Greater Tampa Bay Area Council - 2020 BSA Lifeguard Training - Fall

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2020 BSA Lifeguard Training - Fall

Event Details

GTBAC is offering BSA Lifeguard Training & Red Cross Lifeguard Training. Space will be limited due to the teaching of both lifeguard courses. Reservation closes one (1) weeks prior to training. All Lifeguard applicants must also complete CPR for the Professional and  is part of the course curriculum.  If you have completed the CPR Pro training, email copy to Bruce Hoover at calusadistrict@verizon.net  after enrolling in class. You may enroll in either BSA LG or Red Cross LG. You can also do both at the time.

BSA Lifeguard Training

When:  

  • Friday Nov 13, 2020. At the pool doing swimming testing starting at 6:30 PM.
  • Saturday Nov 14, 2020. At Class and Pool starting at 8am till around 6pm
  • Sunday Nov 15, 2020. At the pool starting at 8am till around 6pm

Recerts contact Bruce for your schedule

Where: Sand Hill Scout Reservation Pool

BSA Lifeguard Cost: $69.00 (CPR Pro/First Aid required)

BSA Lifeguard Recert Cost: $29.00/with current BSA Lifeguard card. 

What to Bring:

Lunch, bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, notepad, pen/pencil, swim fins, snorkel and mask, water shoes, sunglasses, water bottle or cup.

Optional: Hat, extra drinking water, change of clothing

Minimum Requirements: 

Submit written evidence of fitness for swimming
To enroll in the either lifeguard course you must be at least 15 years of age.

Pre-Requirements*

To enroll in the Lifeguard course you must:

  • Swim continuously for 550 yards in good form using the front crawl or breaststroke or a combination of either, but swimming on the back or side is not allowed.
  • Immediately following the above swim, you must tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs
  • Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using a front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7- 10 feet, retrieve a 7- 10 pound object, surface, swim with the object back to the starting point with both hands holding the object  and exit the water within 1 minute and 40 seconds.

*These prerequisites will be tested on Friday Night starting at 6:30 pm. Classes on the weekend start at 8 am and run till around 6pm. 

Must review and complete Safe Swim Defense training. Bring completion cards to class.

Please review BSA Lifeguard course requirements on BSA Lifeguard Application.

 This is a very hard class. You must be prepared to work hard while you are in class and study when you are at home. In the past, those who did not study the material and techniques have failed.  Do not count on makeup days or retests to pass the course.

COVID Information

Council event attendees, including participants and staff, are required to comply with the Council's current COVID protocols. Failure to do so will result in removal from Council properties and/or events and forfeiture of event registration fees.

All participants must submit a pre-medical event checklist and waiver upon entry, All participants will be health screened upon entry.

All Participants must bring a current BSA Medical form. 

The Greater Tampa Bay Area Council is committed to offer our Scouts fun and quality programs in a safe manner.  We are adhering to the CDC and ACA (American Camp Association) guidelines as well as working closely with local Health Departments to provide a layered mitigation COVID strategy.  Our COVID mitigation strategies are being overseen by the Council Health Supervisor, a board-certified pediatrician.  For a complete and up to date list of our COVID-19 mitigation procedures, please visit: https://tampabayscouting.org/covid-mitigation-procedures.

In the case of a positive COVID result among participants at an event, GTBAC will follow the guidance of the local Health Department, which may include cancellation or closure of the event or facility.

When & Where
Sand Hill Scout Reservation
Friday 11-13-2020 6:30 PM ET to
Sunday 11-15-2020 6:00 PM ET Past
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