Gulf Coast Aquatics Association
Become a GCAA Member Today!Membership Fees:
Annual Individual Membership - $30.00 Annual Corporate Membership - $100.00 *Corporate Memberships are valid for up to 4 individuals within the same organization. |
2429 Bissonnet
Box 464 Houston TX 77005 |
American Red Cross LGI/LGIT r. 2017 Review
GCAA is hosting an American Red Cross LGI/LGIT Review In-Person Skills Session. This is an 9 hour course including a lunch break. Participants should come to the course with the 2017 Lifeguarding Instructors Manual, swim suit, towels, dry change of clothes, goggles, drink and snacks. Handouts will be given to help prepare instructors for the new materials. The course will consist of videos, lecture and water activities. A Basic Level Lifeguarding review will also be offered to renew certificates for additional charge.
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Fees:
LGI/LGIT Review Only - $10.00 Basic Level Cert. - $35.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Both Courses - $45.00 Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017 Time: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (for LG Review only) 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (for LG Review and Basic Level LG Cert) Training Location: Obra D. Tompkins High School 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd. Katy TX 77494 |
For more information or questions contact Sara Guthrie by email SaraNGuthrie@KatyISD.org
or by phone at 832-387-9605.
or by phone at 832-387-9605.
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2017 Gulf Coast Guard GamesCongratulations to all our lifeguard teams.
1st Place - City of Conroe 2nd Place - City of Lake Jackson 3rd Place - Woodlands Township |
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Click Here for the 2017 Gulf Coast Guard Games Survey
If you participated in our lifeguard Competition as a Lifeguard, Judge or Volunteer please fill out our survey on-line to give us more feedback so we can make a better event for next year.
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Shirts now have the TPPC Region IV Logo and the
GCAA logo on the left sleeve. If you have already purchased a polo shirt without the GCAA logo on the sleeve and would like to add it contact Sara Stadler. |
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Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes – Region IV 3/29/17
Location: Typhoon Texas
Location: Typhoon Texas
- Tour
- Lunch – Sponsored by Progressive Commercial Aquatics
- Progressive new product presentation
- TPPC 2018:
- January 29th - Feb. 2nd, 2018
- La Toretta Lake Resort & Spa
- 600 La Toretta Blvd
- Montgomery, Texas 77356
- Lifeguard Management Academy – 4/22/17 @ Cy Fair (11430 Perry Rd Houston, Texas 77064)
- Looking for speakers
- Topics:
- Maintenance & Chemicals (Basic)
- Activity on awareness (Jennifer: Bellaire)
- Management/Supervising Peers (Heather?)
- Skills/Team building (Debra’s Representative)
- *Those people that work at the fire house (Anthony)
- Moulage (Steph?)
- Ideas?
- Goody Bags (enough for 60 bags):
- Cy-Fair: Whistles
- West U: Chapstick
- Bellaire: Water Bottles
- Lake Jackson: Sunscreen
- Deer Park: Key Chain Face Shields
- GCAA: Note pads, pens, snack
- Lunch: Sponsor Needed!!
- Registration now open at www.tppc.org under the Region 4 page
- GCAA Members: $20 per person
- Non-Members: $25 per person
- Topics:
- Looking for speakers
- LG Comp – 7/24/17 @ El Campo
- Rules
- All participants must be active (on stand) lifeguards a minimum of 50% of the time.
- A form will need to be signed by each team confirming their understanding of the rule.
- Each team must have at least 1 female
- Teams may not have more than one LGI competing
- Teams may be disqualified if any of the above are not followed
- All participants must be active (on stand) lifeguards a minimum of 50% of the time.
- Scenario Committee – Emerson Yellen, Caroline Pierce, Stephen Nadolski
- Goal to have them completed by May
- First Aid
- (that word I can’t use because it will encrypt my email)
- Large Scenario
- Water Skills
- Goal to have them completed by May
- Activities Committee – Debra Culp & Lisa Cearfoss
- Team Building Activities/Games
- Prizes for games (5 people per team)
- Sponsorships for game prizes
- Awards – Heather Whitty & Sara Guthrie
- Banners
- Medals
- Spirit Award
- Lunch – Stephen Nadolski (Sponsor: Progressive Commercial Aquatics)
- 10 votes won for baked potatoes and chopped beef
- Pricing will be reviewed and may be changed to pizza if necessary
- Review cost and sponsorship money
- State – Round Rock
- Rules
- American Red Cross Info:
- If you are trying to get a hold of Stephanie Darimont, please bug her (per her request). She has been getting a lot of emails, calls, and text messages so some of them might get missed every once in a while, so please just keep trying to get a hold of her so she doesn’t forget.
- If you are wanting to hold an LGI/LGIT review course, Stephanie is available to help but there need to be 6 people in the class. Contact her to see if she is available on the day you are needing assistance.
- Councilman-Hunsaker and ARC are partnering! CH will now be a consultant to ARC to cover any of the gaps ARC has.
- They can help with safety design of facilities (lifeguard placement, staffing numbers, pump room layout, etc..)
- They will be able to provide facility safety audits and supply you with suggestions on how to improve your facilities overall safety.
- They will also be able to provide risk management and insurance.
- New Classes:
- Bellaire will be hosting an LGI/LGIT update course in May, unsure on the official date yet. Please contact Jennifer Bunch for more details: jbunch@bellairetx.gov
- NRPA is offering a free webinar called "Prepare for Summer: Innovative Learn to Swim Programs" on April 13, 2017 at 1:00pm CT. The webinar is eligible for 0.1 CEUs if you need them.
