Pentair Webinar: How To Make Your Pool the Center of Your Community

Details
by AB Staff
April 2019
Montrose Community Recreation Center pool

Gain free access to the slides and recording of this Athletic Business webinar, hosted in conjunction with Pentair and Ken Sherbenou, the Executive Director of the Montrose (Colo.) Recreation District.

>>Click here to download slides or watch the webinar recording<<

Learn how the leaders at the Montrose Community Recreation Center created a thriving aquatics center that has become a hub of community activity and a positive economic driver for the region.

Among Montrose's programming options are a partnership with a local hospital, high school and club swim meets, plus stand-up paddleboard classes and other fun activities. The new facility boasts membership of ore than 8,200 in a town of about 20,000 residents, far exceeding initial expectations.

This Webinar Will Teach You About:

  • Programming solutions for your facility's pool
  • Creating community buy-in to get your project approved
  • Drawing patrons to your pool year-round
  • How to keep your pool running smoothly and reliably

>>Click here to download slides or watch the webinar recording<<

Tags: Webinar Aquatics Programming Pentair

Related Content

Aquatics Programming for Fun and Profit

For those who have staked their careers in the aquatics industry, it comes as no surprise that the majority of an aquatics facility's revenue is generated through two means: learn-to-swim programs and competitive swim teams. These two staples of the aquatics facility landscape are dependable, continuous, low-maintenance — and predictable. Unfortunately, this means that the bulk of a facility's cost-recovery rests on the shoulders of a relatively small population. How can facility managers cater to the needs of their most loyal patrons while driving growth in the simultaneous goals of fun and profit?

read more
How One Colorado Recreation District Brought the Outdoors In In a city known for outdoor recreation, we explore how a vibrant aquatic center and strong programming has helped turn the Montrose Community Recreation Center into a smashing success. read more
How to Add More Fun to Your Aquatic Facility This Summer (Sponsored) Learn how Wibit inflatables are bringing fun to commercial aquatic facilities worldwide. We'll explain how these inflatables can turn any pool into a diversified obstacle course that's fun for patrons of all ages. read more
New Pool Space Solutions from Down Under (Sponsored) Learn how SwimWall Systems from S.R.Smith maximize pool space and allow a variety of aquatic activities to take place simultaneously. A game-changer for commercial pool operators. read more
How to Maximize the Use of Aquatics Recreation Space

Creative programming is key to counterbalancing the costs of operating a successful aquatics facility — even for college campuses like North Dakota State University, where the aquatics center's building and operation costs come out of student fees. Students who voted in 2013 to build the school's new aquatics center prioritized certain specialty programming — such as indoor scuba diving certification opportunities — as must-haves that made an increase in the cost of attendance worthwhile. Those looking for creative ways to broaden the classes, competitions and just-for-fun features that beckon patrons into an aquatics space will find many products aimed at expanding the patron base — as well as a few minor programming tweaks that can help appeal to a larger audience.

read more
Details Emerge in CSU Swim Coach's Resignation

Details surrounding the resignation of Cleveland State University men’s swimming and diving coach Paul Graham have begun to come to light.

read more
NSPF CEO Lachocki to Retire in 2019

The National Swimming Pool Foundation will see a change in leadership in the coming year, as the foundation's current CEO has announced he will retire in 2019. 

read more
Tips for Designing an Outdoor Pool

One of the three outdoor pool options presented to the Boulder City (Nev.) Parks and Recreation Commission earlier this year included a $27.3 million plan to build three bodies of water — including a competition pool and a recreation pool with extensive play features — that would anchor space for indoor racquetball courts and multiple fitness areas.

read more