Swimming Instructor

Friendly Dolphin Swimming Instructor In Singapore

A good swimming instructor or swimming teacher is someone that is being looked up to by their pupils as a role model. Students will look upon to teacher for knowledge and guidance. Friendly Dolphin Swim School strongly believes that a teacher has to possess several key characteristics that will make him or her shine out.

These are some of the characteristics that will make the best teachers and determine their level of success in teaching. Especially in the pool, a swimming teacher will always have to foster discipline making sure students maintain it at all times.

A teacher is a means of travel like a car, the students or athletes is the traveler. It is their own journey, teachers are there only to help them get to where they are supposed to be. Good coaching will always place the interests of the swimmers first.

Friendly Dolphin Swim School always makes sure our teachers and private swimming instructors in Singapore have all of these qualities.

Knowledge
Patience
Good control and management of students
Effective communication
Empathy

Effective Communication

The teacher has to understand not everybody will be learning at the same pace.

Aware that children’s behavior and attention spans will also try your patience.

No matter what is thrown at you, the teacher has to show patience and control at all times.

Knowledge

Possess sound knowledge of the swimming subject

Always keeping the knowledge up to date

Always admit when a teacher does not know the answer and make it a business to find out

Good Control And Management

This does not mean ruling with fear, just setting rules

Children have to be controlled for good safety purposes and learning purposes

Those stepping out of line will know they have done so and will not be tolerated

Letting pupils behave unruly throughout lesson not only make the lesson unsafe, students are also not learning anything

Golden rule is our teachers will always set out early on to show them who is the “boss”

Empathy

Teaching swimming requires empathy in all swimming teachers

Teachers need empathy when facing children who are scared

Toward adult who are feeling embarassed and equally scared of water

Towards children who are over excited at prospect of getting into the water

Child or adult who is trying very hard to keep up with the rest

Effective Communication

Ability to pass on information clearly and effectively

Effective communication will determine how fast the students learn

Essential to have wide knowledge of the subject

Conveying of information of knowledge is crucial in teaching

Pass the knowledge to the pupils in clear, concise way

Expertise in swimming understanding mechanism, techniques and human body

Certified Swimming Coach

NROC certified swimming teachers to provide swimming lessons in all public swimming pools

Friendly Dolphin Swim School instructors are usually found in East and Central Singapore

Private Swimming Instructors in Singapore are certified under AUSTSWIM and SSTA

Swimming instructors are usually found around Redhill, Tiong Bahru area and public swimming complex in the east such as Tampines Hub Swimming Complex and Bedok Heartbeat Swimming Complex

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