How too 20-Zac Byrd

How to dive. It’s a really simple action, you just put your arms over your head and go into the water.  But as a lifeguard I see so many kids struggling with it.  First you must fully commit to it.  The biggest mistake you could do is start attempting a dive in the water and it turns into a belly-flop because you were unsure if you wanted to do it.  This only makes you never want to try it again.  Secondly once you are on the edge of the board you have a couple options.  The simplest was to dive is to put your hand over your head in a nice tight streamline, one hand on top of the other.  You then slowly bend over and let your hands fall in the water first.  Use your core to straighten the rest of your body out but keep it tight so that you don’t over-rotate and land on your back.  The other way you could dive is to take a big jump and go into a streamline position midway through the air. It’s more complicated but looks a bit more impressive rather than the first way I mentioned.  Either way the biggest part of the dive is knowing that if you commit to it you will not hurt yourself.  The only bad things that ever happen is if the water is a bit chilly.