AFTER BUILD A POOL "WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?"

OWNERS ADVOCATE PROGRAM

Scope of Services for building and programming for any size of aquatic facility

The OWNER ADVOCATE program provides our professionals to be on your owner’s team allowing you to ask questions important decision making processes and tasks related to your project.

The OWNER ADVOCATE PROGRAM uses a Service Hour Fee Structure, thus maximizing your dollar and removing unnecessary

expenses. The OWNER ADVOCATE PROGRAM can save most projects up to 10 times the cost of the service by making educated project decisions. The OWNER ADVOCATE PROGRAM may be contracted at any time during the projects planning or design phase. In fact, the earlier the better.

Initial contact by email and introductory phone call – no charge. This allows you to ask us questions about TAP’s services and how your project can benefit. We can develop a “road map” to help guide you through the entire project.

719-238-1561 OR 719-238-1381

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There is an extremely important relationship between AQUATIC PROGRAMMING needs and the actual design of an Aquatic Facility. There are hundreds of Architectural Firms who can design aquatic facilities, some even have in-house Aquatic Engineering expertise. Few of these Firms have practical, real world experience for what is necessary to offer diverse Aquatic Programs that are able to service the entire community while making sure the facility is financially sustainable. Total Aquatic Programming LLC specializes in planning and designing these diverse Aquatic Programs.

There is a window of opportunity during the plan & design phase of a project to “get-it-right”. Once plans are approved and the shovel goes in the ground, the opportunity may be gone. TAP’s philosophy is Programming Precedes Design. The difficulty with putting design in place and then trying to figure out how to implement that design causes severe challenges to overcome.

Projects have the potential to get well into the design phase without complete knowledge of how to implement Aquatic Programming Goals or simply missing the target communities needs.

Total Aquatic Programming offers our TAP-Owners Advocate Program and Review Services (TAP-R). Utilizing the most advanced platforms in communications, TAP can review the project design based off programming plans and identify critical items and processes that need to be added or changed. Our review process includes both important design elements, equipment selection based of most efficient operational cost, and programming options to make the facility a community centerpiece which recovers daily operational costs.

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Owner Advocate Program fee structure Project and Programming Review Services (to learn more about the 4 pillars of a sustainable aquatic facilities scroll down)

12 hours of phone or email services*
Project or Programming review and reports
$1500.00 retainer towards 12 hours of support
15 to 30 minutes minimum billing then 60 minute increments

*We offer a small-pool modified Owners Advocate service that allows a smaller deposit. $500 retainer for 4 hours of phone or email services.

EMAIL Mick or Sue Nelson

mick@totalaquatic.llc

sue.nelson@totalaquatic.llc

Diversity in Water Programs

What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow Are you ready for some CHANGE?

Make your aquatic facility stand out with programs that deliver inclusive opportunities for the community at large. Build a bridge between community, physicians, and health educators and your water wellness programs. Learn practical ideas for developing a creative and comprehensive programs for the 4 aquatic program pillars. Examine how the "Aquatic Health Club" model checks all of the boxes that matter most to member growth and retention thus providing a sustainable facility.

TRAINING needs to address the needs of the three levels of personnel, because it takes all three groups to effect sustainable change. Our trainings provide first-hand experience, rather than concepts, when it comes to developing a sustainable aquatic business. Over 30+ years of experience of building and operating an Aquatic Center.

Policy makers, who are responsible for creating the environment needed to improved programming for all aquatic facility users
Midlevel managers who are responsible for planning and supervising programs
The Aquatic Professionals, who are responsible for carrying out the specific aquatic program

KEY ELEMENTS of a training program include

Needs assessment
Course work,
Learning tasks,
Practical application

Learning requires active involvement. People prefer to learn in different ways, through visual, stimuli, verbal interactions, and learning by doing. TAP offers both contracted aquatic program review and phone/video calls and on-site staff training,. Providing the training at your aquatic facility allows your staff be more comfortable when working in their own environment.

4 PILLARS OF A SUSTAINABLE AQUATIC FACILITIY - we provide training for a specific pillar or training for all 4 pillars.

Swimming Lessons offered for all ages in the family. Video provided by Starfish Aquatic Institute https://www.starfishaquatics.org/#/

IT IS ALL ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPING A CULTURE FOR SAFETY & FITNESS

Learn to swim should be the foundation of aquatic centers. To meet the needs of the community we should try and offer as many opportunities to learn about water as possible. Learning to swim should not have a time limit, since everyone learns at different speeds. Just passing the competence skills an agency offers isn't always enough to make you safer in the water. Because of the resistance of the water one must continue to practice the skills to build endurance and strength. It takes both to be efficient and effective in the water.

PERPETUAL MEANS RETENTION