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How we train new staff
- Training manual
- Visual with pictures and descriptions
- Scripts for skills
- Skill list by level
- Primary focus is on front glide and back glide
- Follow specific lesson plans so not overwhelmed with deciding what to do.
- Visual Swim Skill Sheets – Starter Kit, and SLI Lesson Program
- Training Video: Steve Hoffler
- Generally very good
- Excellent position 11
- Repetition
- Get in the habit of seeing children swimming and being taught to swim
- In water demonstration
- Free swim lesson for select children
- Demonstrate first
- New teacher demonstrates
- Online coursework – Pending
- Myswimming.net
- SLI Swim Instructor Training Workbook – pending
- Use something similar. Putting it into online workbook for distribution
- Shadowing
- Co-teach with another experienced instructor in the water for 4 shifts.
- Lead instructor dictates what Is happening, second co-teacher mimics skills with each child at the same time
- Receives correction from lead teacher and manager on duty.
- Review and critique
- Annual Review tied to raises
- Seasonal review tied to main teaching time
- Regular inservice review
- Self review
- Specific manager review on what to work on and improve