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Video on British Gas giving away of 3 Free Swims to their customers (for up to two adults and two children per swim) at health clubs, hotels and leisure centres around the country (2m 19s flashplayer required)
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Have your say on your sport
There’s still time left to get the answers about anything that influences your sport. The ASA have extended the deadline for you to submit questions for a special ‘Question Time’ session being run as part of the Swimming Conference on Saturday 23 October 2010.
Club administrators are being given the chance to pitch any questions they may have and possibly have them answered ‘live’ by members of the ASA senior management team.
This could be a question about how clubs can be involved in the countdown to 2012 or a burning issue surrounding how swimming fits in with the new government’s plans for sport. Whatever the issues affecting your club, you can put them forward for consideration in the Question Time session.
To send in your questions simply follow this link and email your questions by Wednesday 15 September 2010.
Swimming Times Survey
The ASA are offering you, or any of your club members, the chance to win copies of the best books Swimming Times has reviewed (or intends to review) this year. All you have to do is complete the short survey.
Do you look forward to receiving Swimming Times every month? Do you enjoy the letters? And what about our Teaching Pool articles and features on top athletes? Have you ever won one of the competition prizes? Is Swimming Times a real source of information and news or do you quickly browse through it and wish it was different?
The Swimming Trust / Schwepps Abbey Well Teacher Coach Education and Training Grant Fund
Coca Cola boosts coaches to get an expected 22,000 more people swimming with the The Swimming Trust / Schwepps Abbey Well Teacher Coach Education and Training Grant Fund!
Gaining a coach education qualification is vital in developing the all aquatic sports. Undertaking such training is often expensive. To help support training costs The Swimming Trust with the support of Schwepps Abbey Well have created a grant fund for selected candidates from affiliated and accredited clubs. Click here for more information.
Who is eligible?
The ASA Swimming Conference … it’s your sport
Saturday 23 October 2010 (9am to 3pm) - Holywell Park, Loughborough
The ASA Swimming Conference is your chance to talk to the ASA and discuss how we can work together to drive the sport’s future development.
This year’s conference is aimed at those involved in club administration and we want to develop a real two-way dialogue between staff and delegates on the day.
As well as guest speakers David Sparkes (Chief Executive of the ASA) and Baroness Sue Campbell (Chair of UK Sport), all delegates will have the opportunity to attend workshops and visit the ‘communication zone’ where you will be able to chat to ASA staff on any matters that concern your club, whether that’s workforce, volunteering, talent, purchasing Awards, swim21 or the ASA website.
Click to read the draft programme.
Workshops
The day will also feature a number of interactive workshops that will run both in the morning and afternoon to give delegates the chance to attend the two that interest them most. The full list of workshops is:
Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Social Networking Sites
The ASA has issued new guidance to advise clubs how to deal with the world of social networking from a child safeguarding point of view. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and video-sharing sites like You Tube provide exciting opportunities but they are accompanied by dangers and negative consequences if abused by users.
This is why the ASA has published the *Good Practice Guidelines on the use of Social Networking Sites by ASA Clubs and Club Members created by the legal department of the ASA with guidance of offical bodies. The purpose of this guidance is to provide a recommendation of best practice to all ASA club members and parents on the use of social networking sites as they relate to that individual’s role in the ASA club.
The ASA has also produced a specific guide for Twitter. The Parents' Guide to Twitter (web book version) is a step-by-step guide for parents on using the social micro-blogging web service. It explains what Twitter is, how to set up an account and how to use it. It should be read in conjunction with the Wavepower guidance on using social networks.
* Download Good Practice Guidelines below. Document is Wavepower 2009 – 2011 (August 2010) Section 2 Page 66A.
Still time left to make your Kellogg’s ASA Swimtastic Awards nominations
Families who love to swim still have the chance to join Britain’s top aquatic athletes in the pool and receive a national award at a celebratory ceremony. All you have to do is put yourself forward in the next few days!
Nominations for the Kellogg’s ASA Swimtastic Awards close on 31 August 2010 but the ASA are still looking for people like the Owusu-Agyemang family who took the Swim4Life Family Swim Award last year.
ASA British Gas Club Grants scheme
The second phase of ASA British Gas club grants scheme closes on 6 September 2010. This is a fantastic opportunity to secure funding for your club.
Applications from Swim 21 accredited clubs and those actively working towards are invited to apply. Grants are available up to £1000 to help with developing your club and activities.
Last quarter the scheme was over subscribed so apply now, to the regional office. To improve your chances of being successful, clubs are asked to ensure that their grant application matches their club development plan.
For more information please contact the Regional Office on 01452 39615 or download the application form and guidance notes below.
The Swimming Times and Aquazone want to know what you think!
What do you really think of Swimming Times?
Do you look forward to receiving Swimming Times every month? Do you enjoy the letters? And what about the Teaching Pool articles and features on top athletes? The ASA want to know. All those who complete the survey will be entered into a draw to win copies of the best books Swimming Times has reviewed (or intends to review) this year. But do it now, the survey will close on 24 September 2010.
Click to take The Swimming Times survey.
Aged 17 and under? ASA category two swimmer? Do you read Aqua Zone?
If you are aged 17 or under and an ASA Category two registered swimmer then you probably receive Aqua Zone. What do you really think of the magazine? Do you love to receive it? Do you enjoy the letters? Have you ever won one of the competitions?
ASA Coaching Awards Coach Nomination Form
The Regional Workforce Awards Ceremony is taking place as part of SW Learning Week on Saturday 18 September 2010.
We are aiming for and would love to receive at least 105 Coach Nomination forms to be submitted by 1 September 2010 (15 per CSP)
Please circulate to all your contacts in clubs, schools, leisure centres, swim schools etc and encourage people to recognise their workforce.
If every club makes just one nomination we will easily surpass this target, before adding in leisure centres, school swimming or swim schools!
All you need to do is download the Coach Nomination form below and complete it electronically - click 'Submit' on the front page for the completed form to be emailed direct to Kelly Gaffney.
CoachNominationFormv9-Kelly.pdf 361.36 kB
Sport England Small Grants Programme
The Small Grants Programme is designed to help local communities increase access to sport or to improve the experience of people playing sport.
Download and unzip the file below for a pre-application checklist and a guide which will give you answers to important questions such as:
- Who can apply?
- What they will and what they won’t fund?
- How to apply for funding?
- What makes a good application?
SmallGrantsProgrammeGuidancepdf.zip 366.64 kB