Scubafrnds
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There are 9 participating dive shops in Texas that are putting together Teams! Will Texas Divers bring home the title of "The Ultimate Diver Team"?
TEXAS DIVERS ARE YOU GOOD AT ONE OR MORE OF THESE DIVE SKILLS??
If Yes, You should be contacting your local dive shop to join a team!
Buoyancy Control and basic dive skills
Finding marine life and underwater photography
Diver Rescue - dynamic live action scenarios
CPR and Oxygen Administration
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Mapping of a wreck and marine life
Search & Recovery
Diving Academics - physiology, physics, environment, equipment, rescue & dive skills, decompression theory and dive tables
Dive planning and diving the plan
Equipment repair and checks
Advanced buoyancy control
Swimming /Snorkeling
If yes, then you will have a blast participating in the Ultimate diver Challenge. Not every team member needs to be good at each skill. As a group the team needs to be able to compete in all these areas.
You will have plenty of time and opportunity to pleasure dive during each day of the competition until the last two days when competition times and dive profiles will be more extensive.
We have the challenges designed and the following general information should allow your team to come prepared and ready for the fun! We will not give specific details as we need to leave some of the information in suspense to keep things interesting and exciting.
The initial challenge is centered on testing a variety of skills looking at the fundamentals of diving; ie. safety knowledge, gear assembly, water entries, buoyancy, navigation and rescue.
Round two will focus more on safety drills and will involve swimming, rescue bags, rescue, recovery, CPR, O2 system assembly etc.
Round three will evaluate the teams ability to plan a dive and dive the plan while underwater mapping of a wreck or specific area and their ability to identify marine life and coral.
Round 4 will involve locating certain items accessing navigation skills and search patterns in a current.
Round 5 is multi task evaluation that will allow divers to delegate roles and responsibilities of underwater assignments. Visibility will become an issue; cutting tools will be needed; roll up straps will be used; swimming and pulling objects; equipment repair and photography skills will be evaluated.
Round 6 is another multi task evaluation centered around situations that arise underwater involving the need for assistance from your dive buddy i.e. out of air, unconscious diver.
The Final Two Challenges will be for the Ultimate Diver Team and is the most exciting part of all! Who will be come the first Ultimate Diver? These first challenge will evaluate bouyancy efficiency through a traditional dive -- and this dive will be video taped. Who has the best entry, who looks the most efficient, smooth and accurate under the water? All on video and judged by the panel.
The second challenge dive will again be video taped but will center on how the diver deals with unexpected situations and emergencies under water. All on video and judged by the panel.
The Ultimate Diver will be announced the following day at the all day beach party during closing ceremonies
Your adventure to the Ultimate Diver Challenge will be full of surprises! The Vacation, The Challenges and opportunity to bring home the titles of the Ultimate Diver Team and the Ultimate Diver with prize money of up to $100,000*, The Fun Diving, The Silent Auction, The Entertainment Parties, Special Appearances of Dive Professionals, The Discover Cozumel Race with a prize that will send your entire team on a return vacation to Cozumel and many additional Prizes donated by our sponsors. It will include a Nine night All-Inclusive stay at your choice of one of Cozumel's finest participating Resorts -- Hotel Cozumel, El Cozumeleno, Fiesta Americana, Reef Club, Melia or Park Royal. Divers will arrive one day before their first competition and the team will compete in their first challenge the following day. The challenges will have two brackets, so each team will have a minimum of two competitions before being eliminated. Initially Dive Teams will be competing in only one challenge daily so there will be lots of time for fun diving and relaxation with your friends.
Teams are now forming through participating Dive Shops. Contact your local dive shop for more information and see our web site for complete details, www.ultimatediverchallenge.com
Pamelia O. Bertrand, Director
Ultimate Diver Challenge
www.ultimatediverchallenge.com
816-765-SCUBA (7282)
TEXAS DIVERS ARE YOU GOOD AT ONE OR MORE OF THESE DIVE SKILLS??
If Yes, You should be contacting your local dive shop to join a team!
Buoyancy Control and basic dive skills
Finding marine life and underwater photography
Diver Rescue - dynamic live action scenarios
CPR and Oxygen Administration
Underwater Navigation
Underwater Mapping of a wreck and marine life
Search & Recovery
Diving Academics - physiology, physics, environment, equipment, rescue & dive skills, decompression theory and dive tables
Dive planning and diving the plan
Equipment repair and checks
Advanced buoyancy control
Swimming /Snorkeling
If yes, then you will have a blast participating in the Ultimate diver Challenge. Not every team member needs to be good at each skill. As a group the team needs to be able to compete in all these areas.
You will have plenty of time and opportunity to pleasure dive during each day of the competition until the last two days when competition times and dive profiles will be more extensive.
We have the challenges designed and the following general information should allow your team to come prepared and ready for the fun! We will not give specific details as we need to leave some of the information in suspense to keep things interesting and exciting.
The initial challenge is centered on testing a variety of skills looking at the fundamentals of diving; ie. safety knowledge, gear assembly, water entries, buoyancy, navigation and rescue.
Round two will focus more on safety drills and will involve swimming, rescue bags, rescue, recovery, CPR, O2 system assembly etc.
Round three will evaluate the teams ability to plan a dive and dive the plan while underwater mapping of a wreck or specific area and their ability to identify marine life and coral.
Round 4 will involve locating certain items accessing navigation skills and search patterns in a current.
Round 5 is multi task evaluation that will allow divers to delegate roles and responsibilities of underwater assignments. Visibility will become an issue; cutting tools will be needed; roll up straps will be used; swimming and pulling objects; equipment repair and photography skills will be evaluated.
Round 6 is another multi task evaluation centered around situations that arise underwater involving the need for assistance from your dive buddy i.e. out of air, unconscious diver.
The Final Two Challenges will be for the Ultimate Diver Team and is the most exciting part of all! Who will be come the first Ultimate Diver? These first challenge will evaluate bouyancy efficiency through a traditional dive -- and this dive will be video taped. Who has the best entry, who looks the most efficient, smooth and accurate under the water? All on video and judged by the panel.
The second challenge dive will again be video taped but will center on how the diver deals with unexpected situations and emergencies under water. All on video and judged by the panel.
The Ultimate Diver will be announced the following day at the all day beach party during closing ceremonies
Your adventure to the Ultimate Diver Challenge will be full of surprises! The Vacation, The Challenges and opportunity to bring home the titles of the Ultimate Diver Team and the Ultimate Diver with prize money of up to $100,000*, The Fun Diving, The Silent Auction, The Entertainment Parties, Special Appearances of Dive Professionals, The Discover Cozumel Race with a prize that will send your entire team on a return vacation to Cozumel and many additional Prizes donated by our sponsors. It will include a Nine night All-Inclusive stay at your choice of one of Cozumel's finest participating Resorts -- Hotel Cozumel, El Cozumeleno, Fiesta Americana, Reef Club, Melia or Park Royal. Divers will arrive one day before their first competition and the team will compete in their first challenge the following day. The challenges will have two brackets, so each team will have a minimum of two competitions before being eliminated. Initially Dive Teams will be competing in only one challenge daily so there will be lots of time for fun diving and relaxation with your friends.
Teams are now forming through participating Dive Shops. Contact your local dive shop for more information and see our web site for complete details, www.ultimatediverchallenge.com
Pamelia O. Bertrand, Director
Ultimate Diver Challenge
www.ultimatediverchallenge.com
816-765-SCUBA (7282)
