February the 18^th saw London Swimming’s first Swimming Teachers, coaches and tutors conference.  Over 150 delegates attended CPD’s, workshops and talks on topics as wide ranging as schools swimming, teaching nervous adults and land training for youth swimmers.  Our thanks to all the speakers/presenters and hope all delegates attending found the day interesting and useful.

Modules 1 & 2 are available now. So book early!

Training will take place at the BOA Office, 60 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NU- 6.30pm until 9.00pm.

For further information contact yvette.heywood@swimming.org

Masterclasses 

Freestyle Masters Classes with Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, April 10-11th 2010 at St. Paul’s School.  Maximum number of participants is 12, planned and times and bookings available now click here.

 

23^rd February at Putney Leisure Centre, Putney, SW15 1BL. Start time: 18:30-21:00pm

25^th February at Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Bromley, Kent. Start time: 18:30 – 21:00pm

This is an excellent opportunity to be trained to deliver this course for young leaders in your school or club. The YAOA is for 14 – 19 year olds and consists of a 5 hour theory session, 2 hour practical and 3 hour club placement. The training will up skill you to deliver the 5 hour theory element.

For further information contact yvette.heywood@swimming.org

 

The next big thing for Barking & Dagenham is the launch of Underwater Hockey in the borough.

It’s free to come and try this sport and equipment is provided.  After the launch we are planning on-going classes to help people over the age of 8 to develop skills so they can play games and potentially join or form a club and play tournaments in the future.

Barking & Dagenham will officially launch Underwater Hockey in all three of the borough’s pools as follows:

14:00 – 15:00 Saturday the 6^th March at Goresbrook Leisure Centre

11:00 – 12:00 Sunday the 7^th March at Dagenham Pool

14:00 – 15:00 Sunday the 7^th March at Abbey Pool

For more information please contact: bastien.wallace@swimming.org

 

Entry forms are now available for each event.

1st/2nd May - Youth Championships

15th May - 800m/1500m Long Course

5/6th, 12/13th June - Age Group (Bagcats) Championships

More details are available here.

 

Head Water Polo Coach, £26,000 pa + 8% Attendance Related Bonus scheme (terms apply)

GLL’s mission is to provide safe and progressive Water Polo Pathway for all ages and abilities delivered by highly trained, inspirational and enthusiastic instructors.

We are looking to appoint an experienced coach to lead our young enthusiastic coaching team. You will be responsible for training the athletes in line with the British Water Polo’s Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) framework.

You will also be responsible of producing a detailed training and competition programme tailored to sit the needs of all Water Polo elements of the Crystal Palace Beacon Programme, which is an ASA backed initiative aimed at developing a strong, sustainable coaching programme in conjunction with the partner clubs.

The successful candidate will lead the development of Water Polo at Crystal Palace by engaging in outreach work into schools and other community groups, as part of creating a sustainable aquatic programme that provides players with a quality assured talent pathway.

For full details and an application form click here. 28^th Feb closing date

The ASA’s Swimming Teaching Conference 2010 

Taking place on Thursday 4th March 2010, the third ASA Swimming Teaching Conference will be held at the Heritage Motor Museum in Warwickshire.

The conference is open to all swimming teachers but is particularly aimed at swimming teachers and co-ordinators working on the delivery and improvement of school swimming.

The day-long event will include key note presentations from David Sparkes, ASA Chief Executive and Marc Woods, ex-Paralympic swimmer and motivational speaker.

For full details click here. 

The Officials Training Programme has been launched because British Swimming has been tasked with identifying potential officials, for recommendation to FINA and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) that would be interested in working at the 2012 Olympic Games as a National Technical Official.

The programme is about providing officials the opportunity to express their interest in officiating at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and therefore the opportunity for British Swimming to ensure that they have the correct experience to apply. The identified disciplines are Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Diving, it does not currently involve swimming. 

British Swimming do not have any decision making status within this recruitment process but through a new British Swimming Officials Training Programme are offering support, guidance and training to any officials that have the required skill set for the positions available in order to support their application.

The closing date for applications is Monday 22nd March. You will hear if you are successful in gaining a place on this programme via email by Monday 5th April.

Full details and an application form available here.

 Water polo coaches are the focus of two exciting new developments in the ASA’s ongoing programme for aquatic education in England. 

The first ASA/UKCC Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Water Polo course will take place this Spring when a pilot group of water polo coaches will undertake the next step in extending their professional training and development. The course will then be available to all candidates later this year. 

Secondly, water polo coaches in England are invited to become the latest to benefit from the Advanced Coaching Offer, an ambitious coaching programme offered in conjunction with the ASA Talent Development team. 

The Advanced Coaching Offer will provide targeted support to up to 20 proactive, talented, developing water polo coaches across England over a four year period, with the initial intake being 8 coaches over the first two years.

For full details of both these developments please click here.

 

GLL Sport Foundation athlete support for 2010 is now open for applications.

In 2009 more than 650 athletes, across 50 different sports received financial grants and GLL training memberships from the Foundation. This made the Foundation one of the largest independent supporters of young athletes in London and the South East.

The Foundation has been established specifically to help young people develop their sporting potential and aims to reduce the financial burden of training and competition costs on talented young athletes, many of whom aspire to participate in the 2012 London Olympics, Paralympics and beyond into 2016.

Information on how to apply is available on the GLL Sport Foundation website, click here.

The deadline for applications is 1 March 2010.

The British Swimming Volunteer Training Programme has been launched to develop our workforce of volunteers so they have the skill sets and experience required for volunteer roles at London 2012. It was created with the wish to provide a pool of the best trained volunteer workforce for Aquatics that we as an organisation can support.

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is fast approaching and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) are starting to look at their sports specific volunteer requirements within the Aquatics programme which covers:

Swimming (both pool swimming, 10km Marathon Swimming); Diving; Synchronised; Swimming; Water Polo. For full details please click here.

British Swimming has just published a guide to the changed FINA technical rules as part of their February Officials Newsletter. Please click here for more details.

There are a variety of options available, choose an club education session, or a more personal session such as a one to one.  Sessions can be delivered to athletes and parents or coaches, at reasonable prices. We have a range of professionals on our team, all of whom have worked with performance athletes ranging from County right through to Olympic standard. For further details click here

 

Hosted by Erith & District Synchronised Swimming Club, Saturday 27th February, Proposed times 11.00 – 18.30, White Oaks Leisure Centre, Swanley, Kent

Cost £15 per head for coaches and athletes. For more details click here

City Dip - 26th and the 27th of February at Golden Lane Leisure centre, EC1

Into your swimming? Fancy doing something for an hour at the weekend for a really good, local cause?

The Lord Mayor's Appeal annual sponsored swim is an event that raises money for children from London's underprivileged boroughs. It’s simply a case of giving your details and coming to join us on the day. Get your friends involved too. For full details click here. 

 

Swimathon 2010 is offering the opportunity for an ASA swimming club to benefit from a visit and training session from Olympic Gold medallist Duncan Goodhew.

Swimathon is the world’s biggest fundraising swim involving over 500 pools across the country. The event is held between 16-18 April 2010 and your club members can enter at www.swimathon.org or by calling 0845 36 700 36

Duncan, along with his Olympic medals, will visit the highest Swimathon recruiting ASA swimming club in England. Please encourage your club members to enter Swimathon today!

Your club members can enter a distance challenge event at one of the 500 pools, or enter SimplySwim (swim any distance, at any pool and at any time). Their participation will not only help your club, but any fundraising will help Marie Curie Cancer Care provide free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses in their own homes.

Participants will be able to select your swimming club in the second stage of the entry which is emailed to all participants following their initial entry. Only fully registered swimmers will count towards this competition. For full details click here.

 

 

 

Monday 8th March - Friday 12th March, at the Bridge Leisure Centre in Lewisham

For more details click here.

 

March 20^th, at Ironmonger Row Baths, London, EC1V 3QF

For more details click here

 

March 22 – 2 April, Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, Tottenham.

For more details click here.

April 19^th Oasis Sports Centre, London, WC2H 9AG

For more details click here. 

For more information on the above and many more courses, dates and venues, to download booking forms, or details of funding opportunities please visit www.londonswimming.org

 

Pro-active Central Courses   

How to Coach Disabled People in Sport, Sports coach UK, London South Bank University, 25th February, 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: £16. Click here for more details.

 

Performance Managing Your Coaches - Neil Bangs, London South Bank University, 2nd March, 10:00am-2:00pm Cost: £20. Click here for more details.

 

How to Coach Disabled People in Sport, Sports coach UK, Sobell Leisure Centre Hornsey Rd London N7 7NY. 8th March 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Cost: £30. Click here for more details.

 

Child Protection and Good working Practice, Sports coach UK, Sobell Leisure Centre Hornsey Rd London N7 7NY. 15th March 6.30pm - 9.30pm. Cost: £25. Click here for more details.

 

Recruiting Fit for Purpose Coaches Create Development, London South Bank University, 16th March, 10:00am-2:00pm. Cost: £20. Click here for more details.

 

 

 

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