Getting Started

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• Joining a Swim Club
   

• Skills Academy​

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​Understanding the Sports System

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•⁠  ⁠Licensed Meets Explained

•⁠  ⁠Swim England Rankings Explained

•⁠  ⁠County Qualifying Times Explained

•⁠  ⁠World Aquatic Points Explained (WA Pts)

 

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The Development Process
 

• Goal Setting (Why We Set Goals)
   

• Age Group Performance Goal Setting
   

• Why Young Swimmers Should Race Every Event
   

• The Optimal Athlete Development Framework (OADF
   

• Early Success or the Late Developer (Why early results don't always predict long-term swimming success)
   

• General Guide to Nutrition

 

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Common Development Questions

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• Understanding Readiness for Squad Progression
   

• Reducing Niggles and Injuries with a Proper Land Warm Up
   

• Why Swimming Gets Harder Around Age 13⁠ (Why Swimmers Plateau and Why It's Normal)
   

• When Young Swimmers Appear Stalled

 

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Club Life

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•⁠  ⁠Volunteering (The People Behind Bluefins)
 

•⁠  ⁠Team Managers (The People Who Make Race Days Work)
 

•⁠  ⁠Officials (Be Part of the Action)
 

•⁠  ⁠Investing in Coaches' Learning
 

•⁠  ⁠Coaching Philosophy (An Eye for Detail)
 

•⁠  ⁠Coaching (Supporting the Coaching Environment)
 

 

Pre-Pool Warm Up, and Post Pool Stretching

Download, print out and keep in your kit bag the Aquatics GB recommended Pre-pool land warm up and post pool stretches.