Price from:
448 USD
This course sets our new generation of freedivers/spearfishermen on the right and safest path to enjoy this sport.
**Students build safe habits while advancing their watermanship skills and knowledge by learning how to be a responsible and effective diver.**
The academics of this course have been specifically adapted by grade school teaching professionals to be easily digestible and fun. The junior freediver practical curricula offer students games and activities that cleverly integrate fundamental freediving skills and key safety protocols. During this course students are trained to dive to a maximum depth of 50 feet (15 meters). The junior freediver course has a maximum student–instructor ratio of 4:1, providing the safest and most effective learning experience for our new generation of free divers.
This course is a must for your son or daughter to learn the proper freedive safety techniques.
Parents are encouraged to attend with their children.
Duration
2 Days
Course Syllabus
- Freediving Safety & Problem Management
- Freediving Equipment
- Physics and Physiology for Junior Freediver
- Correct Breathing for Freediving
- Confined Water Technique Development
- Open Water Freediving Technique Development
Booking Notes
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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to go on this freediving journey with you. To begin your Junior Freediver course kindly complete the necessary paperwork. Please fill out your course waivers (see above).
Gear Required for the class:
- Mask
- Snorkel
- Fins: split fins and open-heel are not recommended
- Weight-belt and weights: weights in 1lb or 2lb
- Wetsuit (3mm recommended)
Personal Items: Towel, Sunscreen, Water, Hat
*All items are available for rent or purchase in our shop
Unless otherwise specified by your instructor we will meet at 7:45 am at Kona Honu Divers for class.
**Students are responsible for their own transportation and should be prepared to travel to dive sites up to 45 minutes from our shop location**
Day1
Classroom 7:45 – 12:00 @ Kona Freedivers/Kona Honu Divers
Lunch Break 12:00 – 1:00
Confined Water 1:00 - 4:00
Day 2
Ocean 8:00 – 11:00
Located at Puuhonua O Honaunau aka Two Step
[For Google Maps Directions click here](https://goo.gl/maps/HdNs2FQPQcM2)
11:00am - 1pm Final Exam and lunch nearby
###**We recommend completing your waivers AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
**Please complete the
[Medical Statement](http://www.freedivinginstructors.com/NEWSLETTERS/medical.pdf) and get a physicians signature if needed.** If a physician's approval is needed and not provided, you will not be able to participate and no refund will be given.
Cancellation Policy
##Please be informed of our cancellation policy.
Full payment is due at the time of booking. You may make changes or cancellations to your reservation up to 72 hours prior to your course and receive a full refund. Cancellations made inside of 72-hours will not be refunded.
###Lateness and no-shows
We ask all students to arrive promptly at the scheduled course time. Do not underestimate driving time. Morning traffic conditions are quite congested and slow moving, especially if you are staying South of Kailua-Kona and driving North to the harbor. It is your responsibility to arrive on time. There will be no refunds given for students that are more than 15 minutes late or that do not arrive for their intended course.
###What if we cancel?
We reserve the right to cancel for any reason including, but not limited to weather, ocean conditions, student count, mechanical issues, safety for you, our students, and our instructors. We'll do our best to reschedule your course based on availability or you'll be issued a refund in full. We will contact you via the phone number and/or email address provided in the reservation. We are not responsible if we can not contact you for important information regarding the charter.
