SIP 083: Writing swim practices during Covid-19

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We're running our swimming during covid in a small 4 lane indoor pool.

Fans
Open doors
7 at a time
- 2 in each lane on opposite ends.
- 1 in the ada staircase lane.
- 1 coach; now 2 coaches
- 2 lifeguards
Line up outside and walk them in with a coach chaperone
They have their own 6 ft distant places for stuff.
Come in their suits
Come wearing masks
Coaches wear masks throughout the practice
Write practices in advance on website.
Use TV screen with Fire and internet to show.
Practice format:
- Philosophy:
  - Moving
  - Self guided
  - On rest intervals
  - Aerobic conditioning
  - Challenging fun
  - Socializing from a distance
- Warmup
- Swim, Kick
- Challenges
End. Walk out a separate exit like a one way street.
Repeat hour after hour.

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102 episodes

SIP 083: Writing swim practices during Covid-19

Swimming Ideas Podast

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published 5 years ago

MP3•Episode home

We're running our swimming during covid in a small 4 lane indoor pool.

Fans
Open doors
7 at a time
- 2 in each lane on opposite ends.
- 1 in the ada staircase lane.
- 1 coach; now 2 coaches
- 2 lifeguards
Line up outside and walk them in with a coach chaperone
They have their own 6 ft distant places for stuff.
Come in their suits
Come wearing masks
Coaches wear masks throughout the practice
Write practices in advance on website.
Use TV screen with Fire and internet to show.
Practice format:
- Philosophy:
  - Moving
  - Self guided
  - On rest intervals
  - Aerobic conditioning
  - Challenging fun
  - Socializing from a distance
- Warmup
- Swim, Kick
- Challenges
End. Walk out a separate exit like a one way street.
Repeat hour after hour.

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support

102 episodes

#Swimming #Endurance Sports #Swimcoach #Swimlessons #Swimpractice #Swimteam #Swimming Ideas, Jeffrey Napolski #Sports #Jeffrey Napolski #Swimming Ideas #Swimmer

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SIP 101: Routine for Developmental Swimming 26:50

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SIP 100: A plan, a formula, a guide 57:52

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This can be that guide for you. But… you need to know where you're going. What are you going to have as your plan? What is your formula for success going to be? How will you structure your swimming developmental program for fun and effective instruction. Fun. Children. Establishing habit. Enforcing excellence. You need to have a plan, a formula, and guide. Where are you going what are you intending to do? What are you intending and what are you pulling from? Define your minimum skill level. - Who will you accept? - What will your tryout be? - What will you be teaching, training, or working on in practices? Define your levels or grouping for developmental swimmers. - Will you be a single practice group or multiple? - What needs to be demonstrated before a swimmer moves out of your group? Define how you will structure your practices. - Which location - Lane size, distance, type - Maximum number of swimmers - How many coaches - What do coaches do in a practice? Define how you will write your practices. - What is important for you? - Yardage vs skill learning - How will you teach new skills in a way that allows failure, but doesn't promote bad habits? - Will there be fun baked in? ○ What do you define as fun? Define what your goals are for swimmers in your Developmental practices. - Fun? - Love of the sport - Drill work and skill focus - What does the coach want to do in the practice? - What do you want the swimmers to take from practices? Define competition - Can developmental swimmers go to swim meets? - Should they compete? - Starts? - Disqualifications. Write it down. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 099: Preparing for Developmental Season 30:16

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Document how to run an effective Developmental swim lesson program. What elements do you absolutely need to be effective? - A plan, formula, or guide - Routine - Consistent dedication to the mundane like streamline ○ Establishing habit ○ Instilling discipline (hard work and precise body control) - Balancing the hard work with fun; activity, activity, challenge - Earning respect - Talking with parents - Know your progressions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 098: Create Challenges and Games for Swim Lessons 24:43

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SIP 097: Training Swim Instructors in person 30:31

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Today we look at the lesson coordinator handbook for finding an effective instruction segment on training swim instructors in person. We will do a brief overview of what's included in the workbook as well as any discussion on why certain elements are included and what the activity activity discussion format looks like. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 096: Finding Motivation after a Summer burn 17:18

1 year ago17:18

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With all of summers insane madness Are you ready to push through into fall and winter programming? That's right with all the rush, activity, intensity, and pure energy that comes with the summer months where do you find the motivation to continue working on aquatic programming and hiring.? We're gonna take a look at how to set realistic and specific goals for yourself. Celebrate your achievements and reward yourself by for hitting specific milestones that you may have set in the spring Seek feedback and support from staff that may have left already, are still in high school and remaining in town, or veterans that have made a career with you. Seek also your peers and surrounding areas and find out how things went with them. Debrief with your team and any other members of the aquatic community that use your facilities. Set goals for trying new things and to improve your own experience like new courses, new training, or new opportunities. Take vacations! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 095: Repeatable Parent Tot Lesson Plan 34:19

1 year ago34:19

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Why we have a single sheet for repeating parent tot classes. What we used to do: - Follow the lesson plans based on day. - Challenges ○ People missed classes ○ Parents have VERY drastically different abilities, interest, and involvement. ○ New instructors not as familiar. - Have to find which day, which lesson ○ Different ability levels and ages in the classes; why are we resetting for advanced people for the new? What we did: - Used the same lesson plan online using a TV on the deck - Safety and state certification removed the TV from the deck What we're going to do ○ Projector inside against a large white wall ○ Bluetooth music on QR code on the lesson plan Why the repeatable lesson plan works: - Establishes habit - Each activity is narrow and very deep; lots of opportunity to do it in different ways from beginner to master. - Songs still involved - Additional skills. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 094: Lesson Plans & Swim Instructor Struggles 20:18

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We review the swim lessons plans found at www.swimminglessonsideas.com and see how our swim instructors use them including their success and struggles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support

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SIP 093: Three weeks with COVID-19 group swimming lessons 23:56

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SIP 092: Are you comfortable teaching? 22:25

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What should you do if you are comfortable? What should you do it if you're not comfortable? Covid-19 and the coronavirus pandemic is real. We just saw this week that the president got infected and foolishly hosted events without face coverings that subsequently infected many other people at a White house event. I know. This is insane. Right? If the white house can't stay safe, how can we expect to remain safe while teaching swimming lessons? We live in a world that requires us to go to work. Aquatic professionals need to bring in revenue. We need to have people taking lessons, using the pool, and participating in our programs. How can we make ourselves feel safer? Set up a system. Wear face coverings the entire time you're coaching or teaching. Space participants apart with a good distance. Have regular airflow across the pool surface and expel it. Limit your exposure. Ask your staff what they're comfortable with. Screen your participants. Require parent involvement. Kick people out that don't follow your rules; be unapologetic about your own safety. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 091: Swimming Ideas' Levels 35:41

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SIP 090: Teaching Swimming, Method and Delivery 31:53

5 years ago31:53

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Today is all about the online course, Teaching Swimming, that comes with the companion PDF of the physical book available on Amazon. This training course covers the crucial skills your teachers need to begin having effective instruction. When your staff is confident, in command, and clear they can expand on having fun. We're going to review the basics of each section and give you a brief overview on how to be a better swim instructor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swimmingideas/support…

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SIP 089: Safe children that LOVE swimming with Julia Johnson 1:04:43

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