Bronze Courses
Bronze Courses begins the transition from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepares candidates for responsibilities as assistant lifeguards. Candidates strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills and begin to apply the principles and techniques of active surveillance in aquatic facilities.
Bronze Courses also emphasize the importance of teamwork and communication in preventing and responding to aquatic emergencies, as well as a prerequisite for advanced training in the Society’s National Lifeguard and leadership certification programs.
Bronze Star
Bronze Star is a pre-Bronze Medallion training program that helps to prepare candidates for success in Bronze Medallion. The Bronze Star course develops swimming proficiency, lifesaving skill and personal fitness. Candidates refine their stroke mechanics, acquire self-rescue skills, and apply fitness principles in training workouts. Bronze Star is excellent preparation for success in Bronze Medallion and provides a fun introduction to lifesaving sport.
- Develops swimming proficiency
- Lifesaving skill
- Personal fitness
- Bronze Star is excellent preparation for success in Bronze Medallion
Bronze Medallion
Bronze Medallion, as our flagship certification, teaches an understanding of the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water rescue education: judgment, knowledge, skill, and fitness. Bronze Medallion challenges the candidate both mentally and physically. Judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness – the four components of water rescue – form the basis of Bronze Medallion training. Candidates acquire the assessment and problem-solving skills needed to make good decisions in, on and around the water. Bronze Medallion is a prerequisite for Assistant Lifeguard training in Bronze Cross.
- Challenges the candidate both mentally and physically
- Get 2 High school credits upon completion
- Candidates acquire the assessment and problem-solving skills needed to make good decisions in, on, and around the water
Bronze Cross
Bronze Cross is designed for lifesavers who want the challenge of more advanced training, including an introduction to safety supervision.The Bronze Cross begins the transition from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepares candidates for responsibilities as Assistant Lifeguards. Candidates strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills and begin to apply the principles and techniques of active surveillance in aquatic facilities. Bronze Cross emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in preventing and responding to aquatic emergencies.
- Get 2 High school credits upon completion
- Begins the transition from lifesaving to lifeguarding and prepares candidates for responsibilities as assistant lifeguards
- Candidates strengthen and expand their lifesaving skills
- Bronze Cross emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in preventing and responding to aquatic emergencies