Basingstoke Bluefins Coaching Structure

Aims

The main aims of the structure are:

To improve the coaching performance of the club by having dedicated coaches for each squad who will be responsible for providing training programme, swimmer assessments and communications with parents.
To build a structure that is resilient to personnel changes and can act as a base for membership expansion.
To provide greater quality assurance by ensuring that a professional coach is present at every pool training session run by Bluefins, wherever it is held.

The Coaching Structure

Lead Coach

Jo Postins is Lead Coach and she leads the coaching team having overall responsibility for ensuring that the coaching staff meets the objectives set by the club committee and communicated by the management committee. This includes:

Developing club training schedules that meet the objectives in terms of swimming development and success in competitions
Overall gala coordination, determining which competitions club members should enter, ensuring team selection processes are in place and that there is suitable coaching and chaperone coverage.
Increasing club membership numbers
Meeting club budgets in terms of both squad income and training costs
Continued professional development of herself and other coaching staff within the club
Communication to members & the general public on club coaching & competition matters

Part-time Assistant Coach

Bluefins also employs two part-time Assistant Coaches who report to Jo Postins.

Brad McBain is responsible for the Training to Compete and Swimfit squads and Kate Robarts is responsible for the Training to Train and Swimskills squads.

They are accountable for:

Squad training schedule, both annual and termly
Reviewing and assessing squad members and suggesting potential squad movements
Ensuring coaching coverage and rotas for squads
Coaching at poolside
Initial point of contact for all parental questions over coaching matters
On occasion acting as club coach for away galas, championships and open meets

Community Coach

Bluefins is currently advertising for a full-time Community Coach. When appointed the Community Coach will report to Jo Postins.

The Community Coach

Will be responsible for the Fundamentals squad
Will support Tony Bamberger with the Swimfit 3 (disability) squads
Will have the same accountabilities as the Assistant Coaches.

In addition the Community coach will work with key partners to develop and promote links within the Basingstoke and Deane Borough and create sustainable and interactive partnerships that bring the benefits of swimming to targeted communities in innovative ways.

Volunteer Coaches

The professional team is supported by a squad of volunteer coaches without whom the club would not able to function.

Lead Teacher

As we all know a successful teaching programme is critical to the club�s future as it provides future members and funding for the squad training activities. As Lead Teacher, Sue Lambert has overall responsibility for ensuring that the teaching programme meets the objectives set by the committee. Reporting into the management committee, Sue leads the teaching team.

The Lead Teacher is responsible for

Developing a teaching program that meets its objectives in terms of number of children learning to swim and number of children progressing to competitive swimming within the club, liaising with the coaching staff to ensure a smooth transition
Meeting club budgets in terms of income from lessons and associated costs, including pool hire and payments to teachers
Continued professional development of herself and other teaching staff within the club
Communication to members, their parents and the general public on teaching matters
Liaison with schools
Liaison with local authorities and the ASA

Administrator

Alison Osmond provides administrative support to the club and reports to Jo Postins.