Ensuring our region is a place where clubs, athletes and volunteers can flourish
We are pleased to announce the details of our 2nd annual coaches conference in conjunction with England Programmes and Sports Coach UK.
Date: Sunday 27th November
Venue: Leatherhead Leisure Centre
Time: 9.30am – 4pm
A full agenda and a booking form can be found here
Frank Clewlow was honoured the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Sports Officials UK (SOUK) National Officiating Awards on the 26 October 2016.
The award was presented to Frank for his involvement in diving at all levels.
Frank has been involved in the Southampton Diving Academy and the South East Region for many years.
Read the full story here.
Applications are invited from suitably experienced individuals for the role of Chairman of the KCASA Management Committee. This is an opportunity to influence and lead the future development of aquatics at all levels of the sport within the County. Applications are invited from as wide a range of interests as possible although it would be expected that the successful application would have experience of sport in general if not aquatics specifically.
The Chairman presides over seven meetings of the KCASA Management Committee per year plus the KCASA Annual and any Special Council Meetings, and works with the Management Committee members to manage the business of the county.
The successful applicant should demonstrate good leadership and management skills, have operated at a senior strategic level and have experience of managing change. Full details can be found in attached role specification.
The appointment is for a three-year term. The role of Chairman is voluntary with agreed expenses paid.
The Application pack can be downloaded here.
Team Manager 1 – Wednesday 7th December 6.30pm-9.30pm – Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, GU2 7AD.
Team Manager 2 – Thursday 8th December 6.30pm-9.30pm – Leatherhead Leisure Centre, KT22 9BL
Team Manager 2 – Wednesday 11th January 6.30pm-9.30pm – Surrey Sports Park , Guildford, GU2 7AD.
In order to attend the Team Manager 2 course you must have previously attended the Team Manger 1. Both courses are free of charge. To book a space please email [email protected].
Our vision is a nation swimming
And our role is to effectively lead, orchestrate and deliver initiatives that will encourage individuals across the country to use the water in the way that works best for them.
In the process of developing our new ASA 2017-21 strategy, we recognise that to achieve our vision we need to create an inspirational organisational brand. One that is meaningful to our colleagues and the general public, and with which our members, stakeholders and commercial partners are proud to be associated.
And this is where we would like to ask for your help..
Values are at the heart of a great brand and a successful organisation.
We’d like your input to define our values and bring them to life, shaping how we work and how we look going forward. We’d appreciate your thoughts and will be able to share the results in due course.
Closing Date: 5.00pm Friday 30 September 2016
Thank you for your support.
Interim CEOJane M. Nickerson
ASA
Following the success of the British Para-swimmers at this summers Paralympic Games in Rio, British Para-Swimming are looking to recruit classifiers to be part of the journey in the lead up to Tokyo 2020.
Classifiers are needed to assess swimmers with a Physical, Visual or Intellectual impairment, enabling them to compete and progress through the Paralympic Pathway for swimming, could that be you. For more information or to apply for please click here.
The ASA South Divisional Team would like to invite you to the South East Swim School Networking Event which is being held on Wednesday 28th September at Robert Denholm House, Bletchingley Road, Nutfield, Near Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4HW.
http://www.robertdenholmhouse.co.uk/
The day will start formally at 9.45am and we hope to end by 2.45pm but please do join the divisional team for tea and coffee from 9.15am.
A provisional agenda is available here. A light lunch will be provided free of charge.
We hope that the morning will be a great opportunity for you to mix with other swim schools, share good practice, receive information on the latest updates from the ASA and provide you with an opportunity to feedback to us. We are also very pleased to confirm the attendance of Becky Milnes and Sarah Darragh, our National Development Officers for Diving and Water Polo (respectively) who are very excited to provide details of the newly updated Aquatic Skills Framework. We are also planning a dry side practical session which will provide a fresh slant on the Games Led Approach to Learn to Swim.
The morning is free to attend and is aimed at Swim School Owners and / or Swim School Coordinators.
If you would like to attend please RSVP Bryony Gibbs on [email protected] with the following information by Thursday 21st September 2016
Jane Davies, well known to many swimmers, officials and club administrators, as a referee and go to person for all things swimming has been installed as the Region’s President for 2016 / 17.
Jane takes over from Mike Lambert and hopes to visit as many county and regional competitions as possible during her year.
Following feedback provided via the latest Club Survey a swim21 Working Group was established earlier this year to review the ASA’s existing swim21 criteria, with the initial focus being on the ‘Essential’ Module. Feedback illustrated that over 60% of accredited clubs wanted to see the accreditation duration extended to two years and this has therefore been considered over the last few months
The headline changes to the swim 21 process are indicated below:
1. From December 2016 each Essential accreditation will last for 2 years with an interim Health Check incorporating 5 elements only
2. The number of swim21 Essential elements will reduce from 21 to 16 due to several elements having been combined
3. There are no proposed changes to Network and Performance modules/elements at this stage
By making the aforementioned changes the Working Group believe that existing standards will be maintained, to ensure clubs continue to operate safely and equitably , for treat female infertility use generic clomid , however the streamlined process will reduce valuable volunteer time, a key issue identified within the Club survey. Please refer to the ‘Accreditation & Health Check Requirement’ sheet for more information, which can be found on the Regional website, www.southeastswimming.org. In the main, ASA templates are still not mandatory, however there are now a couple of exceptions to this rule (for elements 6, 7 and 11) as stipulated on the requirement sheet – this change should make the process easier for all involved.
New clubs or those re-accrediting in December 2016 will be the first group of clubs to utilise the new elements.
Please note that the swim21 online portal will be undergoing some essential maintenance work in preparation for the changes to be made to the system late September/early October. Although documents will still be accessible for current accreditations we would encourage clubs to always save information in a secure place – please note that the ‘Documents’ tab on the portal can be used for storing information if preferred.
Details of the changes will be sent to all clubs via the ASA Clubs Team.
Due to the changes in the swim 21 criteria, the swim 21 Annual Health Check workshop scheduled for Wednesday 14th September 2016 will be postponed until the new version of the swim 21 portal goes live.
Please click here for the latest information on these changes
ASA South East Region are running a scUK Safeguarding & Protecting Children course and Time to Listen course on 25th September at Magnet Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Safeguarding & Protecting Children – 9.30am – 12.30pm
Time to Listen – 1.30pm – 4.30pm
The Time to Listen course is free of charge, the Safeguarding & Protecting Children course will be £30 per candidate. Clubs can also apply for bursaries against this course if they are eligible to do so (CPD Bursary Scheme 2016/17). If you would like to book a space on either of these courses please contact [email protected].
Are you a young coach aged 16-18 who is keen to develop, learn new skills and meet other young coaches? Are you a young official aged 15-18 who would like to gain more experience and develop along the technical officials pathway?
If you aspire to be a top coach or international official, applications are now open for the 2016/17 National Talent Camp!
Late applications will not be accepted. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been successful during the week commencing 26 September. For more information please click here.
The annual Team Manager Forum will take place on Saturday 24th September at the Holiday Inn, Guildford.
This is an opportunity for team managers to gain additional training and to share good practice from around the region.
Please find the full agenda here Team Manager Forum agenda 2016
To register your attendance please complete the registration form TM forum 2016 booking form
