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Aquatic Directors & Senior Aquatic Director Certification


The Aquatic Directors Manual, published by The United States Water Fitness Association, includes the course materials for both the NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR AQUATIC DIRECTORS & SENIOR AQUATIC DIRECTOR

This certification course is a home study course. The Aquatic Director Manual includes 50 chapters consisting of more than 360 pages and 30 master forms that you can reproduce.

Learn About Producing Modern Aquatic Programs And How To:

  • Increase Participation
  • Produce More Revenue
  • Improve Retention Levels
  • Create More Happy Customers

Easy Reading:  Not written like a college textbook, but designed to provide you with a fast reading, simple to read and understand format.  You will find key phrases and much of the material in outline form.  Lots of informative Materials!

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1.

General Information: Where Are We Now & Where Do You Begin?

26.

Aquatic Committee

2.

Reinvent Your Aquatics Program

27.

Programs (101 Program Ideas & 700+ Names For Water Fitness Classes)

3.

Winning With Diversity

28.

Program Registration

4.

Developing One Stop Programs

29.

Special Events

5.

Accountability

30.

Producing Revenue & Controlling Expenses

6.

Health & Safety

31.

Equipment (Selection, Purchase & Care Of It)

7.

Image Building & Revising

32.

Producing Fun

8.

Change-Getting Ready For Change

33.

The Power Of Recognition

9.

Overview-Aquatic Programming

34.

Producing Top Customer Service

10.

Trends-Looking Beyond Today

35.

Retention-How To Keep Customers

11.

Aquatic Facilities

36.

Know Your Competition

12.

Extra Bells & Whistles (Water Slides, Etc.)

37,

Sales & Marketing

13.

Infecting Your Community With Aquatic Fever

38.

Advertising & PR

14.

Use Of Pool (Including Rentals)

39.

Make The Connection

15.

Scheduling & Determining Priorities

40.

Use Of Volunteers

16.

Program Administration & Leadership (Leadership Is The Key)

41.

Consultants

17.

Who Motivates The Motivator

42.

Legal Liability & Risk Management

18.

Positive Work Habits

43.

Aquatic Products

19.

Conducting Productive Meetings

44.

Aquatic Entrepreneurs

20.

Victory Over The Telephone

45.

Consumer Education Seminars

21.

Networking-Is Your Net Working?

46.

Forms

22.

Policies & Procedures

47.

100+ Organizations Interested In Aquatics

23.

Populations Served

48.

Designing A New Pool And/Or Renovating Your Existing Pool

24.

Employees (Including Staff Development, etc.)

49.

Program Evaluation

25.

Teamwork

50.

Let’s Produce Results


Prerequisites for Aquatic Directors:

  • 18 Years Old or Older
  • A Current CPR Certification

Prerequisites for Senior Aquatic Directors:

  • Minimum Age of 21 Years Old
  • Have a Minimum of at Least three (3) Years of Experience as an Aquatic Director
  • A Current CPR Certification

Steps To Becoming Certified:

  • Complete the official course registration form and forward it with the program fee to the USWFA National Headquarters.
  • Your course materials, open book test, and aquatic director interviews will be forwarded to you within three to four business days by priority mail.
  • Complete the open book test and aquatic director interviews.  Return them to the USWFA National Headquarters within 60 days of the receipt of the course materials.
    • Two (2) Aquatic Director Interviews
    • Four (4) Senior Aquatic Director Interviews

Your open book test and aquatic director interviews will be reviewed, evaluated and graded within approximately ten days.  The following scores are needed to pass the test. 

  • Aquatic Director – 90%
  • Senior Aquatic Director – 95%

Note:  If you do not pass the test, we will return the test to you to correct.  A score of 98% is required to pass on the second try.

After successfully completing the open book test and aquatic director interviews, we will mail your certificate (suitable for framing) and card. 

Program Fee:  (There Are No Refunds on Course Materials) 
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  • Aquatic Director:              $149.00
  • Senior Aquatic Director:  $179.00
  • Orders Out Of The USA – Add $50.00

USWFA members receive a 20% discount on the above prices.

 Your membership expiration date must be listed on your application to receive this discount.

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