The Brick Recovery Drill |
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Rescue Relay Drill
Lifeguard Medley Training Drill
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This is a neat little drill that we came up with in order to practice our brick recovery and
eggbeater skills. All you need is a dive tank and a bunch of 10lb and/or 20lb diving bricks. If
you don�t have a dive tank you can try the deep end of your pool.
Place all bricks on the bottom of the pool at various locations. The lifeguard then must recover
all of the bricks in as little time as possible. Any number of bricks may be recovered at once
and the lifeguard may use any entry they deem safe and appropriate for the conditions. There is
no requirement that the lifeguard get out of the pool between recovering bricks.
A variation of this is to set a time limit, say two minutes, and have someone return the bricks
to the bottom once they are placed on the edge. In this way the lifeguard must continuously
recover bricks for the entire time. Points can be awarded for each brick recovered.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this drill is to test the strength, endurance and aerobic fitness of the members of the lifeguard team in a physical task. This can be used as a stand alone drill or in combination with a workout. DESCRIPTION: This is a timed event in which two members of the lifeguard team must participate. Each team member will swim a total of 100m. Any stroke or combination of strokes may be used during the event.
Swimmer #1: Dive or stride entry. Swim 85m and recover a 20lb brick from approximately 1.5 to 1.7m of water. Swim with the brick the remaining 15m and place it, in control, on the bulkhead.
Swimmer #2: Foot first entry from edge once the brick is placed by swimmer #1. Swim 50m towing a resistance device. Remove resistance device and swim 50m. *Resistance device is a 22L pail attached open end forward to a rescue can.
DRILL RULES:
1. Swimmer #2 may have the resistance device on prior to the relay exchange.
2. One hand must be in contact with the brick at all times during the 'brick portion' of the swim.
3. If the brick is dropped during the 'brick portion' of the swim the swimmer will have one opportunity to retrieve it and continue. If it is dropped a second time the team will be disqualified.
PURPOSE: This drill builds the strength, endurance and aerobic fitness of lifeguards for the
rescue of a 'drowning non-swimmer'. This is an excellent drill for practicing one's PIA carries
and can be done in any pool with a dive tank or widthwise in the deep end of a regular pool.
DESCRIPTION: This drill can be done as a relay in which one swimmer is the victim and the other
is the rescuer. The victim should position themselves 5-10m from the edge the rescuer is
starting on. The rescuer will do a dive start and swim head up front crawl past the victim to
the opposite edge, touch, turn and swim back to the victim using head up front crawl. They will
then PIA carry (or some other acceptable carry that meets NLS standard) the victim to the edge so
that the victim's head and shoulders remain clear of the water. The rescuer and victims then
switch roles and repeat the drill. This can be repeated so that each swimmer performs 5-10
'rescues' switching off each time.
2 * 100M Relay Drill
Rescue Relay Drill
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