Lifeguarding For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119986195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str.

Cameron DeGuzman

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Lifeguarding 7Chapter 1: Lifeguarding 101 9Chapter 2: The Elements of Lifeguarding 31Chapter 3: The History of Lifeguarding 59Part 2: Lifeguarding in the Different Facilities 73Chapter 4: The Pool and Waterpark Lifeguard 75Chapter 5: The Stillwater Lifeguard 97Chapter 6: The Ocean Rescue Lifeguard 109Chapter 7: Lifeguarding as a Career 131Part 3: Training and Preparation 145Chapter 8: Diving into Training Workouts 147Chapter 9: Staying in Shape All Year 169Chapter 10: Working on In-Service Training and Drills 177Part 4: Exploring Other Lifeguarding Activities 203Chapter 11: Working Outside of Your Lifeguard Facility 205Chapter 12: The Sport of Surf Lifesaving 221Chapter 13: Starting Early: Junior Lifeguard Programs 237Chapter 14: Joining a Professional Organization 249Part 5: The Part of Tens 257Chapter 15: The Lifeguard's Ten Commandments 259Chapter 16: Ten Tools You Need in Your Backpack 267Chapter 17: Ten Reasons to Dive into Lifeguarding 275Chapter 18: Ten Reasons To GO (On the Rescue!) 281Chapter 19: Words of Wisdom from Ten Lifeguards Near and Far 289Index 293

O autorze

Cary Epstein is the founder and owner of Epi+Center Rescue, a professional lifeguarding service that offers water safety consultation and lifeguard staffing. In 2017, he was named "Lifeguard of the Year" in all of New York State.Cameron DeGuzman works in clinical research at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and has been a Jones Beach Ocean Lifeguard since 2016.