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The Note & Float Campaign is aimed at preventing drowning at aquatic facilities throughout the country. The program targets parents with children who cannot swim. The heart of the program is first identifying all non-swimmers who enter the facility, and then “floating” those swimmers with an appropriately sized lifejacket. This vitally important and much-needed program will prove to be a real lifesaver at pools and water parks around the country. The reason for the development and release of the Note & Float program is simple: too many non-swimmers are needlessly drowning at lifeguarded facilities and too much finger-pointing is aimed at responsible parties. The implementation of the free program is easy. Presenter: Tom Griffiths, Ed.D, Aquatic Safety Research Group and Shawn P. DeRosa, J.D., DeRosa Aquatic Consulting Category: Drowning Prevention, AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

Stop investing all of your effort and energy into your In-service training. Start investing in "passive off-rotation training" to maximize your return on investment. This session will challenge you to rethink your training strategy and how you approach building confidence and competence with your aquatic teams. Learn how to find passive off-rotation training opportunities and build a culture of continuous learning. Presenter: Joey Rusnak, Lifeguard Authority Category: Programming & Staff Training, AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

Good maintenance at an aquatic facility may be most visible in its clean, appealing environment. This is not an accident. It is done through careful attention to a planned maintenance system. Planning the day to day work, planning equipment maintenance, and planning for large maintenance projects or equipment replacement are the building blocks of effective maintenance planning. Develop the plan based on the facility and equipment while keeping an eye out for changes in legislation and current events. Good planning is all about staying one step ahead of change so an operator can have prepared options when change becomes necessary. Presenter: John Whitmore, CPRE, AFOI Category: Operations/General, AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

Programming and staff training are the mainstays of running and operating an aquatic facility. Learn the importance of these things as well as be provided with direction to ensure that everything runs smoothly in these areas. Presenter: Tina Dittmar, Aquatic Supervisor, Laguna Niguel Category: Programming & Staff Training, AqP Core Requirement .1 CEU Read more

This session will introduce you to real life stories of those lost or almost lost to drowning. After hearing these stories, you will learn how to incorporate them into your staff and lifeguard trainings. You will also learn how to use these real life stories to educate your facility patrons, ultimately creating a safer facility. We offer a special thank you to the families who have so courageously shared their stories so that no other family will experience a drowning. Presenter:  Alissa Magrum, www.alissamagrum.com Category: Drowning Prevention - AqP Elective .1 CEU Read more

The focus of this session is on the importance of creating a culture of safety at aquatic facilities, and how to build that culture using resources available from Family Foundations. Colin's Hope and the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation will present real-life examples that demonstrate ways you can involve staff, lifeguards, patrons, and the community at large in creating a culture of safety together that raises water safety awareness- ultimately preventing drowning incidents. The approach is to describe simple programs and simple funding strategies that will encourage you to take action in your community. Presenter: Alissa Magrum, alissamagrum.com Category: AqP Elective, Drowning Prevention .1 CEU Read more