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.

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

KEY ELEMENTS of a training program include 

1. Needs assessment
2. Course work, 
3. Learning tasks, 
4. 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. 

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

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Swim teams start out with a developmental program and gradually move to the elite level.  To help build the team there should be a feeder program or bridge from learn to swim to the swim team. You can have a recreational team that focuses on participation or a USA Swimming team that focuses on a pathway to national and elite levels. 

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Licensed Physical Therapy/ Occupational Therapy/ Speech Therapy

CPT code (AMA approved billing code for aquatic therapy provided by a licensed provider) = 97113 

Continuum of care aquatic therapy professionals: individuals who have background and training in working with clients with injuries, chronic illness and aging in the aquatic environment. Services provided by these individuals, if not working under the direct supervision (that definition varies by state for example, in California is means in line of site) are cash based. 

A partnership with an agency that provides this service is good for aquatic centers and the patients. 

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Water offers an ideal training environment to do both aerobic and anaerobic exercises to improve all health, fitness, and performance goals.

Even top competitive athletes use the pool for low-impact cross training. Most fitness participants who work out in the water on a regular basis will tell you how much better they feel, how much they’ve improved their overall fitness, and how difficult it would be to replicate these results with only land-based exercise.

The best water exercise coaches plan for exercise variability and intensity, and then execute that plan in collaboration with their students.

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  As an Aquatics Facility Partner,  your donation is going directly to Stop Drowning Now’s life saving work. Help us educate children and communities about drowning prevention and water safety. Together we will educate to eliminate drowning. With your support Stop Drowning Now can bring drowning prevention programs to your community. Your gift is tax deductible and as a Supporter, you will spotlighted by the Stop Drowning Now social media team and receive access to downloadable Water Safety Checklist and Water Watcher Tags. 

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 As an Aquatics Facility Partner,  You can help us educate children and communities about drowning prevention and water safety. Together we will educate to eliminate drowning. With your support Stop Drowning Now can bring drowning prevention programs to your community. Your gift is tax deductible and as a Supporter, you will spotlighted by the Stop Drowning Now social media team and receive access to downloadable Water Safety Checklist and Water Watcher Tags.  To learn more join our "Owners Advocate Program"