The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
A couple of decades before, when we were allowed to turn off our student's air, the first introduction to the CESA was in the pool. I asked their permission to turn off their air when we submerge. I then make a scissor cut sign meaning that I'm about to turn off their air. They give me the OK and I slowly shut the air. As soon as they 'pucker', they go into the superman position, left hand with inflator over their head and they kick. When they get to the end, their air is still not on, so oral inflation is a must. I never leave their side during this process.
As an "aha" moment, I never tell them to turn on their air back on after the exercise. When we go to swim back, they figure it out and then get to turn their own air on.
Most laryngospasms can be avoided by placing the tip of your tongue to the back of your upper teeth before you inhale on a reg or snorkel. Any inspired water will hit the back of your tongue and not the larynx.
As an "aha" moment, I never tell them to turn on their air back on after the exercise. When we go to swim back, they figure it out and then get to turn their own air on.
Most laryngospasms can be avoided by placing the tip of your tongue to the back of your upper teeth before you inhale on a reg or snorkel. Any inspired water will hit the back of your tongue and not the larynx.