dumpsterDiver
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I think that in a perfect world, it makes much more sense to teach someone to freedive pretty well before introducing them to scuba. If they can demonstrate, a good fin kick, mask clearing, efficient equalization, perform increasingly more stressful underwater tasks while holding their breath, there is much less chance that they will bolt for the surface on scuba when the first drop of water goes up their nose.
I taught my kids to scuba dive, but first they had to be good at snorkeling. Especially for young (pre teen) children whose behavior may be harder to predict, I think the snorkeling skills development is very useful. And if they can't master it, then they just practice and wait for the scuba lessons. my kids could dive to over 20 ft before they got scuba lessons.
In the "real world" with the scuba courses being so abbreviated, I think the extremely limited amount of time would probably be better spent on teaching scuba.
[video]https://youtu.be/IyLYmEMoKE4[/video]
I taught my kids to scuba dive, but first they had to be good at snorkeling. Especially for young (pre teen) children whose behavior may be harder to predict, I think the snorkeling skills development is very useful. And if they can't master it, then they just practice and wait for the scuba lessons. my kids could dive to over 20 ft before they got scuba lessons.
In the "real world" with the scuba courses being so abbreviated, I think the extremely limited amount of time would probably be better spent on teaching scuba.
[video]https://youtu.be/IyLYmEMoKE4[/video]