When going swimming, everyone wants to make sure that their loved ones are safe, especially kids. Well, after reading this paper, parents will know how to pick the best time to go swimming at the Wave Pool. Everyone should always feel safe when going swimming at the best outdoor pool! After this essay, parents will learn how to differentiate between the laid-back, quiet, and paranoid lifeguards and pick the best and safest time to go swimming.
Laid-back lifeguards: are they sleeping or are they watching the water? The first thing to look for with these lifeguards are their body language and attire while in the lifeguard chair. These lifeguards are constantly lounging in the chair. Most of the time, they will have their legs in the chair with them, either propped up onto something or up in front of them. Also, even on hot days, these lifeguards are usually wearing some type of clothing up on chair. Whether it be a shirt, shorts, a hoodie, or
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When trying to figure out if these lifeguards are on duty or not, take notice in their body language and attire. These lifeguards rarely look confident when in the chair, they usually sit with their shoulders slumped and their head down. They are usually wearing the correct swim attire with the occasional t-shirt and shorts. Second, look for what they do with their whistle. These shy workers don’t touch the whistle that much, they will just let it hang around their necks. They will look like they are about to use their whistle but then shy away and not use it at the last second. For these lifeguards don’t like confrontation. Finally, what do these timid guards do when they are off duty? They keep to themselves most of the time. They also might be reading a book or laying out in the sun. Also, they are usually right on time for their shift. Never late, but never early. To summarize, when these quiet lifeguards are on duty, stay cautious of where you are swimming. (NEED
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
This discussion paper will identify how Surf Life Saving has come to form part of Australia’s cultural identity, through a contemporary and historical perspective. Surf Life Saving, (2014) states that the surf lifesaving organisation acts as the major water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority within Australia, and has been doing so since 1907. Surf Life Saving (2014) establishes that the philosophy of Surf Life Saving is to create a safe water environment for Australians. “Patrols, education, training, public safety campaigns and the promotion of health and fitness” (Surf Lifesaving, 2014) are some of the mechanisms they use to achieve this philosophy. Surf Life Saving is comprised of both paid, and voluntary employees, however the organisation itself stands as a non-for profit organisation. Therefore they have strong community ties, because they’re dependant on fundraising, community donations and corporate sponsorship. They community ties are strengthened due to Surf Life Saving being a sport for the masses. Surf lifesaving caters for all athletes from, “Nippers” to professional athletes, who perform in such events as the annual Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain ironman series (Australian Institute of Sport, 2009).
Forty hands shot up pointing towards the bottom of the old twisty slide following the long dreadful whistle no one ever wants to hear. Two other lifeguards and I jumped up off the shaded break bench and rushed towards the scene with the heavy backboard and AED bag in hand. The routine save played like a movie through my head as I arrived. I stopped. I knew from there on out this wasn't going to be emotionally an easy save. It wasn't a child who swallowed too much water or an adult who got nervous because they forgot how to swim, it was a fellow lifeguard, a friend.
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.
There were less than twenty-five people in the water, so I was guarding by myself while the other lifeguards took a break. I took note of a woman who was in the water with three children under the age of ten years old. The children looked to be average swimmers for their age, but the mediocre supervision of their guardian concerned me. Ten minutes into my shift, I heard a scream for help from the deep end of the pool. As I turned around, I saw a young girl flailing her arms and struggling to keep her head above the water. It was one of the children that I had been keeping an eye on. I immediately jumped towards her and landed behind her, much to my own surprise. She was at least five metres away from me, but the apparent rush of adrenaline allowed me to jump right to her. I grabbed her around her waist and sat her on my hip in the standard lifeguard carry. I made my way to the side of the pool deck where my supervisor was waiting to help me reassure the child and report the
A lake lifeguard “enforces lake ordinances and rules, prohibiting such activities as use of illegal flotation devices and swimming in restricted areas.” He or she also “reports other incidents such as capsized boats, violations of boating regulations, drinking alcoholic beverages or fights to the senior lifeguard [or] supervisor” (“Lake Lifeguards”). Consequently, this gives other lake lifeguards the ability to work together and communicate with the public more often. Another duty is that the lifeguard “observes parking, dock, and launch areas for instances of unacceptable activity such as speeding boats, unsafe launches, illegal parking, or drinking alcoholic beverages” as well as “issues warnings for minor offenses and issues citations in cases of repeated or serious offenses” (“Lake Lifeguard”). This means lake lifeguards are the first response in law enforcement emergencies and in order to keep safety among the public on the lake. The lifeguards on duty respond “to such incidents as burning, capsized, or sinking boats,” operate “fire fighting and pumping equipment,” attach “tow lines,” and swim “to effect rescues” (“Lake Lifeguard”). In other words, lake lifeguards have many jobs that require first responder skills. These specific duties for lake lifeguards set the job apart from ocean
Usually a framework for identifying risk bearing activities, this can be done by a mixture of staff questionnaires, monitoring and through customer satisfaction surveys. The next step is to develop risk avoidance procedures which in a leisure centre may include preset policies such as manning levels in pool areas, storage of equipment/chemicals etc. Next it is important to evaluate these risks and combat them at source such as “no running in the pool area”; chemicals to be kept under restricted access, and all electrical equipment to be inspected and approved at regular
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One balmy summer morning my friends convinced me to come swim in Grapevine Lake, which would be very enticing if I was a strong swimmer or had any swimming experience whatsoever. However, I’m not going to ruin a good, scorching summer day staying home wasting my time playing video
The Coach observed is a County level club swimming coach who has been coaching swimming for 12 years. The coach has accredited the ASA level 3 swimming instructors award and specifically is head coach of the 14-17 age bracket within the swimming club. Most athletes that compete within the club are experienced competitive swimmers with many individuals’ county and national champions. The sessions in which observations have been recorded are evening sessions in which, are 45 minutes in duration. All sessions are at the Sharley Park Leisure Centre facility and the team observed trains there 4 times a week. Competitions occur at weekends and are conducted by ASA Derbyshire. A large part of the swimming clubs competition is through months May – September but training occurs 44 weeks of the year. An assistant coach is present at the session, within a swimming environment the coach requires a high level of knowledge to maintain safety of the session, the venue where the sessions are held is loud and the time of the sessions is moderately short. This requires the coach to be able to project information clearly to the athletes through the noise and be able to motivate athletes to maintain optimal progression through the session to achieve the set learning outcomes.
Executive Summary Saving lives, building strong supportive communities and improved Australian lifestyles. The report aims to display current adversities facing the Australian Surf Life Saving Association (ASLSA) furthermore outlining the current structure, governance and organisational administration of the association. The challenges that exist within the ASLSA are embracing Australia’s recent growth in cultural diversity within the organisation as well as current safety concerns within the surf lifesaving competitions, regarding dangers of conditions and implementing changes within the sport. The ASLSA have strategies to address the current issues and plans to make improvements within areas of concern. The members gather statistics guided
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...he summer time when it gets warmer out and everyone goes to the pools. Swimming is a way to get away from the heat of those humid summer days, while still being active and enjoying your friends/family and the sun. Going out with the family to the pool is a great bonding experience, and is a great way to fight obesity in children.