The five people who proposed a salary increase filed out of Blake's office, their faces looking a little frustrated and a little angry.
Not far away, the other two coaches looked at them and discussed softly.
"Needless to say, from the looks on their faces, Blake must have rejected their request for a raise."
"Then will they really choose to change jobs?"
"Job-hopping? I think it's resignation. If other training centers really offered them higher salaries, they might have submitted their resignations like Jones. I guess they just hope to take advantage of this opportunity. To avoid the wave of resignations, just raise your salary.”
"The training center is now short of manpower. Resigning without a salary increase is indeed very threatening. But Blake seems to have seen through their intentions."
"In other words, Blake doesn't care about their resignation at all. It's not easy to find a stable job now. There should be many people out there who want to apply for coaching!"
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Ironman Training Center.
In the conference room, boss Max looked at the newly recruited coaches and felt that his training center was full of strong soldiers and horses, and his face looked even more energetic.
"That Chinese coach Li's training center, so what if there are many branches? The coach is the most important. Even if you open more and bigger branches, it is still an empty house without coaches. But I also have to thank you, Helped me cultivate so many outstanding talents.”
Thinking of this, Max coughed lightly and said, "Summer is coming soon, which means that the beach lifeguard assessment is about to begin again. This is also a very important task for us next."
Max also knows that this kind of short-term training class is very profitable. In fact, every time it reaches this level, chain physical training centers in the United States and small ordinary gyms are all vying for this business.
Just listen to Max continue to say: "Our new colleague Mr. Jones is very experienced in this area. He did the same job last year, right?"
Max said and turned to look at Jones. Jones nodded knowingly and said, "Yes, last year at Coach Li's training center, I was mainly responsible for the beach lifeguard training course. I was responsible, but it was done in a hurry, and I only had one month of training, but six of my eight students eventually passed the beach lifeguard physical fitness test."
Many people at the scene expressed wonder. If what Jones said is true, then his training level is enough to win everyone's belief.
"How about you still be responsible for this job this year?" Max asked.
"Of course there is no problem. There will be more time this year. I will strive to make every student pass the beach lifeguard physical fitness test." Jones agreed immediately.
Max nodded happily, and Jones also knew that this was his first job after changing jobs, so it was also an extremely important job. Whether he could stay at the Ironman Training Center in the future depended on this beach lifesaving trip. The results of staff training have been achieved.
…
In the cafe next to the beach, a tall bald man sat opposite Dai Li and introduced him eloquently.
"Beach lifeguarding is really a popular profession. Now too many young people want to do this profession, so the competition is becoming more and more fierce, and the professionalism and physical fitness requirements for lifeguards are getting higher and higher. For example, where I am That beach requires beach first responders to obtain a first aid certificate this year. It not only requires first responders to know the techniques of artificial respiration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but also requires lifeguards to know how to use automated external defibrillators... "
"In addition, some places also require beach lifeguards to have a diving certificate and know the techniques of deep-sea diving, underwater navigation and night diving. However, this is relatively easy. It takes two days of theoretical study and one day of practical training for four to five hundred US dollars. It can be done, and it will last a lifetime.”
Dai Li, who was opposite, interrupted the bald man and said, "Mitch, you should talk about the beach lifeguard physical fitness test."
This bald man's name is Mickey. He is over 1.9 meters tall and has muscles all over his body, like a bull. It's hard to imagine that he actually has the cute name of Mickey Mouse.
Mickey is a beach lifeguard and the captain of a well-known beach lifeguard team in Los Angeles. He is also a die-hard fan of Taylor, so Li Dai used a boxing glove signed by Taylor to get a lot of useful things from Mickey.
Mickey lowered his voice and said: "Last year, my beach only planned to recruit one beach lifeguard, but more than a hundred applicants came, and more than eighty people passed the physical fitness test. This pass rate is really too high. As far as I know, the situation at other beaches is similar. Many applicants come prepared. Some young people even prepare for the beach lifeguard assessment every year. So in a few years, We at Beach Life Saving intend to raise the bar.”
"What is the content of this year's physical fitness test?" Li Dai asked immediately.
"Complete a 36-mile run, an 8-kilometer swim and 25 obstacle crossings in 24 hours." Mickey replied with a smile.
"36 miles is almost 58 kilometers." Dai Li calculated silently in his mind, but felt that this assessment item sounded familiar.
"Do you think this physical fitness test project looks familiar?" Mickey on the opposite side continued: "You must have heard of the 24-hour Frogman Challenge, right?"
"That's right. Completing a 58-kilometer long run, an 8-kilometer swim, and 25 obstacle crossings within 24 hours. Isn't this the event of the 24-hour Frogman Challenge? How could you set up such an assessment content? This is for the Navy SEALs. How can ordinary people pass the test we prepared!" Dai Li couldn't help but be surprised.
"We are not recruiting ordinary people. Beach lifeguards are related to people's lives. This is a very sacred job, and of course it requires the best people to complete it." Mickey said with a smile.
The US Navy SEALs are the most famous among the special forces. There is an assessment for the SEALs, which is to complete a 58-kilometer long run, an 8-kilometer swim and 25 obstacle crossings within 24 hours. For Americans who like to challenge themselves when they have nothing to do, being able to pass the physical fitness test of the SEAL Team will definitely satisfy their vanity, so the SEAL Team test has become a kind of competition and turned into a 24-hour test. Hourly Frogman Challenge.
The SEALs are the world's top special forces. Ordinary people will definitely not be able to achieve the physical fitness of the SEALs. The difficulty of the 24-hour Frogman Challenge for ordinary people is much lower than that of the SEALs.
The SEALs have to carry tens of kilograms of weight to complete the test, and the long-distance running will be in rugged mountain roads, and the swimming will be in windy and waves. The 25 obstacles are also more difficult. The 24-hour Frogman Challenge that civilians participate in naturally does not require weight-bearing. For long-distance running, you can choose a gentle road. For swimming, you can also find an inland lake with little wind and waves. The difficulty of the 25 obstacles is also lower.
But even though the difficulty level is much lower than that of the Navy SEALs, this competition is still an extraordinary challenge for ordinary people. Even professional athletes will find it difficult to complete this event without special training. For ordinary people, if they want to pass the 24-hour Frogman Challenge, they must undergo professional physical training.
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Blake knocked on the door and walked in; "Lee, there is bad news and good news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"What's the bad news?" Dai Li asked.
"Among the students who participated in the beach lifeguard training class, some people came to get a refund." Blake said.
"As expected. This year's beach lifeguard physical fitness test has become a 24-hour frogman challenge. The difficulty is much higher than in past years, so some people will choose to give up." Li Dai then asked: "So good What’s the news?”
"The good news is that more students are signing up for our training courses." Blake said with a smile.
"Why? Did you advertise the training class?" Dai Li asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"No." Blake shook his head: "If the results of our training this year are good, I will advertise next year. As for the increase in registered students, I think it is because the beach lifeguard physical fitness test has become more difficult this year. You As you know, it is almost impossible to pass the 24-hour Frogman Challenge without professional physical training. Imagine that you are a young man who often participates in sports, so your physical fitness is very good, so you only need to You can pass the 24-hour Frogman Challenge test with a little training, so what will you do?”
"I understand. What you mean is that those students who choose to refund are all of relatively average physical fitness. In the past, they could reach the physical fitness standard through training. However, this year the difficulty has increased, and even after training, they cannot pass. The test of the 24-hour Frogman Challenge. The new applicants are some people with relatively good physical fitness. Originally, they could pass the physical fitness test without professional training. Now the physical fitness test has become more difficult, so they signed up." Li Dai Kaikai analyzed.
"You are right, but this is also a test for the physical training gym. It is impossible for ordinary gyms to provide high-level physical training courses, and their training level is also difficult for students to pass the 24-hour Frogman Challenge, so Those low-end training classes will inevitably be eliminated, and those like us are the ones who survive." Blake said and sighed: "But the higher the level of training, the easier it is to show the differences between various training centers. So the competition has become more intense. If we don’t do well enough this year, it will be difficult to recruit students for next year’s training class.”
Dai Li smiled nonchalantly: "Aren't you still relieved that I will be responsible for this matter personally? Although the difficulty of the physical fitness test has increased a lot, as long as the students' physical fitness is not too bad, I can still Let him pass the test successfully."
At this moment, the confidence shown by Dai Li made Blake feel shocked. He instinctively felt convinced of Dai Li, as if what Dai Li said was the fact that was about to happen.
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