Swim Lesson Success: Confidence-Boosting Drills for 3-5 Year Olds - Swim Lesson Tips for Children

All right. So, in this video, you guys are going to see me working with that Dax. That Dax is four years old, and he was so nervous when he started learning how to swim. He's about five or six lessons in. I I don't remember when he started, but now he's just so much more confident. You can see him swimming out to me. You're going to see him floating on his own. And you're going to see all these drills that I do to build children's confidence up in a group lesson setting. So, here at Superhero Swim Lake Worth, we do two children in a class. So it's and we only see the kids typically once maybe twice a week. It just depends up what the parents are pointed to. This child acts he only comes once a week. So it's really important. Confidence is the forefront of his learning process. We need to make sure that he wants to come here so that way he wants to learn new skills and enjoys the process. So again, you're going to see the breakdown of lessing with Bet Dax and me building his confidence up going underneath the water to dive for toys, swimming on his own, floating on its back, and even jumping in the pool at anywhere. If you're a coach like me and you want to learn more skills from other instructors from around the world, we have a completely free group, Swim Coach uh called the Swim Coach Community. You can check it out in the link below. And if you're a parent, we have courses for you, too, so you can learn to teach your own children. Hey, let's do that one more time. Hope you guys enjoyed the video. See you. You look right there for a second. Say how old are you? >> You're three. Three. Who's your favorite superhero? >> Oh, my dad, right? >> All right. That's awesome. Big high five. Boom. Dex was pretty nervous in the beginning. Now he's having a lot of fun. We got a lot of confidence. You're such a confident young man now. Want to see that? >> Oh, check out fight. I'm fighting fast swimming pot. So what you're going to do is we're going to do the same thing where we jumped highers. This time remember we're going to swim a little bit this time. Okay. So going to build up Dax's confidence. Remember we started right here before. So we just kept back and backing up and now Dax is swimming to me right to me. I see my hands to my side. Dax can grab my shoulders. Very good buddy. Very good. That's perfect. Give me high bro. >> Very good. I'm going to go get yellow. >> Don't touch you. So, he's still he's still a little nervous swimming to the wall. It's tight. Way to go. Nice and easy. Got those shins. >> Good job. So, he jumps. He lies. That's good. That's okay for now. Then we're going to get on straight. So, walk your bike. >> Listen. >> All the way back to the stairs. Okay. You ready? >> Face down. Okay. I'm right there. >> So, so how it backwards? That's cuz he's hold his feet down his hand. >> That was Come here. We're gonna do We're going to try swimming back to the stairs one more time. So, we drop. So, listen. Here's what you want to do, Dad. It's very important when you're sweating to the stairs and allow the hang. Don't put your feet down until you got the statue. Okay. Nothing. I actually take his feet. >> It's okay. >> Count until I see him on the stat. Then I release his right. That's great job. Give me a high five. Oh jeez. [Music] Shine. >> Come down a step. Come down a step. >> Okay. Wait. Come down. You got one more to go. Get it. You got one more to go again. Come down a step. Right there. >> Okay. What color is the last one? >> Red. >> Red. That's right. Okay. So, here's what we're going to do, Dax. I want you to swim on out here to me. You got it. Wait. Go ahead. Got it. There you go. >> Okay. It's perfect. [Music] Reach and pull. Reach and pull. Swim all the way to the wall. But we're going to swim right there. Okay. which was drift back, daddy. And then >> ready to coach him. [Music] >> Then the feet go down. carry down. Great job putting hands first. So kids are always going to have more confidence swimming to the stairs because the stairs aren't going to back up, right? They're going to stay there from the side. And really it's about building your kids confidence. So from day one, we've just been building confidence for decks and now we're swimming short distances. He's a perfect null, but not looking for that. Want to look after a real happy kid that's willing to do something. So when we're scattered on the stairs, we didn't even go underwater. Remember that, Dex? Remember, you would just reach for the stairs, grab them, reach your hands in front, grab those steps. Look, he's putting his face under so well here. But we just leaned him forward. He didn't even go under the water. Just put those hands down. That way he was ready. He put his own face in the lucky. Give me a high five, Dax. Very good. He's got to >> You're going to be able to handle this. No problem, guys. We're secret. Okay, now we're doing our diving or dairy diver mission here. So, Dax, we're going to start off on the third step right here. So, all you I want to see you put your hand right there on the step and you're going to go underwater and grab the toy. Good. Very good. It's just a sickle breath. So, so easy. Dax, you're going to put that right up here on the steering. >> What is this? >> That's a starfish. That one is pretty cool. That one is pretty >> mine. >> Dax, I'm actually going to put the shark out there and I want you to get the fish nest. Okay. This is an important step. >> Well, the shark is out there. I had to put it out there. This is too big. That's too easy, right? Um, so we want them to reach and balance and then understand, >> right? Always teach them to find balance. Then I'm fall. That is why we teach them to find balance right there. Face down. And now I'm going to make sure I do it again cuz he fell back towards me. Good job. We're going to take that. You're going to do it one more time, guys. One more time. I'm going to put it right there. Okay. Now listen. Hey, look at me. I'll fall backwards. Touch me out over here. >> That's where I went. So simple the ankle. Put it over there. >> Nice. Easy. Easy. Okay. Now they're getting a little deeper. Next. Now we're on the force. Okay. So, wait. >> Where are you going to grab for balance? Well, that one's a little high yet. You're going to have to get Yeah, there you go. That high. That's Alex. >> So, because he has good breath control, I will let salad in. Good job. Good. Can you put that up there? Great job, sir. >> You heard him and stick with him, right? So, hey, did you get water in your nose? That's all right. Blow it out. Yeah. >> So, if they get water in your mouth, nose, or whatever, hold on. She didn't say go yet. She didn't say go yet. Yeah. Talk to her about it. Talk to her because it I'm not that afraid. I still want to know exactly what happened. So then we could teach. >> Yeah, right. You got three so far. We got 42 a little bit there. I bet he's having a hard time getting down. >> It's okay. >> Like that. >> How'd you get? >> You need to start over, buddy. Just come up for air and then reset. Sleep one. >> All right, then. Take a sec. Now, on that first one, you were coughing. Did you get it in your mouth or your nose? >> About that time. >> Why don't you do a big cough? Go like this. Go. >> There you go. That was good. Right. >> Um I >> So if it ever goes >> I'm flying to the top. >> Yeah, you're flowing to the top. But here here's how we fix that. Here's how we fix that. Just sometimes you can jump a little bit and use your body's momentum to get down. You do a little jump that's not supposed. I want you to jump up into the air. Jump up. Jump. Really? Very cool. Good job. Put it out. Great job. >> Good job. >> I listen. You got two more. >> You got shark right there. Okay. You go fast. >> All right. >> No, >> this one's first. But because this one's pretty close, we're going to go right down to the toy. And then you're gonna come up and grab those leg and put it to go with one of the back chests. Hands in front of the floor. I like to put my hands on top of each dive. Bend your knees. Deep breath. Good. Right down. The legs off the wall. There we go. >> Can you crawl back? >> It's okay. Listen to coach here. Come back to the stairs. That's it. Right. Come back to the stairs and you can see them all. >> Now you can see them all. Now count them. If you want to keep count [Music] to go get the last one and five. Very good. Now there's only one link. That's a big shark. Okay. >> So, we've built up the opulence. We've seen what he can do. He's comfortable getting each round. So, I only know he's going to real swim out. You need to swim to be >> watching. Take it off. >> Okay. I go back >> again. >> Okay. Now, listen. Can we turn around under the water? That's okay. Listen. Look at You got a band-aid. >> What happened? He's the band-aid fell off. Now, how'd you get a band-aid? You got me. >> Hey, that's not sure. You can tell me all about it. You get that shirt, right? I want you to put your hands in front and do this. I want you to swindle on your feet. Deep breath. I'm right to my shoulder. You got >> There we go. Good. We got to see that shark in the neck. Get the shark right next to the wall weapons chest roll yourself up. >> Ready? >> Okay. Sharks are my favorite toys. You can get smaller ones, too. Big one's fun cuz it'll glide back and all you got to do is glide back with the shark. Okay. Pay attention to slide over there. for you. >> Not bad at all, dude. Not bad at all. >> That's what we call the daring dive pressure. Again, you blend up pockets up the stairs, work to the bottom of the pool, then you work out a little deeper. As he gets older, make him switch with his eyes out there. We're going to do it back for Mr. Dax here. Okay, he's pretty relaxed on his back. Lay back. Relax. We're going to bring that belly up. Make sure that belly is up. Now, we're going to look for really good for Nick and me. Can you open your eyes? Very good. Now, look at his back a little too far. He doesn't open. So, Dax is very muscular. Yeah, good for super muscular which means it's going to be a little harder for sim lay back. >> Good job. Good. You said it's all we're going to do just like we do with the babies for posture. Over >> bicycle. Come swim to me. I'm right here. >> Remember how much I used to work with you? >> Okay, you look up. We'll fix that one. >> Okay. >> The idea of that was not to actually do the roll. Oh Look up at me. You look up. Put your arms down. No, look up here. Good. One, two. Good. >> Very fast. >> Again, it's about repetition and consistency. I get great jump. Give me a high five. >> No. Give me a high five. A high five. No. Punch. High five. >> Miss him. >> Come on. Do it right. Gary. >> Okay. H. Let me see. Let me see. >> Okay. Okay, you got two more to do. Are you ready? Okay, we're going to swim again to me. So again, still staying calm or still staying focused on the swimming and then adding the floating, right? Even though floating is the goal, we're always here. Same time, you got you scoop your arms. Scoop your arms. Oh my god. Okay, what happened? You forgot to scoop and move your arms with you. Drink some. Okay, we got something now. That's not going to exactly. >> So if they get it in their mouth or their nose got just like a sec, but you always want to move with your arms. You don't do >> you throw up or you good? >> All right. outside here. I added a little frag to the back of his hand. Now we're jump face down. Kick kick kick kick away. It's too good. I'd rather have that than the other. >> Yeah. >> All right, Dex, you got one more. She's got to do one more float. Dex, we can do the shark right afterwards. We're gonna do one more float and a good Okay. Can you come down a step for me right here, sir? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Ready? Last one. We're going to do it this time. Can you swim out to me? I want to see your legs going out. >> Yeah. Not like that, but we want you to do it. Yes. Step. We're going to do >> Yeah. This is the coach, buddy. He knows what he's talking about. >> I am very legit. >> Can you grab my toes around the edge? >> Yeah. So, no. Sometimes you got to do a little scary thing so we can learn how to do it. So you're not scared. Go. Bend your knees. Your knees. Bend your knees. Squat down. You know how to squat. >> Daddy teach you squatting. >> Good little stick. Stay down. Stay down in your squat. Put your hands in front. >> Okay. Now jump to me. >> Go towards him. >> Come on. >> There. Scoop. Scoop. There it is. There. >> Oh, that was huge. >> You did way better. >> How much further you went, buddy? >> Look up at the spine. Good line is back. Head up. Look up here, buddy. Relax. Good belly down. Relax. Don't sit up. Just got some help. >> All right. So let's do you want a good >> Yeah. S was down. I'm not going to push. I don't see Dax every day. If I saw him every day, I might push it. >> It's okay. Confidence. So with everything and that's what's going to create us. >> Yes. Yours like >> basically. >> Yeah. So we got a float in the middle there even though we didn't draw a swim. That's >> a little bit under. Good job. >> Not every single tide's going to be perfect. We just work on consistency. Be patient. Build up. >> Sorry. We're going to do our jumpins. Okay. We call this the cannonballer mission. So, Dax is going to start off on his butt. He's going to start off on his butt. We're going to jump in and we're going to swim back to the bell. I always start off with the on the butt. You know, the really strong swimmers. >> Their feet. Yeah. All right. You can always come into the water in like this. I know D. >> We're going to jump in. You're going to swim and we're going to grab the wall. >> I know. I know. >> Are you ready? >> Oh, are you deep breath? He's pushing himself away. >> Good. So again, the razor line go back on. >> So watch this. Here's what you're going to do. Look at me. I give you water right there. >> Now I'm going to do an >> So as you just saw and if I wasn't here to guide it back to make it back on this side. >> See how much closer he is. Good job. Very good. We stick our hand right on the back of his head right there. A little bit pressure stand up now. >> Look at me. >> Satan. Good job. >> Happy. Very good. >> Don't lose your eyes. >> That's too big. >> You are being like the big kid. That's amazing. >> He was a little nervous in Jack. We grabbed his I had him look at me in the eye. I shouldn't >> do it one more time, Dax. It's the last one, buddy. I just want to >> play. >> Then you can play on the stairs if dad says it's okay. Mike, come right here in the dark. Ready. Ready, set, go. >> Under the water. >> He's underwater. I have his forearm on sting using his arms and his head, not his ears to guide it back. We do not [Music] sit down and try. We're going to see. [Music] Let me try. You good? >> So, listen. He's going to have to let him try those things. We see you all next. Okay. It's about practicing as much as we can with the kids. I only see Denn once a week and he's in a group lesson, semi-private lesson. Two kids in the class. Very important. We're just build confidence, taking his pace. It's not about forcing him to swim as fast as possible. So, I'm making it really fun and making him want to be here so that way it's easy to teach him every time he comes. More confidence he has that he's using. Now, learn more. Your coach, check out the link down below for the swim coach community. It's experts learning from all over the world. 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