Coaches
Island Club Mentor Program
Swimming Australia Ltd (SAL) is calling for expressions of interest from Swimming Clubs in NSW and QLD to participate in a Mentor Partnership with an Oceania Federation. The Island Coach Mentor program aims to establish partnerships between club programs within large aquatic federations and smaller Oceania Federations in order to develop Aquatics.
If you are interested in participating please return the form below or contact sarah.armstrong@swimming.org.au for more information.
Coach Accreditation Review Management Advisory Committee
Swimming Australia is calling for expressions of interest for the Coach Accreditation Review Management Advisory Committee (CARMAC). CARMAC is responsible for providing advice to the SAL CEO and Management on coach education and accreditation. Expression of interest forms are to be submitted by 11 January 2013.
Management Advisory Committee Expression of Interest Form
Coaches Honour List
Coaches Honour List
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Australian Rep - Coaching Rings
Women in Swimming - Rural Coaching Scholarship
Applications are now closed. Applicant's will be advised of the decision by the 15th April 2013.
The Women in Swimming Rural Coaching Scholarship (WSRCS) is a partnership between Swimming Australia Ltd (SAL) and the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) aimed at providing quality opportunities to women and increasing the number of female coaches in Australia.
WSRCS will target individuals who might not otherwise be able to access high quality coaching education from rural or remote communities. WSCS will provide candidates with:
· Opportunity to access high quality coach education
· Opportunity to attend the 2013 ASCTA convention
· Opportunity to attain a nationally recognised coaching accreditation
In a broader sense the scholarship will benefit swimming communities by providing coaches who are suitably qualified to service swimming members.
This year we are accepting applications for both the bronze and silver course.
Successful candidates will be provided with travel and accommodation assistance in addition to the cost of enrolment in the Bronze Coaching Course or a significantly reduced enrolment fee for the Silver Coaching Course during the 2013 ASCTA Convention.
Please contact Andrew Twigg at andrew.twigg@swimming.org.au if you have any questions.
Gold Coaching Course
As part of Swimming Australia's ongoing commitment to the delivery of a world class high performance coach accreditation the Gold Coaching Course is held in conjunction with the ASCTA Convention.
The following is a link to the course information for 2013 and the application form.
2013 Gold Course Application Form and Information
Applications close 7 March 2013. Please contact tim.arnold@swimming.org.au or 02 6219 5600 for additional information.
National Coach Accreditation Information
Australian swimming coaches gain their accreditation through a multi-level competency based training system that recognises acquired knowledge, practical experience and coaching performance (in the case of ‘advanced’ qualifications). Swimming Australia, as the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) responsible for swimming, belongs to the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) of the Australian Sports Commission. The NCAS sets general guidelines for the development of course structures and pathways for recognition of coaching qualifications.
ASCTA administers the NCAS database on behalf of Swimming Australia and issues an annual licence upon compliance with State ‘Working With Children’ legislation and completion of ASCTA membership.
The link between learn to swim instruction and junior swimming coaching is an essential part of the coach development pathway. Swimming Australia has offered ASCTA the challenge of course delivery in this area and has transferred the former NCAS Green course content to ASCTA to commence delivery of Swim Australia Teacher of Competitive Strokes course (formally Junior Squad and Assistant Coach courses).
The aim of each tier of the accreditation system is to benchmark the competencies a coach should be able to demonstrate.
Bronze Coach – This is the ‘club coach’ standard in Australia. A Bronze Coach has been trained to plan, conduct, evaluate and modify swimming programs that will enable swimmers to compete at club / district and State level competitions. The Bronze Coach will work with a wide range of ages and abilities within a club or squad environment.
Silver Coach – This is the ‘performance coach’ and is the first coaching level where ‘swimmer performance’ is evaluated. The Silver Coach must complete an advanced course covering the theoretical aspects of coaching and athlete performance. The Silver coach will have demonstrated the ability to coach swimmers competing at State and National age competitions.
Gold Coach – This is the ‘high performance coach’ and is an advanced coaching qualification that includes a theory component, independent study and research, as well as demonstrated coaching performance. The Gold Coach will have demonstrated the ability to coach swimmers competing successfully at National open championships.
Additional to the above accreditation levels, Swimming Australia present the following qualification to our medal winning national team coaches:
Platinum Coach – This is the Gold Coach that has demonstrated competency to undertake coaching duties as a member of an Australian Team. Performance standards required of the Platinum Coach will include; medal-winning performances at World Championships and/or Olympic Games.
Coaches having entered the accreditation scheme are eligible to complete additional courses for coaching Open Water Swimmers or Coaching Swimmers with a Disability to gain knowledge and have their expertise in these fields recognised through accreditation in these specialist areas.
Swimming Coach Accreditation Pathway (36KB)
Bronze Accreditation Course Syllabus (153KB)
Bronze RCC Application (240KB)
Silver Accreditation Course Syllabus (123KB)
Silver Performance Criteria Application (Updated - August 2012)
Silver RCC Application (238KB)
Gold Accreditation Course Syllabus (128KB)
Gold RCC Application (271KB)
Platinum Syllabus (197KB)
Platinum Guidelines and Application (249KB)
Update Form - Coach Accreditation (134KB)
ASCTA Coach Code Agreement & Coaches Behavioural Guidelines
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Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association
Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) is a professional membership organisation made up of coaches and teachers of swimming, who are responsible for maintaining the high ethical and educational standards of coaches as one of the nine stakeholder groups of Swimming Australia. Coach Members of ASCTA are also members of Swimming Australia. ASCTA assists Swimming Australia in the administration of accreditation courses and the licensing of qualifications to coach.
Swimming Australia and ASCTA work very closely together, to continue to provide coaches with the most up to date and proficient resources of coach accreditation services available.
Swimming Australia also combine resources and expertise in the development of the GO CLUB program, for the future development and strength of our sport and our swimming clubs.
Coach Accreditation and Review Management Advisory Committee (CARMAC)
The Coach Accreditation and Review Management Advisory Committee (CARMAC) is a Swimming Australia committee, set up to monitor, review and recommend enhancements to the coach accreditation system in Australia.
Swimming Australia CARMAC members and contact emails:
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Name |
Surname |
State |
Note |
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Paul |
Bruce |
WA |
Chair |
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Ross |
Gage |
ASCTA |
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Kirsty |
Greening |
VIC |
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Darren |
Howard |
NSW |
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Brendan |
Keogh |
QLD |
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Terry |
Lalor |
ASCTA |
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Vince |
Raleigh |
QLD |
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Tim |
Arnold |
SAL |
Secretary |
GO CLUB Coach Program
The GO CLUB Coach Program is a joint initiative between ASCTA and Swimming Australia, to assist in club development, through the education and mentoring of club coaches.
Junior Sport
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