Welcome to MYJUNIORGUARDS.COM the official site of the Junior Lifeguard Program for information for the 2009 program. Please note that registration is on-site this year and there will be no on-line sign-ups, scroll to the bottom of the page for registration days, times, and locations. Mail-in registration may be accepted ONLY AFTER on-site registration has been completed, and are accepted on a first come first served basis IF VACANCIES REMAIN. Please note that session dates have changed from previous years. Parents please mark your calendars, for the first time in the history of the program the Junior Lifeguard Championships has been moved to Saturday August 8th 2009 so that all keiki can compete in the State Canoe Championship as well as the Junior Guard Championship!  Aloha !

IMPORTANT NOTES: POSTED BELOW ARE THE NEW 2009 PROGRAM DATES, PLEASE CHECK BACK PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES. MAIL IN APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY AFTER ON-SITE SIGN UPS ARE COMPLETED AND PENDING VACANCIES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO ON-SITE SIGN-UPS!
   

2009 JUNIOR GUARD SCHEDULE

 SESSION #1: JUNE 8- JUNE 12
    SESSION #2: JUNE 15- JUNE 19
   SESSION #3: JUNE 22-JUNE 26
 SESSION #4: JUNE 29-JULY 3
  SESSION #5: JULY 6 - JULY 10
   SESSION #6: JULY 13- JULY 17
    SESSION #7: JULY 20 - JULY 24

****IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE****
 
DATE OF JG STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN MOVED TO:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH


JR. GUARD CHAMPIONSHIP
LOCATION: ALA MOANA BEACH PARK
DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH


ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
 ASKED QUESTIONS

 *CLICK HERE*


TO DOWNLOAD, FILL, & PRINT OUT REGISTRATION FORM
*CLICK HERE*

For more information contact program coordinator:
  
 Capt. Dwight Perkins: dperkins@honolulu.gov
Lt. Matthew Lamke: mlamke@honolulu.gov
Ocean Safety Training Center: 589-2251
For time management purposes emails preferred
 

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.

2009 JUNIOR GUARD LOCATIONS

SOUTH SHORE: ALA MOANA BEACH PARK
NORTH SHORE: EHUKAI BEACH PARK
   LEEWARD: POKAI BAY BEACH PARK
 WINDWARD: KALAMA BEACH PARK
WAIMANALO: WAIMANALO BEACH PARK

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE BETWEEN
    13 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE. MUST BE 13 YRS
    OF AGE BEFORE JUNE 1ST, 2009.

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.

 2009 JUNIOR LIFEGUARD REGISTRATION

ONE (1) ON-SITE REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD PER SITE FOR PARENTS TO REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN AND MEET JR. GUARD INSTRUCTORS IN PERSON
EACH SESSION WILL BE FILLED ON A FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS
SIGN-UP TIMES FOR ALL LOCATIONS WILL BE 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR ON-SITE REGISTRATION  DATES AND LOCATIONS IN YOUR AREA

  PRINT OUT, COMPLETE, AND BRING REGISTRATION FORM TO ON-SITE REGISTRATION (INSTRUCTORS WILL ALSO HAVE FORMS ON HAND)
A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $25 MADE PAYABLE TO:
HAWAIIAN LIFEGUARD ASSOCIATION

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
*CLICK HERE*


MAIL IN REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ON-SITE REGISTRATION DAY HAS COMPLETED FOR THAT SITE.
 CHECK BACK FOR AVAILABLE SESSIONS AFTER YOUR DESIRED SITE HAS COMPLETED ON-SITE SIGN-UPS

ANY REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
 3823 LEAHI AVENUE HONOLULU, HI 96815

PLEASE VIEW AND NOTE THE BELOW DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE ON-SITE SIGN-UP IN YOUR AREA:

JR GUARD SITE:  

NORTH SHORE
(EHUKAI BEACH PARK)

ALA MOANA
 

 

 

 

POKAI BAY
 

KALAMA BEACH

 

 

 



WAIMANALO BEACH PARK

                               DATE:                                
                                                       
SATURDAY - MAY 30, 2009


ON-SITE SIGN UPS COMPLETE


 

 

 

ON-SITE SIGN UPS COMPLETE


ON-SITE SIGN UPS COMPLETE
 

 

 

 


  ON-SITE SIGN UPS COMPLETE    
                                        

REGISTRATION LOCATION:    

PUPUKEA FOODLAND (IN FRONT OF STORE)

ALA MOANA - FULL AND VACANT SESSIONS
(CLOSED) SESSION #1: JUNE 8- JUNE 12 - SESSION FULL
   (CLOSED)  SESSION #2: JUNE 15- JUNE 19 - SESSION FULL
 (CLOSED) SESSION #3: JUNE 22-JUNE 26 - SESSION FULL
(OPEN)  SESSION #4: JUNE 29-JULY 3
 (OPEN) SESSION #5: JULY 6 - JULY 10
  (OPEN) SESSION #6: JULY 13- JULY 17
   (OPEN) SESSION #7: JULY 20 - JULY 24


POKAI BAY - FULL AND VACANT SESSIONS
ALL SESSIONS OPEN

KALAMA - FULL AND VACANT SESSIONS
(CLOSED) SESSION #1: JUNE 8- JUNE 12 - SESSION FULL
   (CLOSED)  SESSION #2: JUNE 15- JUNE 19 - SESSION FULL
(OPEN) SESSION #3: JUNE 22-JUNE 26
 (OPEN) SESSION #4: JUNE 29-JULY 3
  (OPEN) SESSION #5: JULY 6 - JULY 10
   (OPEN) SESSION #6: JULY 13- JULY 17
   (OPEN) SESSION #7: JULY 20 - JULY 24


WAIMANALO BEACH PARK - FULL AND VACANT SESSIONS
ALL SESSIONS OPEN
 

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