A night in the pool

Following our GUE Fundamentals part one course in Northland I have been back in the pool working on skills with students.

Philippe and I joined a pool session courtesy of Global dive to have another investigation into trim, buoyancy and basic skills. over the two hour session we focused heavily on positioning and segmentation of skills in order to build a solid foundation on which to further develop.

Philippe like most keen divers has a great desire to succeed in skilled tasks but the reality is that skills mean nothing kneeling on the ground! you have to perform them whilst holding position and neutrally buoyant. This is the biggest shock of Fundies to most participants, it is uncommon that buoyancy has been looked into further than a 30 second hover in a pool! it is also even less common for there to have been any sort of team awareness and positioning element encountered in basic SCUBA training.

Philippe is a dedicated student and I know he has been practicing when I see the development at each session. It is hard to have such a steep learning curve to grapple with, especially if you are success driven. It gives me great motivation as a potential instructor to invest time in a student when I see them work so hard on their skills. Well done mate! I am sure your dedication will get you to where you want to be in diving, you just have to remember it takes time to develop.