Trainer - Task 2.2.3 - Guiding during training sessions: Lifesaving (optional)

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Lifesaving is the competitive sport of the Royal Dutch Lifeguard Federation. It is a sport practiced both in the swimming pool and in open water or the sea, with individual events and relays. As a trainer, you teach children of all ages the various events they are allowed to participate in competitively at their age. In the swimming pool, you teach them to:
Swim well with and without fins.
Retrieve rings or manikins from the bottom of the pool.
Transport manikins while tightly sealed in a torpedo.
Swim under obstacles.
In relay races, you teach athletes to pass rings or manikins to each other.
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Outside, there are several events: 
on the beach, such as beach sprints and beach flags (see photo), 
as well as a large number of events in the surf or at the water's edge. 
You teach children how to navigate boards, 
as they get older, how to use a ski (unsinkable kayak). 
You also teach children how to swim in the waves.
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In short, it's a very diverse and challenging program. As a trainer 2, you primarily focus on the basic techniques of swimming, boarding, and technical skills such as securing a manikin in a torpedo. You teach children the components of the competitive sport that they are allowed to participate in at their age. As a trainer, you teach them to prioritize safety for themselves and others, as well as teamwork, because even in individual events, assistance is often required.

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If you have earned this badge, you can teach children the basics of the components and ingrain them:
in the pool, 
on the beach, 
in open water

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Task no.1

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Learning to provide training to young aspirants and juniors.

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Time to complete: 8 hours

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