Provides entry-level participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. Prerequisites: Minimum age: 15 years; Swim 300 yards continuously; Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs; Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds by starting in the water, swimming 20 yards, surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point, exit the water without using steps or a ladder. Participants who successfully complete the Lifeguarding course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for 2 years.

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INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER STUDENT WITH RED CROSS IF THIS INFORMATION IS MISSING.

Throughout the courses we'll focus on a number of key areas that can help you succeed as aquatics instructor, such as:

Water safety at public pools, homes, natural bodies of water and more, including the Circle of Drowning Prevention and Chain of Drowning Survival.
Hydrodynamics, including why some things float, resistance to movement and creating movement in water, swimming efficiency and laws of levers.
Basic safety, survival and swimming skills to help children gain water competency.
Helping people with disabilities and other health conditions enjoy the water safely.

Water Safety Instructors will also learn how to teach:

Higher-level swim skills that help prepare people of all ages for any aquatic activity.
Stroke mechanics for all competitive strokes as well as starts, turns and headfirst entries.
Water safety certification courses, including Safety Training for Swim Coaches and Basic Water Rescue.
Fundamentals of diving from a diving board.
Aquatic fitness and training for people of any age.

WHEN REGISTERING, PLEASE MAKE SURE EACH STUDENT HAS A SEPARATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER LISTED IN THE ACCOUNT.
INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER STUDENT WITH RED CROSS IF THIS INFORMATION IS MISSING.

This in-person Instructor/Trainer review course is the required course for all Lifeguarding Instructors/Trainers to re-certify. During this course, Lifeguarding Instructors and Instructor Trainers will participate in an in-water practice and polish skills session in addition to a classroom-based review of Red Cross administrative policies and procedures. Lifeguarding Instructor Trainers may also choose to attend a brief "test out" session following this course to gain a basic-level Lifeguarding certification.

WHEN REGISTERING, PLEASE MAKE SURE EACH STUDENT HAS A SEPARATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER LISTED IN THE ACCOUNT.
INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER STUDENT WITH RED CROSS IF THIS INFORMATION IS MISSING.

Trains Lifeguarding instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross Lifeguarding, Lifeguarding Blended Learning, Shallow Water Lifeguarding, Aquatic Attraction Lifeguarding, Waterpark Skills, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Bloodborne Pathogens Training. Prerequisites: Minimum age: 17 years, Possess a current Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED, complete the Online Session for the Lifeguarding Instructor course and complete the pre-course session. Note: To teach Waterfront Skills, Lifeguarding instructors must possess a basic-level Waterfront Skills certificate.. All classes are taught at the Chris Lyle Aquatic Center located at 2991 17th Street, St. Cloud FL 34769.