Gage and Landen have taken swimming lessons at the Clearfield Acquatic Center a few times and my kids still don't know how to swim. I blamed it on their lack of muscles, but have seen many other kids their size actually swimming. Back in May, I signed my kids up once again at the Clearfield pool and they barely started this last Monday. They go twice a week for four weeks. There are usually 6 or 7 kids in each class so one can only guess that maybe the problem lies in the fact that the kids don't get too much one on one time with the teacher. Therefore, I signed my kids up for swimming with a one on one instructor that also started Monday. They go everyday this week for 20 minutes of one on one time. If my kids don't know how to swim after this, I don't know what else to do. The one on one lesson is pretty intense. There are no breaks. It is straight swimming, dunking, floating, and turning for 20 plus minutes.
Monday's lesson went ok. Gage looked like he wanted to cry towards the end because he was so cold and tired but held strong. Landen whined the whole time continually asking the teacher if he could be done. Tuesday was entirely a different story. Gage was doing awesome for about five minutes until the guy told him to get out and jump in the deep end. Gage got out and flipped out. Later I found out Gage just didn't want to jump in the deep end, but instead of simply stating this fact he started crying. I made him get back in and he cried the remainder of the lesson. I wish I had the patience this instructor had. Gage cried and the instructor just kept teaching. He made Gage swim, float, and flip over whether he wanted to or not. It was really difficult to watch. Not because I felt bad for Gage, but because I felt bad for the instructor. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it was Landen's turn. Landen didn't cry the entire time, he screamed the entire time. Needless to say Landen swallowed a whole lot of water. The instructor didn't seem bothered by it. When the lesson was over, I looked at the instructor and said in more of a question, "See ya tomorrow?" He said of course and that by the 3rd lesson the kids usually understand that he is going to make them swim whether they cry or not so they might as well do what he says.
I wish I could tell you what happened on this day 3, but the instructor canceled on me today. We will resume tomorrow but I hope it doesn't mess up all the progress my kids have made. Ha, ha. I kept my kids in the Clearfield lessons because they are layed back and they have fun. Not to mention the fact that I had already paid for them. Below are some pics of today's lessons.
Landen is on the verge of whining about how cold it is.
What a backfloat!
Gage is patiently waiting his turn.
Gage doing his backfloat.
5 comments:
LOVE the Clearfield aquatic center. They are great. We did the "off track" swim lessons during the winter last year and it was awesome because there weren't as many kids.
I need to take my kids there. They can swim with their floates and that's it. We love to swim. So refreshing.
Why did the instructor cancel on you? What happened? He didn't need a break from your kids did he? haha Call me today. I want to hear how today goes.
Oh man, I am dyin to know how that last lesson went. I hope you blog about it! ;)
Come run races with us anytime. You and Brad can run together and I'll pick up the slow tail end in the back! :)
You are so good to get your kids swimming lessons. I know Camrey would do good but Brennen would whine. I would be the same as you and feel bad for the instructor because I know how bad my kids whine. Hope it went better after the cancellation.
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