Hello,
My pre-teen has been attending swimming classes at Active Lambeth centres for a few years, and last spring he has been “promoted” to the advanced course.
Active Lambeth (and Better before them) do not use the standard Swim England stages, but having had a look at the competencies he is probably working towards Stage 8 award.
However, he is not particularly enjoying the course, as it seems very much focussed on increasing their speed without working on the techniques to do so; most sessions involve swimming lots of lanes but no feedback from the instructor. The same happened whenever they had a substitute, so I don’t think it’s just this instructor’s style, but a combination of programme and class size. Although I would like him to continue swimming, I am beginning to understand his frustration, so I am trying to find alternatives before he falls out of love with the sport, which he used to enjoy.
Does anyone have any experience of advanced courses at the Places for People centres (Balham, Tooting) - or of any other local courses of similar level? We are not aiming for squad training, but just at improving his technique and giving him a bit of fun challenge.
Of course I’d also appreciate hearing from people with different experience of Active Lambeth advanced courses in case it is the instructor after all! Thank you!
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