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Water
Safety Instructor Courses
 The American Red Cross Water
Safety Instructor Course provides instructor candidates the training needed
to teach courses in the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program
by developing their understanding of how to use the course materials, how to
conduct training sessions and how to evaluate participants' progress.
Concepts and features
of the Water Safety Instructor course include:
- New minimum age
prerequisite of 16 years of age to enter the course.
- Shortened
course time of approximately 30 hours (including pre-course session).
- Clearly
described and applied teaching strategies, including:
- Explain,
demonstrate and practice;
- Task setting;
- Station
teaching; and
- Guided
discovery.
- New instructor
manual provides tools and information needed to plan and conduct
courses. A CD-Rom will be packaged with the instructor's manual with
information and tools for individuals managing a swim program, as well
as conducting and administering learn-to-swim courses.
- New video
segments that bring to life the realities of what to expect from their
students throughout the levels for the brand new instructor.
- Video segments
that focus on effective class management and effective teaching
strategies in the aquatic setting.
- Various video
segments show typical examples of basic skills and common progressions
including breath control, swimming on the front and swimming on the
back.
- Video segments
also show some typical performance of the strokes as they progress
through the levels. This video depiction helps instructor candidates
visualize the description of the strokes in the written skills
performance criteria charts that they will then be able to use when
evaluating their students' performance.
- Supported by
video, the instructor candidates work to develop their ability to
observe and assess, often referred to as having a photographic eye,
which will help them to identify weaknesses and determine how to
intervene to move their students to the next level.
- Learning
activities, games and drills are built in throughout the course; some
are led by the instructor trainer while others are led by instructor
candidates. This helps instructor candidates improve their strokes and
understand how to integrate activities, games and drills effectively
into their teaching.
- Multiple
opportunities for instructor candidates to practice their teaching
skills through formal practice teaching assignments as well as leading
mini-lessons.
Whether you want to
splash around with kids and teach them to swim, help children or adults refine
their strokes or teach diving safety techniques, you can do it as an American
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Qualified instructors can also help
prepare swim coaches to prevent and respond to emergency situations.
Please call our
office (contact information at the bottom of the page) for information on
scheduling and registration.
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