UTD Podcast #12 – Inside a UTD Instructor Development Course
What's it like being a UTD instructor candidate? After a week-long IDC, UTD CEO (and instructor trainer) Jeff Seckendorf sat down with the team to find out what if feels like on the other side. Six UT...
29 Jun 202050min
UTD Podcast #11 – Did You Ever Think You Would Want Your Own Quarry?
It's 2017 and a local dive shop owner has this crazy idea to build an eco park and scuba center at a quarry on a property that is an active mine. Join Jeff as UTD instructors Matt Skogobo and Zach Ken...
26 Jun 20201h 3min
UTD Podcast #10 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 2 – All About Weighting
Weighting. And weight. Why we need weight, where to put it, when to ditch it, why not ankle weights, and lots more about this seemingly simple yet sometimes polarizing topic. Jeff and Ben answer your ...
16 Jun 20201h
UTD Podcast #9 – Diving Behind the Glass Wall – Aquarium and Other Cool Scientific Diving Stuff
In this episode Jeff, Ben, and Seattle Aquarium Dive Safety Officer Jeff Christiansen talk about the role divers play in educating aquarium visitors. Plus stories of diving and training in the exhibit...
7 Jun 202056min
UTD Podcast #8 – Why We Chose the Subscription Model for Our Online Content
When UTD Scuba Diving reorganized in January 2020, we opted to move our online course content into a monthly subscription model. This gives every student access to every course we offer in their categ...
1 Jun 20208min
UTD Podcast #7 – The Mechanics of Scuba Coaching
We continue our discussion of scuba diving coaching with Jeff, Ben, and Alan. How does the Unified Team Diving coaching program work? How do you start? Why do we call you a scuba athlete? What are our...
28 Mai 202048min
UTD Podcast #6 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 1
A collection of random questions and more random answers: Why is nitrox a ridiculous gas? Why don't we use "team bailout" gas...why does each diver carry their own rock bottom? Why does Ben have a dry...
20 Mai 202059min
UTD Podcast #5 – What are Your Scuba Diving Goals?
UTD CEO Jeff Seckendorf, Training Director Ben Bos, and head of the UTD Scuba Coaching Program Alan Weinberg talk about goals and training measurements. Is your goal a certification card? Or is it gre...
8 Mai 20201h
