Fwd: A Message to Our Partners

From the Safe Boating Campaign

Safe Boating Campaign Most of us are working from home and dreaming of normalcy. Please follow state and local public health guidance if you are recreating on the water during this time. Remember, we're all in this together. A Note to Our Partners With the ongoing coverage surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, our top priority is to keep our Safe Boating Campaign partners around the world safe. Historically the National Safe Boating Council has developed resources for partners around the world to use in their local grassroots efforts and encouraged local participation in events such as National Safe Boating Week, Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day, and Ready, Set, Wear It Days. In following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, we encourage partners to postpone or cancel all large gatherings until otherwise notified by your state or local officials. Read more for event guidance related to COVID-19. The NSBC encourages partners to communicate with their local community via social media, newsletters, local newspapers, and other digital communications about recreational boating safety. During this time of social distancing, new and seasoned boaters may still be out on the water. In fact, some areas are seeing an increase in fishing and paddling activities. Please visit our Resource Kit for free social media images, videos, posts and other content. Select free resources, such as brochures, stickers, pledge cards, wristbands and other printed giveaway items are delayed due to stay-at-home orders impacting warehouse distribution and delivery. Stay in touch with us! We'll post frequent updates on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day Mark your calendar! Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day is Friday, May 15, 2020. Working from home? No worries. Let's flood social media with life jacket images and boating safety tips. We love boating and let's share it with others. It's easy to participate. Wear your life jacket to work (or at home), snap a picture and share on social media with the hashtags #lifejacket2work and #safeboating. Be sure to tag us to! (@BoatingCampaign on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) TEMPLATE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Rockin' my life jacket, dreamin' of being on the water. #boatlife #lifejacket2work #workfromhome #safeboating A real boater is always ready for the water. A real boater wears it out. #lifejacket2work #safeboating Think life jackets aren't for you? Think again. Nearly 80% of people who drown weren't wearing a life jacket. #lifejacket2work #safeboating Cleaning and Storing Life Jackets Please follow state and local guidance for recreating on the water. If you think your life jacket has been exposed to a virus, clean as recommended by the manufacturer and then let dry in warm, low humidity environment for at least 72 hours before reuse. read more >> Upcoming Events May 15, 2020 WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET TO WORK DAY find free resources May 16-22, 2020 NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK read our blog view this email in your browser Copyright © 2020 National Safe Boating Council, All rights reserved. Thank you for your support of the Safe Boating Campaign. For more information, please visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com Our mailing address is: National Safe Boating Council 8140 Flannery Court Manassas, VA 20109  of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Mark Rauterkus

Executive Director of SKWIM USA dot org, a 501(c)(3)

Mark@SKWIMUSA.org

412-298-3432 = cell

Also publishing at https://CLOH.org

Wayne Fontana's Fumbles

Just because it surfaced again. This is not an April Fool's joke, sadly. 

The great TP shortage at the outset of the pandemic

A man shopping in a supermarket brought his purchase of two cans of dog food to the checkout counter. The cashier asked, "Sir, do you have a dog?"

"Yes." replied the man.

"Well, where is it?" asked the cashier.

"I left him at home." He answered.

"Sorry," the cashier said, "You can't buy the dog food if I can't see the dog. Those are the rules!"

The next day he returned to the store and brought some cat food to the checkout. "Do you have a cat?" asked the cashier.

"Yes," he said, "but I left him at home."

"Sorry," she said, "If I can't see the cat, I can't sell you the food. Those are the rules!"

The next day the man walked into the store with a brown paper bag. He walked up to the cashier and said, "Here. Put your hand in here."

The cashier put her hand in and said, "It's soft and warm. What is it?"

The man replied, "I'd like three rolls of toilet paper!"

Fwd: Submit Your Video to PCTV!

Hello. Stuck at home? Looking for something different to do?  Make a video and send it to PCTV! PCTV is looking for ways to help people get their voice heard during this difficult time. This is an open call to the Pittsburgh community to make a video and send it to PCTV. We'd LOVE TO air your content on PCTV's channel. Create content on your phone, computer, Zoom/Skype/Google Hangouts/WebEx /iPad or any other device or app that records audio and video, and then send it to us, We want to know how you are dealing with COVID-19 closures, restrictions and isolation: how are you coping, what are you doing, and what strategies have you used to keep calm, clean and safe during this stressful time? Have a funny story? Have a good tip? Want to teach people how to do yoga in their living room? Record a video and share it with the community! Now more than ever, your voice matters! If you don't know how, learn how to record or edit a video using the resources below: How to Shoot and Edit Videos with your Phone How To Shoot Better Video With Your Phone Using Zoom for Beginners Recording and Presenting in Zoom Choosing a way to Record on Macs or PCs Ideally, your video would be HD (1920x1080, 48k audio, with a 29.97 frame rate, but if you aren't sure how to make that happen, send us what you have and we will convert it for you. Then, submit your video to PCTV electronically by sending us a direct file link from Dropbox, Google Drive or YouTube to pctv21programs@gmail.com. For assistance on how to do this, please contact Gladys Jelks at gladys@pctv21.org. If you are a current PCTV community producer who wants to re-air a show from what is already available in our programming system, send an e-mail to gladys@pctv21.org with Resubmission Process in the subject line. You will receive a list of available programming along with resubmission directions.   Please note that we cannot accept files via DVD, flash or external hard drives at this time. Submissions must be electronic only at this time. Sincerely, John H. Patterson, Executive Director Pittsburgh Community Television Pittsburgh Commmunity Television | https://pctv21.org ‌ ‌

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Mark Rauterkus       Mark@Rauterkus.com 

Executive Director of SKWIM USA, a 501(c)(3)

The Pittsburgh Project - swim coach and head lifeguard

Coach at The Ellis School for Swimming, T&F and Triathlon

Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team & Renegades (Masters) 

Coach of the Duquesne University Club Swim Team

http://CLOH.org

412 298 3432 = cell

Fwd: NZ Coach March 2020

View this email in your browser March 2020   Tips for our times As you all know, Covid-19 is having an enormous impact on our lives right now. Work and social routines are significantly disrupted and sporting activity across the country, from community sport to high performance sport, has come to a halt. This isolating period is likely to be challenging for everyone, and it will challenge us to be inventive with how we stay physically active. Of course, for coaches and participants, there is nothing more frustrating than not being able to do what you love. So from us at NZ Coach Mag, here are some tips on how coaches can make use of this unexpected break in sport. Ngá mihi The Sport Development Team Tip 1: Read For a start, there are dozens of great books on coaching and coaches. You can find a few here. Or, find a scientific article on an area of coaching that interests you. For example, go to Science for Sport. Of course, scientific articles can be long and impenetrable, so it might be helpful to watch 'How to read a research article quickly'. Tip 2: Reflect Reflection is a key piece in the 'how do I keep getting better' puzzle. So, take the opportunity to reflect on your coaching and identify an aspect of coaching you would like to improve, and why. Or perhaps consider how you would like to be coaching in five years. Read one coach's story about how reflective practice helped them here. Tip 3: Connect Connect with your club and team. Setup a Facebook page or Whatsapp group if you haven't already and check in regularly to give each other a boost. You could run a remote training or workout session, and doing a photo competition is another good idea. Try to be creative and stay connected with your team. Tip 4. Ring Call or Skype another coach you know, perhaps one at your own club or school, and have a conversation about coaching. Ask questions of each other like: Why do you coach? What has coaching taught you? What energises you about coaching? Share some tools or resources. And maybe even discuss what collaboration might look like. For a brilliant talk by Ken Blanchard on the power of collaboration (one of Sport NZ's four core principles of coaching) go here. Tip 5. Register Register for an online course. There are many sites (for example Coursera) offering free and self-paced courses on a huge range of subjects, including coaching-related subjects (e.g. Sport Psychology) for different levels of experience. Here are a few places to start looking: www.coursera.org www.futurelearn.com www.udemy.com Tip 6. Relax  Take some time to relax and be inspired by watching a great movie on coaching. Or watch a short, funny coaching video. Laughter, as they say, is the best medicine.   sportnz.org.nz Copyright © 2020 Sport New Zealand, All rights reserved.

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Ta.
 
 
Mark Rauterkus       Mark@Rauterkus.com 

Executive Director of SKWIM USA, a 501(c)(3)

The Pittsburgh Project - swim coach and head lifeguard

Coach at The Ellis School for Swimming, T&F and Triathlon

Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team & Renegades (Masters) 

Coach of the Duquesne University Club Swim Team

http://CLOH.org

412 298 3432 = cell