Starting young is how you get to be good at stuff. Skiing, motorcycle racing, shooting, gymnastics......and water sports. Once you're in your late teens it's too late...
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That explains it. I started age 50!
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Starting young is how you get to be good at stuff. Skiing, motorcycle racing, shooting, gymnastics......and water sports. Once you're in your late teens it's too late...
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Starting young is how you get to be good at stuff. Skiing, motorcycle racing, shooting, gymnastics......and water sports. Once you're in your late teens it's too late...
I don't see the specific age as the issue. I think most agree that some 9y olds would be fine and some 10 y olds would not. . . .
When I started diving there were many hard and fast rules. Diving has changed a bit since. So a 9-years-and-364-days-old student is too young, but a 9-years-and-366-days-old student is okay. That's a lot of maturing in two days. What happened in those two days ? Other than crossing the arbitrary date threshold of the certifying agency for liability purposes ?
What training agency are you talking about? Like RJP, I am not aware of any hard and fast rules in these examples, except that PADI says that if you are going to have a student use a dry suit in the open water dives, you have to have a confined water training session first.Hard and fast rules are best for those who don't want to think. I challenged the hard and fast rule that student divers do not use dry suits. ...
We also broke the hard and fast rule of only diving in pairs. Bottom line = expect a lot of resistance to breaking the rules, especially if you question the justification.
"Understanding the complete reason for the rules ..." Riddle me this: what is the purpose of swimming on the surface without a mask and breathing through a snorkel ?
So a 9-years-and-364-days-old student is too young, but a 9-years-and-366-days-old student is okay. That's a lot of maturing in two days. What happened in those two days ? Other than crossing the arbitrary date threshold of the certifying agency for liability purposes ?
So why have limits in the first place? According to your logic why not let them certify at 8, heck maybe even as young as 7? I'm sure two years doesn't make a big difference in maturity.When I started diving there were many hard and fast rules. Diving has changed a bit since. So a 9-years-and-364-days-old student is too young, but a 9-years-and-366-days-old student is okay. That's a lot of maturing in two days. What happened in those two days ? Other than crossing the arbitrary date threshold of the certifying agency for liability purposes ?
If a parent is convinced their nine year old is ready, there is absolutely nothing stopping them from buying gear and dragging that kid into the ocean. The fact that no one but the parent thinks it's a good idea might resonate with some as a red flag...