Oxfordshire and North Buckinghamshire ASA Strategic Plan 2006 - 2012

1. Oxfordshire and North Buckinghamshire ASA Strategic Plan2006 - 2012

2. Introduction • ASA Long Term Plan • 10 Sections clearly defined • Most relevant subject selected • What do we want to get out of this? • You may want to define different objectives for the same subjects in each section • What suggestions you have achieving these targets? • We have provided some ideas • Please add your own • If you have solutions in place, please let us know

3. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 1 – Learn to Swim • Section 2 – Lifelong Participation • Section 3 – Athlete Development • Section 4 – Excellence • Section 5 – Volunteering • Section 6 – Facilities • Section 7 – International Influence • Section 8 – Equity and Ethics • Section 9 – Governance, Structures & Partnerships • Section 10 – Monitoring & Evaluation

4. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 1 – Learn to Swim • More Local Public Service Agreements • Access to Nat. Curr. Training Programme • Teachers necessary skills to deliver quality experience in relation to LTAD • Additional teachers required • Using Nat. Plan for Teaching of Swimming (NPTS) • 240 ASA Swim21 accredited teaching club • Attendance of CPD events • Each Region to have Schools Swimming Forum • Each Region to have minimum of 3 designated presenters able to deliver disability elements

5. OX&NB Learn to Swim Objectives • Xx Swim21 teaching clubs by 2009 • All Learn to Swim programs linked to clubs Clubs/coaches to develop contacts with teachers • Coaches regularly attend levels 9+ • Manage influx of swimmers better • Encourage ASA membership as early as possible • Make swimmers competitive

6. How to achieve • SDOs to support all clubs obtaining Swim21 • SDOs to establish initial contacts lesson programs, teachers and clubs • Agree a schedule of visits and approach to levels 9+ • Organise competitive clinics/event/crash courses run by club (stroke badges, competitive start awards, etc.) • Encourage ASA membership as early as possible (ASA to make process easier)

7. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 2 – Lifelong Participation • Swimming an element of Sure Start • Partner in Local Exercise Action Pilots (Leap) • Provide easy access to Swim21 clubs (links) • Set up Schools Sports Partnerships • County Sports Partnerships with network of Swim21 clubs • Specialist Sports Colleges associated with swimming • Increase registered Masters Swimmers

8. OX&NB Lifelong Objectives • Provide easy access to Swim21 clubs (links) • Establish ongoing Schools Sports Partnership contacts • County Sports Partnerships network of Swim21 clubs • Specialist Sports Colleges associated with swimming • Encourage clubs to host Masters Swimmers

9. How to achieve • SDOs to build and maintain contacts with Schools and Sports Partnerships • SDOs develop action plans for clubs involving them in Schools in their area. • Clubs to develop special contacts with Specialist Sports Colleges • County to develop Best Practice case how clubs could liaise within certain areas. (see LTAD) • County Masters coordinator to develop a plan with clubs how to expand

10. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 3 – Athlete Development (1) • 800 Swim21 clubs • 72 Performance clubs • 240 Teaching clubs • County Sports Partnerships Swim 21 development programmes • University WC endorsed swimming programmes • Networks of Swim21 clubs • LA to enable swimmers to easily access levels of training and water time • Provide all inclusive talent and coaches education to prepare for WC programmes

11. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 3 – Athlete Development (2) • Number of Local Swim Development Academies • Partnership Talent and Identification camps • Multi regional camps • CPD opportunities for coaches at Local Academy • Counties working to National Competition Framework • A classification team in each region • ITC Swimming Official in each region • Level One and Two Team Managers • Clubs with 48 hours water time for top squad • Clubs with at least 50 swimmers training 20-24 hrs per week • Full time coaches in Performance and Competitive Clubs

12. OX&NB LTAD Objectives • xxx Swim21 clubs • yy Development clubs • zz Competitive clubs • Pool time to be agreed by area and by Swim21 level • Counties working to National Competition Framework • Xx Level One and yy Two Team Managers • Full time coaches in 3 Performance and xx Competitive Clubs • 2 Clubs with at least 50 swimmers training 20-24 hrs per week (Performance issue)

13. How to achieve • Support COSC in achieving Performance level • Perform GAP analysis on pool time needed and provided by club • Develop plan how to close the gap • Determine with Region format for County champs • Set number of Team Managers needed and ask SDOs to work with clubs achieving these numbers • Support Competitive clubs in finding funds to sponsor full time coaches • Set up club co-operation for 3 areas achieving ensuring more swimmers achieve National level in line with LTAD guidelines (see Section 4)

14. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 4 – Excellence • All swimmers with ability to achieve highest level will receive appropriate support • Coaches with skills, knowledge and ability will receive appropriate support to develop their potential

15. OX&NB Excellence Objectives • 3 Swim21 performance clubs • Access to 20-24 hours pool time • Agree “Best practice” pathway from Teaching to Performance for individual swimmers across clubs

16. Stronger club links 15 WCP 60 Nat. OX&NB 150 Region 1000 County Clubs 2500 Competitive 10000 Teaching Learn to swim Schools

17. How to achieve • Develop stronger club links in 3 areas • Milton Keynes • Aylesbury • Oxford • Develop Best Practice pathway model • Swimmer development central • “Feeder” Clubs happy with solution • Building of mutual trust and support • Coaches buy-in process

18. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 5 – Volunteering • Volunteer coordinators in clubs • Counties with Volunteer coordinator • Counties with Disability coordinator • Regions with Welfare Officer • National Volunteer coordinator • Volunteer accessing training • Volunteer awards

19. OX&NB Volunteering Objectives • Volunteer coordinators in clubs • ONB has Volunteer coordinator • ONB has Disability coordinator • Region to deliver Welfare Officer • Volunteer accessing training by Region • Volunteer awards on basis of national guidelines

20. How to achieve • SDOs to encourage appointment of Volunteer coordinator in each Swim21 club • ONB has Volunteer coordinator • ONB has Disability coordinator • Once guidelines for awards are in place, ask clubs to make nominations

21. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 6 – Facilities • Suitable facilities • 26x 50m pools • 53x 8 lane 25m pools • 3x 10 lane 25m pools • International Diving facilities • Lobby for facilities to be affordable and provide appropriate access for all programmes • Guidance for new buildings

22. OX&NB Facilities Objectives • 1x 50m pools • 3x 8 lane 25m pools • International Diving facilities • Lobby for facilities to be affordable and provide appropriate access for all programmes • Guidance for new buildings

23. How to achieve • Use existing case studies • Norwich, Bath, Crawley, USA • Investment and running costs • Strongest financial contributors • Determine critical success factors • Spin off opportunities (other sports, cafe, hotel, bi-monthly open meets) • Alternative energy sources (wind, solar) • Accessibility (Swindon, Newbury, etc.) • Sponsorship • Replacing TC?

24. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 7 – International Influence • Not relevant at county level at this stage

25. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 8 – Equity and Ethics • Sports equity • Fair play • Child protection policies • Drugs free environment • Train officials accordingly • Code of Ethics • Safe and friendly sport

26. OX&NB Equity Objectives • All ONB clubs Swim21 accredited

27. How to achieve • Through Sports Partnership and SDO actively support club not yet accredited • Open discussions about Thame and Didcot, as these non-competitive clubs provide lessons • Ultimately, should we exclude clubs refusing to become Swim21 accredited from membership? • What to do about Oxford and Brookes University swim teams?

28. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 9 – Governance, Structures & Partnerships • New Regional structure to deliver LT plans • ASA induction programmes for new ASA Committee members • Regional plans • County plans • Swim21 improvement plans • County ASA strategic networks • Funding agreements between ASA, ASA Region and County Sports Partnerships • Develop private sector partnerships

29. OX&NB Governance Objectives • County plan to be delivered by April 06 • Swim21 improvement plans integral part of earlier sections • County ASA strategic networks • Funding principles between ASA Region and County Sports Partnerships to be agreed • Develop private sector partnerships

30. How to achieve • Importance of OXNB within Region • Swim 21 clubs • Officers • Membership • Facilities • Guidance on Berks & SB merger need • SWOT analysis by ASA Region • Clear recommendation (County ASA strategic network?) • ASA National Plan execution • Monitoring & Evaluation of progress County Plan • Induction & Funding programmes • Facilities lobby • Camps

31. ASA Long Term Plan • Section 10 – Monitoring & Evaluation • Clear lines of responsibility and accountability • Tracking system at national level • Tracking system used by Regions • Monitoring & evaluation system utilised at Regional level