Long Eaton Swimming Club

1. Long Eaton Swimming Club Development One Parents Meeting By Rebecca Pearson Long Eaton Swimming Club

2. Topics for Discussion • Development one coaches • Training programme and cycle • Lane organisation • LESC Code of Conduct • Aims of Development One • Squad movements and Squad criteria • Assessment • Development 1a Long Eaton Swimming Club

3. Coach Communication Dave Sankey Head Coach of Age group squads Rebecca Pearson Development One Lead Coach Development One Coaches Long Eaton Swimming Club

4. Lead Coach: Becky • Enable effective communication • Monitor Swimmers • Provide support for assistant coaches Long Eaton Swimming Club

5. Coaches • Sue Wilmott • Sue Wheeldon • Garaeth Cooke • Lizzy White • Martin James • Matt Astle • Callum Henley • Malcolm Stray • Ian Bexon (Development 1a) Long Eaton Swimming Club

6. Day to day running • Coaches all work to a planned 8 week cycle. • This ensures all strokes are covered. • Specific teaching points and drills to be included are set out on the plan. • Coaches also use their professional ability to adapt sets to suit the needs of the children they have in their lane. • Coaches communicate information about swimmers through the lead coach so important information can be passed on this includes any stroke corrections. Long Eaton Swimming Club

7. Training Cycle Long Eaton Swimming Club

8. Set Lanes • Ensures in the same lane each session • Provides progression as children will be moving up through the lanes (movement will be based on assessments and coaches professional opinions/recommendation) • New lane settings after each squad movement. • Ensure continuity of coaches • Coaches get to know the children in their lanes/their ability and improvements that they need to make. Long Eaton Swimming Club

9. Code of Conduct • When a teacher / coach is talking swimmers should not talk, and should look at the teacher / coach. Where swimmers are not doing this they will be told to hold the rail, and ultimately to stand on the side if they continue to talk. • Swimmers are not allowed to go to the toilet during a set. • Swimmers are not allowed to stop in the middle of a length. Any swimmer stopping at the end should get out and wait on the side so as not to get in the way of other swimmers who are still in the water. • Swimmers must make every effort to move over at the end of the lane to allow others to finish. • There is an expectation that swimmers will attend as many sessions as possilbe. It is critical to swimmer development. If a swimmer has been away due to illness they must inform their coach on return as to the nature of the illness. • Swimmers are expected to arrive on poolside on time for each session Lateness causes a major disruption to the session. It is vital a swimmer warms up correctly in order to avoid injury. It is ‘bad manners’ to arrive late. This applies to all ages! Long Eaton Swimming Club

10. Aims of Development One • Main aim is to develop the FUNdamentals • This becomes important further up the club because children need to be able to hold technique as the develop their stamina and power. • Children work on improving their own performance, achieving PB’s and taking part in swimming events. Long Eaton Swimming Club

11. Aims of Development One • Children have achieved squad standard in a competitive swimming club. • Swim lengths thus this develops stamina, use of the pass clock, lane rules and use of starts and turns. • Children will develop a mature and positive attitude to training. • Children are encouraged to become more independent and take responsibility for their own development and progression during training by acting on coaches feedback Long Eaton Swimming Club

12. Development 1A • Development 1A squad is now to be used as a stepping stone to Development 2. • This is for children who have the technical ability which is considered the standard of development two, but still have something to work on or improve before moving up, such as speed, stamina or strength. • Moving a child up before they are ready will do their stokes more harm than good as their technique will deteriorate. • Some children may not need development 1a as a stepping stone and will go straight from 1 to development 2. Long Eaton Swimming Club

13. Development 1a • Work to the same 8 week cycle as development 1 to ensure all strokes are covered. • Same number in a lane as Development 1 • Ian Bexon coaches Monday, Friday • Becky Pearson coaches Sunday, Wednesday Long Eaton Swimming Club

14. Competition • Derbyshire County Championships • March and November each year • Entry forms for this year’s competition to Angela ASAP Long Eaton Swimming Club

15. Competition • Notts and Derby Diddy League • Most prestigious league competition for young swimmers. • All squad swimmers who are aged 9-12 on June 22nd are likely to be selected. • Round 1 – 20th April 2008 • Round 2 – 18th May 2008 • Round 3 – 22nd June 2008 • Leicester Diddy League – Details to follow Long Eaton Swimming Club

16. Squad Movements • 3 Major Movements per year in all areas • April, July, December Recommendations made to Lead Coaches • Based on Squad Criteria, Assessments and coaches professional opinion about how the child is progressing over all. • Lead Coaches meet and arrange squad movements. Long Eaton Swimming Club

17. Squad criteria Development 1 Squad Criteria • Commit to meeting the Squad Expectations • Be deemed by the Development 1 Squad Lead Coach to be able to keep up with training sessions. • Be able to use the pace clock. • Show a commitment to work on further improving stroke technique. • Be able to swim legally 25m Fly, and 50m Back, Breast and Free • Have completed Level 7 of the National Teaching Plan • Have reached the standard of the ASA Competitive Start Award • Age 6-12. • Demonstrate a positive attitude to training. Long Eaton Swimming Club

18. Moving into development two. • Development 2 Squad Criteria • Be deemed by the Development Squad Coaching team to be able to keep up with training sessions. • Be able to use the pace clock. • Show a commitment to work on further improving stroke technique. • Be able to swim the following legally: • 100 IM • 50m on each of the 4 strokes • Have reached the standard of the ASA Competitive Start Award • Age 7-12. • Demonstrate a positive attitude to training. Long Eaton Swimming Club

19. Assessments • Relates to squad criteria for development two. • Done in the last week of the 8 week coaching cycle. • Enables the coach to take an in-depth look at stroke technique. • Feedback sheets are not given to parents but coaches will be happy to share any information from the assessment if you ask • Example of assessment out, also will be put onto the blog, and website. Long Eaton Swimming Club

20. Criteria All squad criteria will be available on the blog and also the notice boards. http://lesc-sw.blogspot.com/ Long Eaton Swimming Club

21. Questions and Comments Please check the Blog regularly for the latest club news. http://lesc-sw.blogspot.com/ Long Eaton Swimming Club

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