Swim21 Everything you need to know

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Swim21 Everything you need to know!

• Jane Roche CSC North Yorkshire
• 12th September 2009

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swim21

• ASA accreditation scheme which
• Recognises quality
• Covers all disciplines and at all levels
• Acts as a planning and development tool that is
  accessible to all clubs
• Is module based compliance, workforce
  development and athlete development

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swim21 Whats New?

• Revision / streamlining of criteria
• Addition of the Foundation Level
• One accreditation pathway
• Logo change
• Project Saturn

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Getting started

• Register your interest
• Decide which level of accreditation you would
  like to apply for
• Start to collect as much evidence as you can to
  show what you do
• Your CSC will contact you to discus future
  developments
• Commitment

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Collecting the evidence

• Set up a working group or sub committee
• Use templates
• Break it down and into blocks of 8 10 items
• Start with the easy items
• Work with your CSC to make sure you are on the
  right lines
• Hold monthly swim21 meetings / swim21 agenda item
  at committee meetings
• Work with a swim21 Buddy or local clubs

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Useful websites

• www.britishswimming.org
• www.runningsports.org
• www.sportengland.org
• www.sportscoachuk.org
• www.aquaticstrategies.org

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Your file is complete?

• Step 1 - CSC will review the swim21 file
• Step 2 - Regional Panel
• Step 3 - National Panel
• Panels meet quarterly
• Your Certificate will be sent out to you!

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Re-validation

• Whats next?
• Yearly process
• Clubs submit a new action plan, report back on
  the last action plan and complete the
  revalidation paperwork
• Allows the CSC to remain in contact with the club

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Action planning! THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF
SWIM21

• What is the vision for your club and how do you
  intend to get there?
• Look at Whole Club Development
• Be realistic
• Maximum 15 action points
• Club and stage specific

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The benefits

• Recognition
• That you are a quality and safe club who are
  organised, proactive and sustainable
• Local and National recognition
• Additional Sport England Club Mark Accreditation
• Certificate for you to display
• Athlete Development
• Swimmers achieve their full potential
• Club workforce is well trained and valued
• spread the workload, more organised and better
  resourced

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Benefits

• Funding
• Grant Aid
• National and Local Funding Streams
• Preferential rates on some NPTS products
• Negotiation Tool
• The opportunity to develop
• Local projects / PESSYP funding
• Highlighted for Volunteer Projects (e.g. Step
  into Sport)
• Priority for the CSC
• CPD vouchers

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Darlington ASC

• Began process early 2008 and accredited in
  September 08 at Skill Development for Swimming
  and Teaching for Diving
• Regular 6 8 week meetings with PSDO. 1 main
  swim21 co-ordinator who liaised with others in
  the club
• Awarded 1000 towards qualifications through Tees
  Valley Sport
• Bid for an Awards for All grant to support
  workforce needs, equipment and discipline
  development.
• Highlighted by the Local Authority to receive
  funding to develop their disability section
• We feel that swim21 accreditation is essential
  for all clubs these days it ensures the club is
  being managed to a nationally recognised
  standard, their training is being delivered
  safely by suitably qualified staff
  who are regularly updated and that the
  club is working
  within the ASA structure for LTAD

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swim21 Celebration Event Neptune, Feb 09

• 2008 saw 8 new accreditations awarded to clubs in
  the Tees Valley
• A swim21 celebration event was organised to
  recognise their achievement along with those of
  existing swim21 clubs
• Steve Parry led a warm up, delivered poolside
  activities testing reaction time and body
  position and a water session looking at
  streamlining in dives, turns and stokes
• Clubs were presented their swim21 certificates by
  Steve

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Famous Quotes

• It took about 6 months to complete our Swim21,
  although the club seem to have started it a few
  times before! We gathered information from our
  pool provider, other swim clubs, the ASA website
  and our local swim21 co-ordinator's experience
  was really useful.  It now means the club is
  running a structured programme with a team that
  are all singing from the same hymn-sheet.  The
  most difficult thing at the time was finding
  enough money to put all the committee and coaches
  through the courses to keep them up-to-date, but
  the final result was great and now the team
  really function as a team. Debbie Williams,
  Billingham ASC.
• Best action ever by the club! Alnwick Dolphins.
• Swim21 has created a stronger bond and a
  willingness to share resources
  between clubs. Sedgefield 75 Swimming Club.

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Important contacts N D

• Senior CSC Tees Valley -
• Di Wilson diane.wilson_at_swimming.org
• CSC Tyne and Wear -
• Kate Smith kate.smith_at_swimming.org
• CSC Northumberland -
• Jenny Glossop jenny.glossop_at_swimming.org
• CSC Co. Durham -
• Duane Newton duane.newton_at_swimming.org

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Important contacts Y H

• Senior CSC South Yorkshire -
• Gemma Ripley gemma.ripley_at_swimming.org
• CSC West Yorkshire -
• Vicky Norman vicky.norman_at_swimming.org
• CSC Humber -
• Zoe Howe zoe.howe_at_swimming.org
• CSC North Yorkshire -
• Jane Roche jane.roche_at_swimming.org

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ASA NE Region

• Regional Office
• Jo Short jo.short_at_swimming.org / 01325 481260

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• Your swim21 journey continues here...
• Questions?