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American Red Cross - Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Course

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WSI Training
The Water Safety Instructor course, also known as WSI, trains instructor candidates to teach all of the courses presented in the Swimming and Water Safety program to all age groups; all of the courses listed above, plus Learn-to-Swim Levels 4-6 and Adult Swim. During the WSI certification training course, you'll learn how to help individuals enjoy their time in the water safely and in a wide range of ways. The course will focus on a number of key areas that are needed to work and teach as an 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


  • 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




In order to participate, participants must be at least 16 years of age by the end of the course.

Upon registration, the instructor will email and call all participants to confirm their attendance at the first class (online meeting) which will be on Monday, June 19th.  There is an on-line portion that will need to be completed prior to the final class (in person) on June 27th.

 

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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