Hit the Deck

Purpose: Increased Endurance
Equipment: Whistle

Description

1. Identify a distance (i.e.: 50 m) for students to swim.
2. Identify how they are to swim or chich stroke to use.
3. Tell students that they are the engine to make a ship go.
4. whenever you yell, “Hit the deck,” or blow your whistle everyone needs to swim underwater for a minimum of 5 seconds to avoid enemy fire.

Wave Machine

Purpose: Demonstrate the effect of strong wave action on a swimmer
Equipment: Flutter boards

Description

1. Have students stand side by side in shallow water facing the edge (about 1 m away).
2. Each student holds a flutter board lengthwise and pushes the water away from them (making a wave towards the edge).
3. Each student in turn (with or without a flutter board) swims down the column of waves.
4. Discuss with students the dangers of waves.

Aquatic Supervisor-Barrhead, Alberta

TOWN OF BARRHEAD
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
AQUATIC SUPERVISOR

The Town of Barrhead is presently accepting applications for the position of Aquatic Supervisor for the Barrhead Kinsmen Aquatic Centre. The position involves the operation of a 25 meter lane indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, and kiddie pool. The Aquatic Supervisor will be responsible for supervising the overall regulation of the aquatic facility, including pool maintenance and operations, staff training, supervision and scheduling, administration/implementation of programs and activities, as well as guarding and instructional activities. The Aquatic Supervisor will report to Recreation Director and work in collaboration with recreation staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

· National Lifeguard Service (NLS)
· Pool Operator I (with preference given to level II or III)
· Current Standard First Aid and CPR (or equivalent)
· Lifesaving Instructor
· Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
· Strong Public Relation Skills

*Additional qualifications will be considered an asset. Some of these may include NLSI, WSIT, FAI.

Please submit your application with references and salary expectations by 4:30 pm on May 20, 2009 to

Tommy Phillips, Recreation Director
Town of Barrhead
Box 4112
Barrhead,AB
T7N 1A2
email: tommy.phillips232@gmail.com
fax: 780-674-2554
ph #: 780-674-2532

Stride Entries

Purpose: Introduce stride entries

Description:

1. Have students practice different ways to enter the water without their heads going under.
2. Practice entering the water maximizing their surface area (spread arms and legs).
3. Have students enter minimizing their surface area (bring arms and legs close to the body).
4. Have students practice taking large steps on land.
5. Have students take large steps into the water. Emphasize the step, not a jump.
6. Have students take a large step into the water using their maximum surface area.
7. Demonstrate a stride jump and have students practice.

Todd Reade

Boating Equipment Relay

Purpose:             Identifying necessary boating equipment required by law

Equipment:        Boating equipment, other pieces of aquatic equipment

Description:

1.       Organize students into 2 or 3 teams.

2.       Opposite each team, 15 m away place a pile of equipment. Each pile must contain some required boating equipment.

3.       Students swim to the equipment, pick up a piece of equipment required by law for boating, and swim back with it on their stomach

4.       The relay concludes when one team brings back all the required boating equipment.

Todd Reade

Mr. Bean goes to the swimming pool

Call For Presenters – 2009 PRO Aquatics Conference

On behalf of the 2009 Parks and Recreation Ontario Aquatics Conference Committee, we are pleased to provide you with the Call for Presenters. The PRO Aquatics Conference is taking place November 4 – 6, 2009 at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario.

The PRO Aquatics Conference Committee is seeking to recruit presenters for this annual event. For more information and to access the on-line application form please visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0K5lhlkVxWacMzpr3jymUQ_3d_3d.

Please note the deadline for submissions is May 8th, 2009. Only selected applicants will be notified on or before May 29th, 2009 for their participation in the conference.