UTD Scuba Diving Podcast

Send us a textWeerrrrreee...back! The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving - Live at DEMA 2024. This week we collected questions in the booth and pulled them out in front of an audience. Fun, interesting, informative. And did we say fun?

Send us a textWe are back in Las Vegas for the DEMA show – us and a gazillion other divers checking out new equipment, new training, new everything. This year, in the Technical Resource Center at the show, Ben gave a talk on advanced rebreather training, why it's important to dive a consistent team configuration in your closed circuit rebreather, and how we accomplish that goal at Unified Team Diving.Here's the link to the video that Ben showed at the beginning of his talk:https://youtu.be/UisaQxKZlmU?si=-MXCvCqfZpwCCwXHCheck out the talk and if you have any questions, click here to let us know.

Send us a textThings don't always go quite as planned. Sometime the planning turns into a setback. What is the best way to deal with that? Take "no" for encouragement and take a setback for opportunity.Thoughts or comments? Let me know. Contact here.

Send us a textWho is brilliant? You? Or your students? Or both? What happens when you face an instructor or a coach who is more focused on their own brilliance than yours. In this short carcast I take a look at a scenario where the brilliance got confused. Have a listen, let me know what you think.Contact us here. https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/Jeff

Send us a textAnother of the Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving. This time we tried something a bit different. Ben came up with the questions and did not tell Jeff what they were going to be. Tune in for an honest discussion about pockets, valve drills, cameras, and more.Send us your obscure questions....contact us here:https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/

Send us a textFollowing someone else's dreams. This is something every scuba instructor has faced. A student brings a partner, who does not want to be there, into a class, usually Open Water. As instructors, we get to see this play out, sometimes in terror, sometimes in joy. What do you do when someone drags someone into your class? What is it like to successfully follow someone's dream? What is it like  to not want any part of someone's dream. In this short podcast I tell a few stories, some about me, some about my students, and look carefully at following your own dreams. JeffOur 2013 trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp with a team of people with Parkinson's Disease. Watch here.Contact me here:https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/

Jeff, an expert in UTD instruction and leadership development, and Jay, a knowledgeable figure in instructor training, dive into the journey of becoming a UTD instructor. They discuss the path to leadership, the complexities of teaching, and the importance of adaptability. The duo emphasizes a holistic approach to dive training, underscoring the interconnectedness of training elements while sharing transformative stories from past events. Their insights reveal the dual roles instructors play as educators and small business owners, fostering a student-centered learning environment.

Send us a textIt's on! Cave Week 2024! This November join us in Florida for Cave Week. In this short podcast Jeff, Ben, and Jay discuss the logistics, the fun, and all the details about this amazing UTD community event.For more information and to register for Cave Week, click here: https://utdscubadiving.com/utd-cave-week/

Send us a textJon Edwardsen has been a UTD instructor almost since the beginning of UTD. He is my colleague, friend, and critic. The great thing about having Jon as an instructor trainer is his uncanny ability to cut through any and all BS and get to the heart of the matter. So when Jon did an IDC with a few of our coaching clients and said he was knocked over by the success of the coaching program, I knew we had to get this recorded. If you have any interest in Unified Team Diving as a system of diving or as a leadership training company, carve out a half hour and have a listen.JeffRead about coaching, click here.Contact us about coaching, click here.

Experienced scuba instructor trainer, Jeff Carcast, discusses the importance of teaching teaching in scuba education, emphasizing behavior change and knowledge retention. He highlights creating common ground with students and using levels of learning to enhance teaching. Critical skills training for real-world scenarios is also emphasized.