A key piece to wrapping up the summer is debriefing and gathering feedback from your lifeguards. Debriefing allows you to recognize accomplishments, identify areas of improvement, and reflect on your departmental goals ahead of the fall, or for next summer. We have compiled a list of sample questions that you can use to debrief with your team. 

One of the common areas we see peer-to-peer abuse take place is on playground structures. This is because they often have visual obstructions creating privacy for youth and supervision challenges for staff. In our new micro-learning, we explore common blind spots on the playground, and steps staff can take to eliminate them. 

Emergency Action Plan
As we enter hurricane season and prepare for winter weather, it is critical that your organization has a strong emergency action plan in place to help protect your facilities, staff, members and guests. View our resource on severe weather emergency action plans. 

Property Maintenance at Closed Camps
As summer comes to a close, now is a perfect time to inspect your camp properties for damage and note areas that need maintenance to be completed in the off-season. Read our complete resource on ensuring property maintenance while camp is closed. 

Recruiting and Hiring Staff
With the tight labor market, and many organizations trying to hire for fall programs, it is critical that you are implementing an intentional, strategic approach to recruiting and hiring. We recently released the first of several articles and resources looking at the changing face of work at youth-serving organizations like yours.