anyone have any tips on teaching a teenager who has just started to learn to swim on getting basic movements right and then making their way to the deep end?
isn't it a bit harder for them especially if they are afraid of deep end water at such an older age? thanks!
2007-07-12 04:02:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
It is harder for anyone with a fear to learn a skill, yes. Take it slow. This person has already made the hardest decison and that is to get in the water and learn and overcome. Making this person comfortable in the water is much more important than getting them into the deep end at this point. Spend plenty of time in the shallow end doing bobs (getting your face wet), blowing bubbles, learning to float, practicing kicking and flaoting while kicking before you move on to take strokes. Once the person can float, teach them to kick while floating with the aid of a kick board or noodle. Once they can kick, start them with basic underwater dog paddles to pull themselves forward. Using a noodle for support is helpful. Encourage the student to try this without the noodle since they already know how to float. Go slow and once the student can doggie paddle and float, move into deeper water. Take a kickboard or noodle the first few times for reassurance. Teach them how to tread in water they can still touch in. Show them that floating in deep water is the same as floating in shallow water. Be encouraging and show them how to go under (bob-style) deeper and touch the bottom of the pool. Work on holding their breath and swimming in the deep end but don't overdo it. Let the student work at his or her own pace and it will all come soon enough.
Good luck!!!
2007-07-12 05:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Kristy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its hard for kids to learn if they don't learn early. My parents didn't teach me and I developed a fear of the water. My brothers were thrown in and it was sink or swim, but because I was the girl, they didn't opt to try it with me. I always played around in the baby pool or in the shallow end wearing a goofy cartoon looking inner tube, and I was ususally by myself, because everyone else knew how to swim. At age 10 it was mortifying. In high school it was very embarassing and frightening in swimming class. One year I had a teacher who forced me to participate or would fail me, knowing full well I couldn't even doggie paddle, but offered no assistance or coaching. I did finally learn when I was about 20, but I still hate the water and am by no means a good swimmer at all. When my sons were 18 months old, they took swimming lessons with a professional. They are grown now and they swim like they were born in the water. To me its the best thing I have done as a mom, having them learn early before fears developed and having a professional work with them. Maybe the YMCA or swimming instructor or coach would be helpful for a 10 year old. I believe the Red Cross has something to do with swimming training. Maybe even your local community pool may offer lessons.
2016-05-20 10:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 10:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by 2sweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋