Instructor Development Classes

Video: Why Take The Rescue Diver Course?

Posted by Scuba Butch on May 21, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, Instructor Development Classes, Master Scuba Diver, Quarry Diving, Rescue Diver, Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving Chicago, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Lessons Chicago, Scuba Review, Try Scuba Diving

There are three KEY reasons you should be in the Rescue Diver Class. Some scuba instructors would insert the Rescue Diver class immediately after the open water diver class because it is such a confidence builder. Watch and learn what those Key reasons are....

Advanced Open Water Diver Class – What Is In It For Me?

Posted by Scuba Butch on May 13, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, Divemaster, IDC Staff Insructor, Instructor Development Classes, Master Scuba Diver, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Nitrox Diver, Pool scuba Diving, Quarry Diving, Rescue Diver, Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving Chicago, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Lessons Chicago, Scuba Review

Something sparked your interest and now you are a certified to go scuba diving anywhere in the world for the rest of your life. The next step is to keep on diving, right? Of course it is. However, we reach a point with anything that we still need additional guidance to gain right experience in order...

This Weekends Dive | ScubaShea.com

Posted by Scuba Butch on May 9, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, Deco Diving, Decompression Diving, Divemaster, Instructor Development Classes, Master Scuba Diver, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Nitrox Diver, Scuba Diving Chicago, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Lessons Chicago, ScubaShea.com, Specialty Instructor, Technical Diving

This weekend we will be getting the gear together and taking a dive into the local waters here in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area. This weekend will find LeeAnn looking for a new certification and myself being a dive master again. I always have fun as a dive master. What are we doing this weekend?...

Are you Qualified to Teach | ScubaShea.com

Posted by Scuba Butch on May 3, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, CPR Classes, Divemaster, EFR Instructor, IDC Staff Insructor, Instructor Development Classes, Master Scuba Diver, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Nitrox Diver, Pool scuba Diving, Quarry Diving, Rescue Diver, Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving Chicago, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Lessons Chicago, ScubaShea.com, Specialty Instructor, Technical Diving, Try Scuba Diving

Talking with one of my good friends the other day and they were making the remark that a potential student turned them down because he was not part of a shop and wasn’t qualified to teach them. This concept has festered with me a bit and then when I was reading an article in Crain’s, about social media...

Achieving Better Buoyancy

Posted by Scuba Butch on Mar 16, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, Instructor Development Classes, Pool scuba Diving, Quarry Diving, Scuba Diving, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Review

In learning how to dive, some scuba instructors may point out a few things beyond the skills you learn. Many will not. Neutral buoyancy is an art and craft that must be worked on all the time. A friend and scuba instructor, Mike Shea, talks how buoyancy is a perishable skill that must be practiced. I...

A Weighty Matter

Posted by Scuba Butch on Mar 7, 2013 in Advanced Open Water, Instructor Development Classes, Master Scuba Diver, Nitrox Diver, Scuba Diving, Scuba Lessons, Scuba Review, Specialty Instructor, Technical Diving

The average person probably does not think about the weight of water. That average person is not like you and hold that coveted scuba diving certification. Have that understanding that water plays a critical role in what happens to our body while diving. Sure, we learned that a cubic foot of freshwater...