Just Add Water
Any camp director can hire staff members and then provide lifeguard-, boating-, and swim-instruction certification prior to the start of the summer season. However, there are certain drawbacks to staffing a waterfront with newly certified staff members.
Camp Aquatic Safety
Whether the camp has a pool or a lake, most staff members will say the water is a favorite place for campers. After campers have been running around in the sun most of the day, the local watering hole is a great place to cool off.
Wading Through Possibilities
Your supervisor has just asked you to implement a new activity for the camp’s aquatic program. Excitement starts to build as you have been looking forward to this project for a long time.
Choosing What Matters Most
Aquatic activities have always been a large part of my life. I was one of those kids that learned how to swim before I walked. Growing up, the worst days of summer were those when I had the dreaded
Make A Programming Splash
Dip in the pool at your park or camp becoming old hat? Inflatables eliciting ho-hums instead of squeals of delight? And the relay race is on!Why not make a big splash with a little friendly
Doubt It or Drill It?
This time of year, I’m in high gear. I’ll visit 22 camps in the 35 days between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. Everyone needs a buddy at the pool and on the waterfront.The airport lounges, renta
Lifeguarding Essentials
As the summer draws to a close, remind your lifeguards and lookouts that laws, standards and rules help only when they are followed. My 25 years as a waterfront director have taught me the following
A Lifeguard’s Priorities
Here's a video from West Bend Mutual Insurance Company on how lifeguards should prioritize their duties.For more safety tips from West Bend, go to
Echockotee Dives In To Aquatics Camp
The Aquatics Camp at Camp Echockotee in Orange Park, Fla., is leaping in headfirst to educate campers as well as show them how much fun a little H2O can provide.