Teachers have to understand the importance of not rushing their students as they do not want fears to develop. When familiarising students with water teachers should have a cheerful attitude and hold lots of understanding. Each student has different fears and needs, and teachers should learn these early on in the lessons. Teachers should offer plenty of reassurance and encouragement and sense when their students are apprehensive about a particular activity. If students show fear when learning something new, teachers have to be able to recognise this and take a step back, later teaching the activity with a different approach.
Teachers have to try to develop self-confidence with their students.
This can be achieved by offering plenty of praise. Students learn at a quicker pace if they enjoy what they are being taught. Therefore it is necessary not to make swimming a chore for the pupil. Teachers will need plenty of patience as swimming should be taught at a self-paced level. On the pupils first day of swimming teachers should not have high expectations of what the pupil will learn.