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[quote=Anonymous]Of course a professional is usually better. And a professional nanny is usually better than an 18 year old babysitter, but sometimes you just want to pay 18 year old babysitter prices and sometimes you just want to sign your kid up for something to keep them busy. And sometimes you can’t be bothered to seek out a professional when the teenaged swim instructor is more convenient.

My 16 year old swimmer has helped coach younger swimmers and has given swim lessons to little kids since he was 14. He is a very good swimmer, but he’s not a trained coach. He gets private swim lessons from a coach who is excellent at teaching technique. That coach also trains professional swimmers and triathletes, and visits other coaches to learn from them.

But sometimes a teenager is perfect - they are fun, they will get in the water with the kids, they play games, they will toss the kid in the air, they will have energy and enthusiasm to teach that adults do not. Plus they are way cheaper. Expertise in a field has diminishing returns as a teacher when the skill level is closer to beginner. It’s better, but maybe not worth the cost. [/quote]

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