Audiences: A training resource for aquatic facility managers in a variety of settings, including park districts, resorts, health and fitness clubs, training institutes, and educational settings.
How does your aquatics facility meet the industry- standard 4 hours per month of ongoing in-service training for lifeguards?
Lifeguard Training Activities and Games is a complete resource for aquatics managers or lifeguard supervisors responsible for conducting site-specific on-the-job training for lifeguards. The compilation of games, skill drills, activities, and guidance enhances training and conditioning of lifeguards and creates a high- performing staff.
Throughout the book, the focus is on keeping activities fun and engaging to promote participation and ensure your lifeguards acquire the skills they need in order to take action in an emergency.
The book contains more than 70 proven training activities divided into chapters by type of lifeguard skill. Each activity is short enough to be part of an in-service or class warm-up session. Most have variations, allowing for continued challenges of participants' performances through increasing levels of difficulty. The drills, games, and activities improve lifeguards' general aquatic skills and physical fitness; surveillance, emergency response, and rescue skills; and teamwork and problem-solving skills. In addition to covering many key components of lifeguard training, the book contains an activity finder that makes selecting the right games easy and fast.
There are more than 70 proven training activities to choose from by type of game, related skill, and benefits.
Lifeguard Training Activities and Games is the only comprehensive resource that provides you with a blueprint for ongoing training from the moment a lifeguard joins your staff.
Following the training ideas and guidance, including safety, scanning, rescue skills, emergency response, conditioning, and teamwork, leads to the development of a high-performinglifeguard staff.
Create high-performance lifeguards with this compilation of games, skill drills, and activities!