Basic Skin and Scuba Diving

1. Basic Skin and Scuba Diving Friday, 16 Nov 2012 12:40pm – 1:55pm Turning Stone Resort Pool Those attending may choose (but are not required) to participate in safe and developmental Skin and Scuba Diving activities. Presenter: Bart “Woody” Woodworth United States Military Academy, West Point

2. Basic Skin and Scuba Divingin Physical Education   Skin and Scuba Diving are low-impact, lifelong fitness-building activities. The focus of this session is to share knowledge and skills for safe diving instruction. It is designed for physical education teachers, recreation leaders, aquatic personnel, and others who would like to include Skin and Scuba Diving in their program. Those attending may choose (but are not required) to participate in safe and developmental Skin and Scuba Diving activities.

3. Basic Skin and Scuba Diving in Physical Education • Why offer skin diving • Curriculum Development • Facilities • Qualified Instructors • Risk Management • Budget • Basic Equipment

4. Why offer skin diving • Develop skin diving skills for swimmers • Develop skin diving skills for scuba divers • Provide preparatory training for scuba diving instruction • Add variety to an aquatics program • Interdisciplinary- marine environment, aquatic life, biology, conservation of environment, art/photography, other. • Skin diving for fun and “fitness”

5. Curriculum Development • Agency standards vs. develop your own http://naui.org/ • Age appropriate • Skin diving: 8 years or older • Scuba diving: 10 yeas or older • Appropriate to skill level • Certification/assessment – grading issues

7. Facilities • Pool/confined water environment • Classroom/discussion area • Possibility of open water environment?

8. Qualified InstructorsCertified through recognized agency: National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) http://www.naui.org/ International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) http://ideascuba.com/ Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) http://www.padi.com/ Scuba Schools International (SSI) http://www.divessi.com/ Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (PDIC) http://www.pdic-intl.com/

9. Risk Management • Medical History – students • Contraindications to diving • Teacher/student ratio’s • Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

10. Budget • Equipment • Instructors • Instructional resources, supplies

11. Basic Equipment • Mask • Fins • Snorkel • Booties • Buoyancy Compensators • Weight Belts • Wet Suits • Safety – Buoyancy devices/First Aid Kit/(Oxygen Kit)

12. Basic Skin and Scuba Diving Activities • Equipment orientation • Ear equalization • Snorkel Use • Finning Techniques

13. Basic Skin and Scuba Diving Activities • Equipment orientation • Mask • Snorkel • Fins • Buoyancy Compensator •  Ear equalization • Early and often • Head cold ≠ No diving

14. Snorkel Use • Blast – “TOO-WEEY” • “Splash the instructor” • Water shooting contests • Breathing through water • Displacement • Breathing with nose exposed • Buddy breathing with snorkels

15. Finning Techniques • “Push-a-war” • Gutter kicks – splashing • Using one fin • How high in water • Greatest distance/least # strokes

16. Risk Assessment(1 of 4)

17. Risk Assessment(2 of 4)

18. Risk Assessment (3 of 4)

19. Risk Assessment (4 of 4)

21. How to locate a NAUI Instructor Go to http://naui.org/ Click Education Locate a Dive Center or Locate a Trainer Type in City and State Search

22. NAUI Dive Centers, NY

23. NAUI Course Directors, NY1 of 3

24. NAUI Course Directors, NY2 of 3

25. NAUI Course Directors, NY3 of 3

26. Questions Bart "Woody" Woodworth, Ed.D. Colonel, US Army Retired Director of Operations United States Military Academy Department of Physical Education 727 Brewerton Road West Point, NY  10996 Bldg 727, Arvin CPDC, Room B343 Phone 845.938.2969 Fax     845.938.2138 email   bart.woodworth@usma.edu