If you are an existing member of the club or are interested in becoming a member of Armagh Swimming Club, please complete the attached forms and return them to the Registration Secretary @ the ASC Swim Desk, Orchard Leisure Centre Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT60 1AT

CLUB COACH Role To oversee the overall training of swimmers, ensuring proper training for competitive swimmers, developers, etc, source training opportunities for volunteers and to ensure they have attended a Child Protection course. Skills Main Duties Commitment Variable ongoing commitment Benefits to Self Satisfaction of helping others to achieve their full potential LEVEL 2 SWIM…

Club Children’s Officers The Club Children’s Officer should be child-centred in focus and should have as his/her primary aim the establishment of a child centred ethos within the club. S/he is the link between the children and the adults in the club. S/he also takes responsibility for monitoring and reporting to the Club Committee on…

Position Name Chair Johnny McGilly Secretary Mairead Donnelly Treasurer Ryan McVeigh Club Childrens Officer Marie Millar Committee Member Sue Coulter Committee Member Paula Conroy Committee Member Stanley McGoldrick Committee Member Mary Leer

Junior One Junior Two Senior One Senior Two BOYS 7-10yr 10-12yr 12-14yr 15+ GIRLS 7-9YR 9-11YR 11-13YR 14+ Streamline, balance, body line, technique in all strokes. Sculling and “feel for water” Development of Starts & Turns. Focus on Fundamentsls Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed), Advanced drills, “build” stroke, better awareness and discipline, refine turn technique, apply…

Contact with Schools In addition, we work closely with the Leisure Centre and in particular with the person in charge of swim lessons. Also, we leave leaflets at the reception giving details on Swimming Club membership. Contact the Leisure Centre Each year, we help the Council run their Apple Blossom Swimming Gala which involves all…

Communication within the Club is via three routes: (i) a Club notice-board where we post swimmers PBs, Club Records, Gala information (e.g. team, location, transport arrangements, etc), dates and location of social events, plus information on upcoming committee meetings, (ii) a Club newsletter where we high-light different swim events 9see Appendix for a sample newsletter),…

Armagh Swimming Club has an open policy as regards swimmers with disabilities. In the past, we had swimmers with a range of physical disabilities, some of a minor nature while others were more extensive. Examples of these include swimmers with hearing problems; also one of our most talented disability swimmer only had one limb. Yet,…

What is the first question that people usually ask children when they see your child after a gala or training? “Did you win?” Many of us have been raised to put scoreboard results ahead of everything else. Sure, as Responsible Sport Parents we care about the scoreboard. But we also know that some of the…