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POOLaide Webinar: Water Safety on Instagram & Anti-Entrapment Education

POOLaide Webinar: Water Safety on Instagram & Anti-Entrapment Education

by Katie Crysdale
Katie covers two important topics due to a last-minute speaker cancellation: water safety & drowning education on Instagram as well as anti-entrapment education. 
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POOLaide Webinar: Last Call - Looking to the Future + Q & A

POOLaide Webinar: Last Call - Looking to the Future + Q & A

by Katie Crysdale
After 1,582 participants from 10 countries attended 27 webinars with 34 presenters resulting in 48+ hours of live content for one aquatic community, we're going on hiatus. Join us to see what's coming up next and how we plan to serve you in the future.
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POOLaide Webinar: Virtual Inservice - Now & Beyond

POOLaide Webinar: Virtual Inservice - Now & Beyond

by Katie Crysdale
The experience of physically isolating during the COVID-19 Pandemic has changed aquatic inservice training forever. Learn how you can use virtual inservice now and in the post-COVID future. 
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POOLaide Webinar: Turning a Vision into a Reality - How to Implement Aquatic Projects

POOLaide Webinar: Turning a Vision into a Reality - How to Implement Aquatic Projects

by Katie Crysdale
Originally aired May 15, 2020Presentation by Lisa Reinders, Quantum Recreation The focus of this session is getting you inspired to get started on ...
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POOLaide Webinar: Drownings in Pools with Lifeguards - Why Submerged Victims Go Unnoticed

POOLaide Webinar: Drownings in Pools with Lifeguards - Why Submerged Victims Go Unnoticed

by Katie Crysdale
Because not all drownings are reported by the media, results underestimate the true number of fatalities in pools with lifeguards on duty. Non-lifeguards (e.g. other swimmers or bystanders) initially identified fatal drowning victims twice as often as lifeguards did. For every fatal drowning, there are at least four additional non-fatal drowning incidents.
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POOLaide Webinar: The Inclusive Aquatics Inventory

POOLaide Webinar: The Inclusive Aquatics Inventory

by Katie Crysdale
Audit your aquatic programming, pool policies, and personnel practices for access and inclusivity. In this interactive workshop, we’ll talk through action steps to take now and as you reopen to make your aquatic spaces equitable for your community and your team.
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POOLaide Webinar: Protect Your Pools From Common Lawsuits in the USA

POOLaide Webinar: Protect Your Pools From Common Lawsuits in the USA

by Katie Crysdale
As a pool owner, safety and compliance should always be your top priority. Serving in over 50 cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, Trevor Sherwood is an aquatic professional with experience in case documentation review, technical reports, site inspections, depositions and trials.
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POOLaide Webinar: Mermaid Camp & Lifeguard Games

POOLaide Webinar: Mermaid Camp & Lifeguard Games

by Katie Crysdale

Mermaiding is one of the hottest trends in aquatics. This session will discuss how you can safely incorporate mermaid programming at your facility to generate revenue. 

How do you create excitement about lifeguarding? Why not develop a lifeguard games-type competition for your staff to compete against others facilities? Learn how to think outside the box with challenges beyond lifeguard fitness skills. 

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POOLaide Webinar: Engaging Youth: Developing a Junior Lifeguard Club

POOLaide Webinar: Engaging Youth: Developing a Junior Lifeguard Club

by Katie Crysdale
Do you have a junior lifeguard club at your facility? Whether it's training for lifesaving sport competitions or simply providing life skills to youth, developing a junior lifeguard club can be the solution to many problems. 
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POOLaide Webinar: Health & Safety, Supplies, Staffing, etc post-COVID

POOLaide Webinar: Health & Safety, Supplies, Staffing, etc post-COVID

by Katie Crysdale

In early April, Katie convened a committee of aquatic staff from across the USA (IA, VA, TX, AZ, CA) to discuss the unique challenges faced by large-scale aquatic facilities post-COVID (300 - 1200 lifeguards). We've been meeting weekly to discuss strategies, anticipating changes to health & safety, supplies, staffing, training, operations, communication, etc. post-COVID. 

We will share some of our findings so you can make better decisions for your aquatic facility. 

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POOLaide Webinar: Cross-Country Checkup - Where are we going?

POOLaide Webinar: Cross-Country Checkup - Where are we going?

by Katie Crysdale
What's changed and what's remained the same? Looking at where we are in aquatics 30-days later. 
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POOLaide Webinar: Writing Techniques for Aquatic Professionals

POOLaide Webinar: Writing Techniques for Aquatic Professionals

by Katie Crysdale
Coherent, compelling, and correct writing is now more important than ever. This session geared towards aquatic professionals will give you tips & tricks to improve your communication via emails, presentations, reports, etc. 
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