2011 JUNIOR LIFEGUARD REGISTRATION INFORMATION
  PLEASE VIEW THE PROGRAM DATES LISTED BELOW ON THE 2011 JUNIOR GUARD SCHEDULE
A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $45 MADE PAYABLE TO:
HAWAIIAN LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION
For more information contact program coordinator:
   
Shannon Clancey
Phone: (808) 723-7864
Email: sclancey@honolulu.gov
 

FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION IN THE 2011 JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM
*CLICK HERE*

 

IMPORTANT NOTES: DO NOT MAIL IN REGISTRATIONS.REGISTRATION IS ONLINE & ONSITE ONLY! MAIL IN REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. POSTED BELOW ARE THE PROGRAM DATES. MAHALO!

  

For daily beach/ocean conditions visit 
http://www.hawaiianlifeguardassociation.com

2011 JUNIOR GUARD SCHEDULE
 SESSION #1: JUNE 6- JUNE 10
    SESSION #2: JUNE 13 - JUNE 17
    SESSION #3: JUNE 20 - JUNE 24
  SESSION #4: JUNE 27 - JULY 1
SESSION #5: JULY 5 - JULY 8
   SESSION #6: JULY 11 - JULY 15
    SESSION #7: JULY 18 - JULY 22
  
 JG STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE ON THE BIG ISLAND, COUNTY OF HAWAII
SATURDAY: JULY 30th
HAPUNA BEACH PARK

CLICK FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION (WORD)
CLICK FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (PDF)

 

 

If you are concerned about box jellyfish arrival dates during the program click here to be directed to http://www.808jellyfish.com and view arrival dates by month.

2011 JUNIOR GUARD LOCATION

SOUTH SHORE: ALA MOANA BEACH PARK
WINDWARD: KALAMA BEACH PARK (KAILUA)
NORTH SHORE: EHUKAI BEACH PARK (PIPELINE)
WEST SHORE: MAKAHA SURFING BEACH (MAKAHA)


ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE BETWEEN
    13 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE. MUST BE 13 YRS
    OF AGE BEFORE JUNE 1ST, 2011.
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!

2. APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS A BASIC
    SWIMMING ABILITY WITH THE
    CAPABILITY OF SWIMMING AT LEAST 500
    YARDS. "THIS IS NOT A LEARN TO SWIM
    PROGRAM"

3. ALL DOCUMENTATION MUST BE
    RECIEVED BEFORE THE APPLICANT MAY
    PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

                                     JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM

     The primary purpose of the Junior Lifeguard Program is to increase the self-confidence, physical conditioning, and ocean awareness of program participants through their introduction to water safety, first-aid, and surf rescue techniques.      Instructional methodologies employed include didactic classroom instruction and lectures, and skills training and enhancement.
  - Physical Training includes daily warm-ups, stretching, running on the beach, and
    swimming.
  - Ocean Skills Training alternates between paddling rescue boards, using
    surfboards and bodyboards as rescue tools, rescue tube training, training with the
    RESCUE operations team and the personal watercraft, performing water entries
    and exits, snorkeling, bodysurfing, and skills topics including surf awareness and
    safety.
  - Classroom Skills include personal care topics such as skin cancer awareness, eye
    safety, and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle through appropriate diet and
    physical conditioning, as well as a drug and alcohol prevention module focusing
    on the devastating dangers and consequences of drug and alohol use. Lifesaving
    techniques and procedures are introduced through victim detection and first aid
    instruction, as well as beach and hazard assessment skills, ocean current and surf
    condition detection, and safety awareness and marine life identification.
  - Competitive Training is emphasized with physical training through lifeguard
     techniques, strategies, skills, and sportsmanship.

    Certification: Students receive a certificate of course completion.
    THIS PROGRAM IS A CPR AND FIRST AID ORIENTATION COURSE,
    CERTIFICATION CARDS ARE NOT GIVEN.