Lifeguarding Class - Blended Learning
American Red Cross
March 23 - March 25, 2024
Cost: $325
***Sign up today! Class Max is 10 - a few spots left!***
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Sleepy Hollow Community Pool will offer to interested residents and Friends an American Red Cross Lifeguarding class in March.
We need new lifeguards every year and now seek some adults who might be available to guard occasionally at our pool, especially when school and other sports make many of our guards unavailable.
We also see benefit in having more people equipped with lifesaving and first aid skills, whether ever applied at our pool or not. Therefore, we will give priority to Sleepy Hollow residents and Friends of Sleepy Hollow before opening registration broadly with posting on the American Red Cross Training website.
To facilitate this, Sleepy Hollow Homes Association has become a Licensed Training Provider (LTP) for the Red Cross and we have enrolled Briggitte Kroetz as our Licensed Red Cross Instructor (read bio here).
The class requires 6 to 7 hours of online pre-work followed by up to 25 hours at the pool and in class at the Community Center. Online Course MUST be completed before attending class on the first day. When at least 6 participants have registered, you will receive a link to the online course. Upon registration, please provide Briggitte with the participants full name, phone number, and email (to which the online course and certificate (later on) should be sent.
Attached (here) is a course description provided by the American Red Cross. Minimum age to participate in course is 15 years old.
To qualify at the beginning of the in-pool class, each participant will demonstrate the ability to:
- Swim continuously 300 yards (that is 12 lengths of our pool), to include 100 yards crawl wit breathing; 100 yards breaststroke with stroke, kick, and glide; and an additional 100 yards of either crawl or breast stroke and
- Enter the pool from the side, swim 25 yards, dive to the bottom of the pool (8’) and retrieve a 10-lb block, swim with it back to the entry point, place the brick on the pool deck, and exit the pool without a ladder within 1 minute 40 seconds.
- Tread water for 2 minutes.
Try it any time and be ready.
Dates/Times/Cost:
Register each participant separately - $325 each
The cost of registration covers the instructor and certification fees. You are required to purchase a lifeguard hip pack, adult and pediatric CPR mask, and a lifeguard whistle. You may purchase these materials from us on the first day of class, or buy them on the Red Cross website (there are also other sites that sell them, please reach out if you are unsure). *If you are hired at Sleepy Hollow as a lifeguard for this Summer, the cost of your lifeguard materials will be reimbursed. The lifeguard materials are mandatory to take this course.
Class maximum is 10 participants.
Time in class:
Saturday March 23, 8:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday March 24, 8:00am – 7:00pm
Monday March 25, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Bring a lunch, snacks and water bottle.
Participants who complete the course and demonstrate appropriate skills and knowledge will be certified by the Red Cross in Lifeguarding. This 2 year certification is a requirement for employment at most swimming pools and a life skill you can use for the safety of your family and friends wherever you are.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Briggitte