This is LONG Overdue review of Coach Bella!…read more Coach Bella taught our oldest to swim (from 2.5-5!) ... once you have Coach Bella, there is no going back. She make swim fun and challenging all at the same time. Her patience is second to none! We followed her around as our oldest leveled up. Now - we have a 3yo who is terrified of the water. She finally became unafraid and stated swimming on her own with Coach Allison's help! Coach Allison gave her some incredible ques to learn how to look down while swimming and how to "dive" in properly. Shout out to Coach Allison! When our 3yo transferred to her level 2 class.... She regressed.... Then Coach Bella came to the rescue! The way our girl swam in her first class with Bella, you would have never known that She was hysterical in the parking lot and refused to go in. No tears were shed and she had fun! Bella and Allison are incredible coaches!

I am writing this to warn other parents about the lack of basic safety supervision at this facility…read moreand their inability to take accountability. My 4-year-old daughter is a capable swimmer who just transitioned from private lessons to a group class here. On her very first turn, the instructor directed her to swim to the steps and then completely turned her back to focus on another child before my daughter reached safety. She did not yet have a grasp on my child's level of ability, or her confidence in this new environment. My 4yo went underwater, panicked, and was left unassisted sinking in the water. Completely losing visual contact with a swimming 4 year old is a massive safety failure. She spent the rest of the lesson sobbing and frightened after that event, and now does not want to return to swim after months of joy and success doing it. When I brought this to management via email and phone call, they refused a refund of the annual registration fee and of the remainder of our lessons since the last lesson was less than 7 days away. Instead, they would only offer a class transfer, and even shockingly suggested we put her back with the exact same instructor to "push through" the fear- totaling $160 for our scary experience. I understand their policy dictates no refunds, but policy should not override accountability when a child's safety is compromised. We will not be returning. I strongly urge other parents to look elsewhere if you want a program that guarantees eyes on your young child while they are in the water.

My toddler did a couple parent-and-me classes here and absolutely loved them, so we were really…read moreexcited to move her up to the next class. She went into her first class so happy and excited. At first she was doing great, but there was another child in the class who was much younger and needed a lot more attention. The instructor ended up holding the younger child almost the entire class, and my daughter was basically left standing in the corner being ignored most of the time. By the end of class she started crying, which honestly I think was because she felt ignored and uncomfortable. We tried bringing her back again after that, and now she completely refuses to do the class. She went from loving swim lessons and being excited for the water to now being scared of it. Honestly it feels like the experience traumatized her around water. What made the experience even more frustrating was trying to cancel after this happened and being told we'd still be charged for the rest of the month. Really disappointed overall.

Instructors are a hit or miss, which you are paying about $180-200/month for a once a week 30…read moreminute class you would expect better training or observing of some instructors. Kali is great for the toddler transition class for a 2.5 year old, toddlers are not easy, and she does a great job. Hopefully the owner/managers can take the time to train some instructors, schedule observations, and have some structure in the class, have been doing it for 3 months with literally no progression, just blowing bubbles and practicing kicking for 30 minutes. But we did a few makeups with Kali and my son learned more in the makeups with Kali than with the other instructor (not naming) that my son had.

Before ISR, my kids had previous swim lessons with not much progress. My kids wouldnt even put…read moretheir face underwater let alone, swim or float! I was skeptical if they would even get to the point of feeling comfortable in the water with Dana, to be honest. But by the end of week two, they were plunging under water. By the end of the six weeks, both of my children were able to swim and float independently with confidence. I cant even convey how happy my experience has been with Dana. She far exceeded my expectations.

ISR and Miss Dana exceeded our families expectations. We had two kids at very different levels of…read morewater comfortability and she met them where their needs were. Our 4.5 year old would not put his face in water and now 6 weeks later he is a fish in and under water. Our 2.5 year old amazed us with her progress and is now swimming on her own and can confidently float to safety if needed. Miss Dana always calm and confident in her teaching which helped calm the kids nerves and mine too. She made sure the kids felt comfortable with her before teaching them anything new. ISR was one of the best decisions and although a huge commitment worth every minute and penny.

We've enjoyed our swim lessons here for our young child. Miss Jeanette is enthusiastic,…read moreencouraging, and provides a safe and positive learning environment for our little one to explore and learn safety in the water. Their cancellation policy allows you to reschedule classes into different disciplines, which is helpful for those of us with busy/complex family schedules. Parking can get crowded during busy hours, but is managable. Would recommend.

Last night we stopped in for Elincia's first 55 min class! Level A Gymnastics is $127 for 4 weeks!…read moreSign-up comes with a Free T-Shirt, $5 off Coupons and optional Coloring Sheets! Miss Caelyn was sweet to our 9 year old, who loved her first class! I would recommend this location, I went to Tricks once as a child! They sell stuffies, cute leotards with scrunchies and shorts and even have a playroom for toddlers! Gave me a candy for Mother's Day! SYOY! :-)

My 2 kids did not learn how to swim after weekly classes for over 3 month! I don't why but we had…read moreno success. I talked with other 2 moms and they said the same thing, no results after month of attending. On some lessons we had a blonde lady that is very mean with kids. She hurt my child arm by grabbing aggressively and even pinched the arm! I only found out weeks later. Ranch Cordova location is very beat down and changing rooms are quite rotten.

Slava is a very popular and knowledgeable and affordable swim instructor in Sacramento.read more

It's taken me an insanely long time to write this because I don't want to believe that it's over…read more I spent last weekend living on a dive boat with Dolphin and it was genuinely one of the top experiences of my life. As a greener diver, I went into this trip thinking I'd just take my time, see what it was like, and figure out what I could handle. Instead, it changed my perspective on diving and, to a much larger degree, the way I see myself. Steve Ramirez and Rich DeWitt made me feel so comfortable. They gave great tips and instruction without ever making me feel like I didn't belong there. I credit both of them for being able to do the dives and be fully present for them, knowing that they were nearby if needed with answers. Tell me why I live in Los Angeles and I'm considering driving up to Sacramento to further my dive education these two guys are the reason. The boat's crew was kind, helpful and incredibly aware. They anchored at beautiful dive sites, making it extremely easy to explore and look for whatever interested you on each dive. Their briefings were informative and helpful, there was always something available to refuel or hydrate, and they answered every question I had. They provided a type of hospitality I didn't even know existed. One of the crew caught a halibut while spearfishing and they cooked it right on the boat for us to try. I'll admit, I was scared to sleep in a bunk room with 21 strangers, with basically no privacy, on a little boat rocking to whatever degree the ocean decided was appropriate that day. But waking up first thing in the morning and getting into the water helped me achieve something I hadn't even realized I'd been looking for, to quiet the noise. I've always liked diving since I got certified. Now I love diving. I love the ocean. I love myself. There are places out there on this great planet where beauty and joy outweigh personality, follower count and financial class. Moments where you feel like you're on the moon. Underwater shapes of rock and rubble where you can almost see exactly where the earth crumbled, and just how resilient the creatures living there have become, willing to adjust to something new. There are little animals. Big animals. Kelp growing from rock. Silence. Awe. Moments laughing at dinner, wondering what the people on the other boats are doing, with people who were strangers a day ago and somehow already feel like friends. There's kindness. True hospitality. And this general sense of togetherness because everybody on board has the same goal: have a safe dive. Be able to go on the next one. Witness. Observe. Engage to whatever degree we're allowed, and leave the ocean as we found it. I thought what I was looking for out there would be something else. A shark. A ray. A seal. A dolphin. Turns out, it was me. I can't wait to go on the next one. Thank you, Dolphin, for giving me an experience I'll carry with me for the rest of my life.

I had the pleasure of attending a liveaboard trip in the Channel Islands this past weekend that was…read moreorganized by Dolphin Scuba Center. My wife and I are relatively new to diving so three days of nonstop scuba was both something we were excited for but also a little scared to do. Dolphin Scuba instructors Rich D. and Steve Ramirez were such an incredible pair that both taught us so much about scuba diving and allowed us to tag along with them on all of our dives. They made us feel very at ease in the water, gave us tips to improve our form and they both had endless stories to tell about diving while we hung out in the galley at night. This was our favorite scuba experience we have had thus far and I would 100% recommend joining them on one of the many trips they organize throughout the year. We can't wait to attend another trip with them in the future! Thanks again!

My daughter LOVES this club and so do I! All of the coaches are so nurturing and caring. They made…read moreus feel so welcome when we joined. The coaches not only teach technical skills but confidence and mental resilience. My daughter almost quit fencing entirely but we moved to this club and she has found her love for fencing again. Will always be grateful to the coaches and the entire Premier community. Thank you for all that you do for the kids!

Great support both customer and coaching. Extremely professional and great learning experienceread more

I would think twice about this place…read more I had my two year old son on the list here and was told I had a spot in their two year old classroom. My son has autism though, and so they said I needed an aide or they would not allow him to attend. So I went through hell to get the aide set up. It took weeks and hours and hours on the phone and filling out paperwork. And then I went to tour the two year old class with my son. I told them I wanted him to be with kiddos his own age to have the opportunities to learn the skills other two year olds were learning. And everything was fine, but when I was leaving after the tour they said they had decided it was a good idea to start my son in the younger classroom, which they said was 18-36 months. Even though he had a spot in the two year old class? But then when I asked for the pricing schedule for that class, it was listed as 12-24 months. My son is two and a half. So I called back and said why are you trying to put my two year old son in a class that's not for his age when you told me there is a spot in the two year old class? And they insisted there were two year olds in the class. But when I pushed to find out exactly how many, I found out they were actually moving all of the two year olds up to the two year old class right when my son would start, so he would not have any kids the same age in that class. And they had given my spot in the two year old class away to one of those kids. So now I no longer had the spot that existed for him anymore. As if life wasn't hard enough being a parent of an autistic child. It's hard as hell. And then you have to deal with people trying to deny your kid the same opportunities as other kids. My son is a sweet, gentle little two year old boy, no behavioral issues, loves being around other kids, and he was going to have an aide for the time he was there at their insistence. And he needs the opportunity to learn the same skills other kids learn in daycare. If you have an autistic child or know anyone who has an autistic child, think carefully about which businesses you want to support and which you don't.

Love this school! My son started in the infant room and the infant and toddler teachers are more…read morethan welcoming, warm, and accepting of all their students. I know he is well taken care of while I'm at work and I don't worry about his safety and well-being knowing he is in great hands while I'm away. Couldn't have found a better school than Cadence Academy - El Camino!