FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Standard includes travel and travel time to you (in LA!). Single lesson 60 minutes, trial: $125.00; 45 minutes, trial $115.00; 30 minutes, trial $85.00 - includes travel time and mileage to you, applicable to your overall package. No worries for you. 10 pack: 10 x 60 minute sessions: $1150.00; 10 x 45 min. $900.00; and for under 2 years old, 10 x 30 min. $750.00 (paid up-front). You receive scheduling priorities, and no headaches for prep time and driving to and from. Includes tutorials with instruction, commentary, photos, and video references. Plus guidance for parents when I am not there and between lessons. For competitive swimmers, this may include attendance at swim meets. Long-term and seasonal plans and programs customized fees. Questions, special needs - contact and call to discuss. Where there is a will, there is a way. Specials: Request quotes for families, group sessions, and special requirements. Sessions: time, frequency, goals, and objectives - are individually established with each client. I am flexible and reasonable. Call me, and talk to me about your needs!
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Together, we assess the student's objectives and current level of abilities. Then, we establish a lesson plan of action for the short, medium, and long term to focus on the child's or adult's goals. Lessons and training are broken down into conditioning and technical development to improve and strengthen. Progress is measured during the program through improved performance in technique, style, and speed -- floating, breathing, and stroke development, from becoming water safe to competing!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Competitor: I competed as an age-grouper, high school, club, college, and USMS swimmer. Set IM and butterfly records, swam LA City finals, 4-year varsity letterman in water polo in college. I am currently a USMS competitor - at local, regional, and national competitions. In top 10. Coach: I developed, as head coach for 9 years, an age group team (4-18) from 10 to 300 swimmers. My 9-10 and 11-12 boys and 11-12 and 13-14 girls achieved national rankings. Some later became NCAA champions, with one boy in the Olympics. Certifications: I am certified ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) levels 1-4, USMS (US Masters Swimmers) levels 1-3 coach and instructor, plus Red Cross WSI, and CPR. I teach train-the-trainer classes for coaches and instructors, too. Additional outside of swimming: I have extensive experience with strength and conditioning training (dryland, weights, etc.), and nutrition, have taught dance, fitness, gymnastics, and weight training (also competed). My academic background includes a biology minor with kinesiology, physiology, chemistry, physics, etc. all useful for physical development and coaching. I majored in Political Science, minored in Biology, grad school in Political Science, and Law school.