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Springfield Sharks Swim Club
Springfield Sharks Swim Club
Who Are The Springfield Sharks?
The Springfield Sharks Swim Club is a competitive swim team with the
mission to build the swimming skills and general life skills of our community’s youth.
The Role of OT Within Swim Programs
The Role of OT Within Swim Programs
There is no set definition to display the role of an occupational therapist working with a structured swim team, or athletic program in general. We can address many gaps in performance in this practice area through our strength-based and community-centered approaches. Our holistic view allows us to not just address one area of a person, but all of them as a whole. We can maximize the environment as well, to support the diverse needs of the facility.
Please see the four buttons below to be redirected to the areas that I personally played a part in when working with the swim programs directly during the experiential components of my doctoral capstone.
“OT has played a significant role in the Springfield Sharks community over the course of this Spring/Summer 2023 season. I have seen guardians more engaged in their children's swimming journey as a result of the parent education courses, swimmers improve their physical abilities through the unique perspective OT can give to the instruction of athletic motions, and improved mental focus of swimmers through the mind-body connection that is a specialty of OT. As a coach, I have learned so much by working with OT and it has helped me with reframing my coaching/instruction more flexibly, especially for more nontraditional learners.” - Teresa Skelly, Head Coach of the Springfield Sharks
“OT has played a significant role in the Springfield Sharks community over the course of this Spring/Summer 2023 season. I have seen guardians more engaged in their children's swimming journey as a result of the parent education courses, swimmers improve their physical abilities through the unique perspective OT can give to the instruction of athletic motions, and improved mental focus of swimmers through the mind-body connection that is a specialty of OT. As a coach, I have learned so much by working with OT and it has helped me with reframing my coaching/instruction more flexibly, especially for more nontraditional learners.” - Teresa Skelly, Head Coach of the Springfield Sharks
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