Throughout history, lifeguards are known to be attractive young men/women that come to save the day in emphatic fashion when there is a problem in the water. Lifeguards have been around since approximately the 1800’s, when swimming became a popular hobby and coinciding with drowning becoming a serious issue. While lifeguarding doesn’t provide a legitimate case to be a career job, there are certain forms of lifeguarding such as permanent beach lifeguards that pays incredibly well and is something that some people do every spring/summer and early fall. Lifeguarding at an indoor/outdoor pool is mainly just a job for young people to garner some cash, but lifeguarding on the beach can be a must more serious and can be a potential career job for …show more content…
And if you are the person that loves to be tan, lifeguarding on the beach is definitely a good idea. The experience and friendships that you gain are endless as well. And for those who are obsessed with getting that perfect tan, then lifeguarding on the beach nearly ensures of that. You might have to keep reminding certain swimmers of the rules and boundaries of which how far they can go in the water, but that is really not a surprise and to be expected, especially with hundreds of kids running around. Also, there are always the people who claim that don’t need help when in reality they definitely need help, in which you have no choice but to go against their wishes and provide the necessary help given the type/severity of the situation at hand. All in all, lifeguarding is not a career that is common to have for 40+ years like most career jobs are. But the obvious exception would be being a permanent beach lifeguard with the pay and opportunities that it provides. If you are able to work for $27 an hour 4-5 months out of the year and then a smaller job on the side for the rest of year, in theory it is possible to make a living off of that. Lifeguarding may have some dull moments as well, but the responsibilities
The First five weeks the student’s learn life saving, knot tying, underwater knot tying, basic first aid, and surf passages in small inflatable boats. Along with this is a 50-yard underwater swim, which must be completed and the students are often revived when they pass out. Also throughout out the whole six months of BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition School), the Seal Teams go through many torturous events and lessons. One of these being surf torture. This is where the entire class must wade into the surf zone to their waistline, then sit down with arms linked. Just to let you know the water in Coronado, California never gets above sixty-eight degrees during the summer and fifty-eight degrees during the winter. There the men with linked arms will sit there for hours at a time, soon the cold sucks out all of their body warmth and the whole class is shivering in unison as the waves crash over there heads.
I have gone to regionals the past two years, and have been an alternate for state both years. Along with diving, I help coach the middle school dive team. I became more responsible from this because I had to help five kids learn how to do multiple types of dives without getting hurt. I babysit also, yet due to the fact I am turning sixteen this
I began as a lifeguard and within a year I was promoted to a head lifeguard. A year later I was the manager of a staff of 50 of my peers. This job has been demanding mentally and emotionally. I have had to schedule a semester's worth of lifeguard shifts, plan and run week long training events and be a leader to my peers. I have had to be the disciplinarian to lifeguards who were unable to fulfill their duties, I have has to write my peers up, require my peers to go to extra training and even fire some of my peers. These are not things I enjoy doing, but they are vital to the safety of our facility. Our job as lifeguards is to prevent injury and if that is not possible then we need to be fully trained and prepared to deal with any emergency at any time. I expect these requirements along with good attitudes and respect for our members and our facility from every single one of my lifeguards. However, not all my lifeguards agree with my standard. Some feel I am too intense and serious about lifeguarding, but what they don’t know is I have had members of past facilities pass away. My lifeguards have done everything correct, they knew their CPR and the Emergency Action Plan and the patron still passed away. Because of this instance, I hold high
eight hour work year and an average of forty dollars an hour. I would think I would enjoy this
To be a successful lifeguard, you must like to be in the sun and you need to be very patient with pool patrons. They can be very rude to you, especially the older crowd who has trouble dealing with a teenager telling them that they can not throw their child in the air.
Have you ever accidentally hit an Olympic gold medalist in the face? Hopefully you haven’t... Unfortunately, I have. It was a warm, summer day at the beach club where I work. The waves were crashing down in the ocean several yards away, and dozens of high-energy children and chronically-nervous parents were enjoying the last week of summer before the school year started. Lifeguarding here was my first job ever, and up to this point it had been going great.
Earlier up above, I had mentioned a wetsuit and leash to be a few accessories that can be of great use. Depending on what the weather is like, a wetsuit can keep one warm (“Beginners Surfing Equipment”). Thus, I will not obtain hypothermia and freeze to my death. I also made note that the leash can be seen as a safeguard, which is entirely true because it keeps the surfer and board connected to one another incase the surfer falls of the board and renders unconscious. Furthermore, a rash guard will also help to prevent a wound from appearing. Not only does it “act as a protective layer from board rash and abrasion”, but it also shields surfers from destructive UV rays (Belt). It is a two in one deal, considering that I will not have to wear too much sunscreen or worry about acquiring painful rashes. If I want to surf in the long run, then following these precautions would benefit myself very
elders, taught swimming lessons to young children, and led water aerobic classes for older adults. These
This evidently puts their life in danger and can do more harm than good for other less severe
such as being a surgeon, bomber pilot and a captain of a sea vessel. An
these students on need? Since the time of racism there have been little help and little encouragement of
Being a lifeguard has directly granted me the opportunities to acquire equitable wages, foster life skills and enhance my career search. Lifeguard certifications cost an average of four-hundred dollars and take a minimum of thirty hours to complete. However, the money and time lost in the process of certifying oneself are made up for in the fiscal benefits of Lifeguarding. In fact, the average hourly wage for lifeguards ($10.00) exceeds minimum wage ($7.25) by over thirty-five percent. Furthermore, full-time lifeguards reap the benefit of basic life insurance, medical
Going to the beach. Of course, going to the beach requires swimwear, sunscreen, and blankets. It won’t be necessary to bring umbrellas or benches since there are ones for rent in the major beaches in the island.
For many people today, a career for life is no longer an option. Most people will hold
To have a good career you would have to have gone to college somewhat and know what you’re talking about. Ashley Simmons says “Classes in college are really just core classes like English, history, biology, etc. Although for aquatic biology you need to take biology because without it, it would be pointless. Some classes are essential like math, science, engineering, and physics” (Simmons). The requirements in studying to be an aquatic biologist are very simple. There are not too many, but obviously you do need some requirements because you need experience and you have to have standards. Diving is one of these requirements. “In studying to be an aquatic biologist you have to actually get in the water so lots of dives are required. Most are freshwater, but some may be saltwater just for overall experience.” (Simmons)...