I had a friend’s wife tell me once that we can remember every play in a game we watched or played in but why is it that we can not remember a simple grocery list that is given to us. Some of us can recite stats for their teams 50 years ago. We can tell who played in what World Series and who winning pitcher was and who hit game winning homerun, off of whom and what pitch. Why is that?

A lot of my childhood memories are tied to baseball. I remember spending hours hitting a rock in front of my house pretending to be my idol Rod Carew. I used to mimic his stance and his loose wrists. I wanted to be just like him. I made myself into a switch hitter because of him. As I grew older demise of my professional career was that I could not hit breaking ball. I could sit on that fastball and hit it out of park but as soon as they took something off or put a break on it I could not hit it. So there went my dream of a professional career but not my passion for game.

For many young adults and children all over world, there is nothing more enjoyable than spending a beautiful summer day at pool.

As pools provide a healthy and fun method of cooling off, more homes have taken to having pools of all types installed.

While they can be fun and entertaining, there are many child and adult deaths per year due to presence of pools in yards of homes.

Despite this, more are being installed every year as summer heat becomes more intolerable for many people.

In order to be able to enjoy luxuries of a swimming pool without risk, there are steps that you need to take to ensure swimming pool safety. Below, you will find various aspects of pool care and safety, along with information on how to best protect your children, family members and pets.

• Above Ground Pools
• In ground Pools
• Filter, Pumps, and other Mechanical Parts
• Chlorine and other Pool Chemicals
• Seasonal Pool Care and Maintenance
• Enjoying your Pool

Above Ground Pools

First, when you set up pool, you need to make certain that ladder to get in and out of pool is extremely secure and stable. Falling from ladder of an above ground pool is one of leading causes of injuries, so you need to make certain that your ladder is set up in a way to minimize chances of injury.

In addition to this, you should always enforce rule that your guests and children should not sit on railing of pool. This is dangerous for many reasons. First, falling off and hitting ground can cause injuries. Second, if you are really unfortunately, pool could collapse. If this occurs, injury is a real likelihood.

In ground Pools

First, you need to make certain that there is always someone watching pool when there are children around. Child death due to falling into an in ground pool is greater than risks with above ground. This is why keeping area fenced, or pool covered with boards or other impenetrable materials is a necessity if you have small children. While this problem is still present with above ground pools, this is largest risk associated with this pool type.