Join our growing competitive swimming club!

We are looking for a new Head Coach to lead our team of coaches

We are also looking for one more assistant development coach to join our team if you prefer

HEAD COACH

Reporting to the volunteer committee role of Director of Coaching, the BASLC Head Coach will lead the design, development and implimentation of the clubs competitive swimming program across 5 squads of varying abilities.

The role includes, 

Coaching

To plan, implement and manage the Club’s swimming program in conjunction with the Coaching Team:

• Oversee the development of a season plan and meet calendar
• Organise squad timetables in consultation with the Coaching Team and Committee
• Document criteria for the makeup of squad and timetables
• Manage lane space
• Within the coaching team, establish the environment for a swimmer to set personal goals and the opportunity to achieve their potential by clearly communicating instructions and expectations of the coaching staff.
• Provide the appropriate level of supervision, support and development to all swimmers as individuals and as a part of a team at both junior and senior level.
• Detect and correct faults and improve skills of all swimmers.
• Maintain an understanding of the current and new directions in the coaching of swimming, and keep abreast of these advancements.
• Maintain and keep all qualifications current.
• Develop personal coaching skills and techniques and undertake further training as appropriate.

Administration

• Maintain a Squad list for each Squad and provide a copy of the attendance list to the Treasurer at the end of each month, or as agreed.
• Provide input to table at Committee meetings (as requested by the Committee) and provide input to monthly reports to the Club Committee’s nominated representative.
• Attend the Squad Training Sub-Committee meetings when requested, as required.
• Encourage swimmers to maintain personal log books of performance and times, and provide comments in the log books on a regular basis.
• Actively promote the development of the Club.
• Conduct and attend regular meetings with the other coaching staff and provide an environment to foster their development in coaching.
• Work as a member of the coaching team to develop and maintain roster for staffing of coaching, competitions, aggregates and any other events as defined.
• Submit Coaching article to the newsletter Editor for release within the Club Newsletter as required, requested.

Competitions

• Encourage participation at competitions of a suitable ability to the individual swimmers and advice on which events would be best suited to them.
• Assist swimmers through warm-up, pre-race instructions and post-race encouragement and appraisal.
• Record lap times of swimmers with these appraisals and possible areas of improvement.
• Sit with the Club at all times during Club approved meets.
• Attendance at minimum 2 Club Aggregates and 1 inter Club meet(s) per season.
• Attendance at Club Championship events.
• Attendance at rostered Club targeted meets