Lifeguarding courses?

My sister looked online for some lifegaurd classes in our area, and found some. The classes that she took costed 90 dollars, BUT..at any point if your not good enough, they kick you out, not money back. You need to know all the swims well (freestyle, breast stroke, (and one more..I forgot the name of it though) those are the most important) you need to have a strong kick too. but yea, just look some up on google, lifeguard classes, or lifeguard training and you'll find some. I really wanted to be a lifeguard also, bc sometimes they make really good money! (my sister made like $4000 in one summer..and a really nice tan) good luck!

Check out your local Red Cross for training or any Municipal Pool. They will know what is required and where to go to get it.

Do you have a civic center in your area.. If so they should offer classes.. or you can contact the American Red Cross.. Those are just a few choices that you have..I went through both.. Are both decently cheap..

you need to take the course its about 30 hours spread out over time. its offered at most boys&girls clubs or ymca's. you need to know how to swim and have a strong breaststroke kick. you need to be able to get down to the bottom of 12 feet pick up a person twice your size and pull them up without running out of breath. they will teach you all the saves and cpr and rescue breathing. so contact any place with a pool and see if they offer courses

According to the American Red Cross you have to be 16. I would call your local YMCA and ask them since I know a lot of Y's that offer lifeguard classes. Also ask aquatic centers, they can give you information. I think that Red Cross might have a lifeguard class search online but I'm not for sure

If you take your courses through the red cross, you can be done all of them is about a year. First you need to have been done the higest swimming levle. Ove you've compleated that you can join the Bronzes. Ther are three in total. Bronze Star, Bronze, Medallion, and Braoze Cross. You only need Medallion and Cross but having your Star will help you with the other two. Wher you are done thoses you need your SFA (standard First aid) This is a review corse for all the medical things you have learned. There is no swimming involved. From there You need LSI (life saving instructor), and NLS ((national Lifesaving). theese are both life saving cources that teach you all the preceidures. after that you are legally allow to supervivse swimmers. but most pools wont hire you unless you can teach swimming lessons as well. To teach you need to take AWSI (assistant water safty instructor) and WSI (Water safty instructor) they both teach you the bacics about teaching swimmers. They both require very little swimming. To get any information on theese go to the red cross website http://www.redcross.org/ or you can contact the Life Savving Society. Try calling your local pool. Thy will undoubtedly be able to tell you where you can go to do these courses