Club Notices
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Fundraising
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Alsager Bridgestone Needs You
Due to the continued expansion of our swimming programme and in particular our junior squads
we are looking for motivated and enthusiastic parents to help on the pool deck at gala’s and
during training session. For those willing to commit the club can assist with acquiring coaching qualifications.
If you are keen to become involved in a fast growing club please contact:
Mike Barnes
e-mail-mbarnes873@btinternet.com
or Tel-07971504469
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Trophies
Please read this letter
from our Chair concerning trophy Sponsorship,
if you or somebody you know's would like to sponsor a trophy please speak
to a member of the committee
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Squad Structure
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Squads
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The squad system will allow swimmers to train at different levels throughout their
long-term athletic development.
It will help identify a level of acceptance of swimmers within the programme by the
achievement of predetermined levels:-
- Training ability.
- Commitment
- Swimming standard (stroke technique and times) |
Training Development
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The following development phases will operate within the club structure.
- Performance Competition
- Introductory Development
- Foundation Early Development
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Foundation
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This represents the starting point of the programme. It focuses on teaching children
the relevant basic swimming skills needed for them to further their development.
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Introductory
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This training stage is defined as club swimming and used to promote a healthy life
style as well as introducing some basic swimming skills and competitive awareness.
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Performance
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These groups will contain swimmers who need to develop their skills, enabling them
to compete in competition, taking them to a level where a higher level of training
needs to be introduced.
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Phase
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Sections
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Performance
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Main and Junior Squads (Black/Red)
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Introductory
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Development (Blue)
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Foundation
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Early development (Green)
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Group levels based on the NTP are as follows:-
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Squad
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Level
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Main
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12+
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Junior
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10-11
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Development
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7-9
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Early Development
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4-6
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Training assessment
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Teaching assessment is based on a series of skills where as training assessments are
designed to identify a swimmers ability to perform certain training related sets and
determine the swimmers level of competence. Reaching a level of competence does
not always mean promotion into the next squad, as other criteria has to be considered,
and is as follows:-
- Age
- Ability (as above) Also see squad criteria sheets
- Commitment to training and competition.
Squad definition guidelines are clear, but at the Head Coaches discretion promotion
may be given beyond current guidelines.
Equally, if a swimmer is unable to maintain their present levels of performance within
a squad they will be asked to return to their former squad. This will be in the best
interest of the swimmer and only be done after speaking to the swimmer and their
parents.
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