splash water over his face making sure he does not avoid.

Just a thought. Have fun playing water and making splashes!!!

[Swimtutor]

Dear Parents,

I will be starting a group of 10 pax at Jurong West sunday 10am. Currently there are 4 students in the list. 6 more to fill up. If you are keen for a 1 time free trial with this group please PM me or email me at [email protected] or sms me at 91375141.

If you have decided to join in after the trial lesson, it will be $60 per 4 lessons of 45min to an hour.

Thanks and have a good day ahead.