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Swim 21
Wandsworth Swimming Club has committed itself to the ASA's Swim 21 programme.
We have been assessed provisionally as:
We are now working with our Swim 21 co-ordinator at the ASA to accredit ourselves to the new Swim 21
standards. The action points that the ASA has suggested are:
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Swimmer
development |
- Investigate other methods of swimmer
assessment e.g. awards, attainment of published qualifying times, work
progress, etc
- Try to reduce the swimmers to coach
ratio per group
- Try to introduce equipment in line with
teaching aims/goals of each group
- Follow a structured awards scheme in
line with teaching programme
- Promote all disciplines of swimming if
practical
- Introduce land training to skill
development swimmers and above
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Teacher/coach
education |
- Encourage individuals to upgrade their
ASA qualifications
- Try to assess disability awareness
training and child protection training
- Try to initiate coach meetings to
exchange good practice and coaching aims
- Set up an appraisal system for
teaching/coaching staff
- Try to encourage coaches to experience
competition above the level at which they presently attend
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Club
administration |
- Investigate the idea of producing a club
handbook
- Appoint a disability liaison officer and
volunteer co-ordinator
- Establish a training programme for
volunteers and allocate a budget for this area
- Try to have the club represented on
local forums and county ASA committees
- Produce a code of conduct
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Partnerships |
- Try to encourage links with disability
groups and National Coaching Foundation
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Swim 21 is a structured programme, centred around the
needs and development of swimmers to enable them to achieve their full
potential. It consists of an audit of various aspects of club
organisation and administration.
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