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Newsletter
sent June 28, 2010 Summer Programs continue!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Small class sizes and wonderful instructors are ready to teach you & your children (and adults) how to swim. Members & Non-Members welcome to join our program. Please see the current program on the website and share it with your friends and family. All programs available on Websitefor print. Here is what is happening with each of our locations.. See you in the pool! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toadal Fitness ~ Capitola SUMMER SESSION 6 starts Monday, June 28th. Session 7: 7/26-8/19 M/W, Tues/Thurs at Toadal available for Group, private/semi-private and custom classes from 2-6pm. FRIDAY lessons at Toadal Privates/semi-privates, adults & custom classes available on the half hour from 2-6pm. SUNDAY lessons at Toadal Privates/semi-privates, adults & custom classes available @ 8:30, 9, 9:30 & 10am on the half hour. Call Tiffany to register for classes at Toadal Fitness. Late registrations and partial sessions welcome depending on space in the class. NEW to Toadal.. now offering package rates for 8 or 12 private lessons booked and payed for in advance. ************* SEASCAPE SPORTS CLUB Seascape Sports Club Summer Session II: July 5 - 29, 2010. M/W, T/Th Mornings, afternoons & Saturday 4 week sessions available. Private/semi-private swim lessons available M/W & T/Th & Saturdays Daily lessons can make a huge impression on your child's swimming skills. Lesson levels are available at the same time each day to assist you with ease of scheduling. SATURDAYS($61/$68) NO Saturday lessons on July 3rd.. Session B: 7/10- 7/31 Session C: 8/7-8/28 Parent tot classes offered Saturdays at 10am! A second P-tot class has been added at 9am. This is a level 1 hopefull class... calling all older tots!! 9am class added just for you!! Weekday classes will be added according to demand. Express interest in your preferred timespot and we will make it happen. It makes 3 to make a group. Have friends who have infants and toddlers that want Parent-Tot classes? We can make a special class for you and your friends. SUMMER SWIMTEAM ($95/$105) Non-competitive team. SUMMER Workouts continue T/Th 5-6pm & Saturdays from 10-11am. Coaches: Anna, Chelsea & Tiffany. Session 1: 6/5-7/1 Session 2: 7/6-7/31 Session 3: 8/3-8/28 Swimteam workouts continue... SwimTeam always looking for more swimmers. Our swimteam focuses on stroke refinement, increasing endurance, building positive peer relationships & improving overall cardiovascular fitness. Participants must know all 4 competitive strokes & be able to swim multiple laps to join. Level 4 is suggested to prepare our swimmers for swimteam... Our Team members range in age from 5 to 17 years old! We are gaining yardage.. and we welcome you to check it out! Private, semi-private swim lessons and custom classes are available in OPEN times at Seascape...and more! Private lessons offer concentrated attention to the individual; we can give you that specific instruction that you have been looking for. Everyone rants and raves at the progress that is made with their private lessons! All privates are booked directly with Seahorse Swim School 831-476-7946 for all locations. There are all kinds of openings for these types of lessons.. let me know as soon as you know your schedule and we will book it! ~~Seascape Sports Club Registration~~ Register directly with the Club (831) 688-1993 xt. 0 or call Tiffany xt. 16. Registration forms on my website. NEW!! Registrations can be made with the Club or with Tiffany Harmon. For those of you who are already in lessons, the registration book is POOLSIDE>.. please sign up for your classes in the registration book, take a registration form to the front desk after you sign up for your favorite class. We offer our swim program as an "extra" during Camp Seascape as well. (drop-in's and late registrations welcome $18/class. Registration available with the ProShop from 8am-7pm every day. Registration forms found on the website.) Late starts & drop-in's available depending on space in classes. Express interest/sign up for these popular Summer Programs early for best results. Seascape Swim Programs can be found on my website....view the website here. Late registrations welcome to all programs. ******* Chaminade private and semi-private lessons are available. Summer private lesson times: Tues/Wed/Friday/Sunday mornings. All open times are listed on the website. Summer registration for Chaminade privates & semi-private lessons available now! ***************** PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD SERVICES available Lifeguarding Services available upon reservation. Having an end of the year pool party? Birthday party at a pool? Seahorse Swim School offers the service of sending out full service lifeguards for your event. Please contact Tiffany as soon as possible and she will secure the qualified lifeguard to guard over your event so you can enjoy your festivities while we watch over the children in the pool. ********************** Your feedback is very important to us! With your help, we can continue to make this the best swim program in Santa Cruz! We look forward to continuing to teach you and your children into 2010. ~SWIM NOTES~ ~ SUPER KID Triathlon coming in early October. Link to Finish Line Productions to get your spot EARLY. This event sells out every year. ~Seahorse Swim School Swim Caps ($5) & goggles ($15-$20) are available. ~ Give us a shout out on YELP! Search Seahorse Swim School and let those who don't know... know! ~ Join Us on Facebook! Search Seahorse Swimmers and you will get important news and updates quickly. ~ Jr. Guard and Little Guard conditioning available. Get ready, get set. GO! Advanced preparation & on-going conditioning is essential for success in this popular Summer Program. ************************************ HERE's an article that I wrote, that was just published on Santa Cruz Parent.com regarding teaching fearful or shy children & how to prepare such a swimmer for swim lessons. Techniques to help shy or fearful children learn to swim by Tiffany Harmon, Seahorse Swim School We come in all shapes and sizes, with past experiences and fears and with our own personalities and ways of learning new things. In our aquatic community, it is important that every person, young and old learn to swim. Below are a few techniques to simplify the ways we can get your shy or fearful child to their first swim lesson. · Communicate with your instructor in advance of the lesson to identify the participant's fears. Discuss how the fears surface and how they are handled at home. Ask the instructor what the process will be for the first swim lesson so that you can discuss this with your child in advance of the first lesson. · Validate the child's fears and explain that they are going to be learning new skills in a safe place. Explain the process & let your child know what they can expect from the lesson in advance. Often, if we know what is expected of us early on, we are able to relax and open up to learning new things. Visit the pool before your lesson & have them watch a current class. This will give the child a chance to see what they may be doing and will help acclimate them to their new learning environment. · Bring favorite waterproof toy to the lesson to assist the child in being comfortable in their new aquatic environment. · Maintain consistency to allow the student to develop trust with the teacher. Limit the variables: same time, same location, same instructor, same positive feedback. Consistency is key. Keep coming back. Make swimming part of their ongoing schedule. · Reward the learner by taking notice to things they did well big and small. Ask them to tell/show you what they learned that day; what was the best part of their swim lesson. As we learn new skills and techniques, we like to know we did a good job. Reinforce the learner by noticing and commenting on their accomplishments. Tiffany Harmon, owner of Seahorse Swim School, has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UCSC. With over 25 years of experience, Tiffany has nurtured the development of thousands of swimmers, as well as Water Safety Instructors (WSI) & lifeguards in Santa Cruz County. Tiffany is an Instructor Trainer for the American Red Cross; she trains swim instructors and lifeguards in Santa Cruz County. (831) 476-7946 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As a grass roots organization we rely on your direct feedback and suggest for you to share your experiences with your friends and families. We are interested (always) to hear your feedback and encourage you to share your experiences with others. Testimonials are always accepted..in writing...or person to person. Thanks in advance for helping to spread the word. Friendly
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*General Information* Wetsuits/Rashguards: When the weather is not so HOT, your child can still remain nice and toasty by coming to swimming lessons in a wetsuit or rashguard. All they need is a Spring suit; something that covers their core. Wetsuits and rashguards not only protect from the cold, but also provide fantastic sun protection. O'neills offers a great program for children's wetsuits. After the child grows out of the first one, O'neill's will sell you the next one at 1/2 off. Hotline wetsuits on the Westside of Santa Cruz offers discounts to Seahorse Swimmers... See Community Links page for exact address. ************************************************* SWIMMING ACCESSORIES Seahorse Swim School, Inc. accessories like swim bags and sunglass clips coming soon. Tee shirts are available now. Kick sticks are available for purchase ($20) from Seahorse Swim School, Inc. These fantastic instructional bars help to aid with the coordination of side breathing when practicing freestyle as well as help to assist in becoming more independent in the water. Let me know if you would like one.
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