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Thanks to everyone who so quickly completed the five step process for enrolment, although opening registration a little later than we had hoped we have had an overwhelming response and are fully

1 WWSC NEWSLETTER No 18 October, 2016 Message from the Board Helpful things to know about training Welcome to the 2016/17 summer season. We are very happy to see that there is a great mix of new and returning families for the 2016/17 season. Thanks to everyone who so quickly completed the five step process for enrolment, although opening registration a little later than we had hoped we have had an overwhelming response and are fully booked for Monday afternoons and Wednesday afternoons for the inside pool. This summer in addition to the agreement to the Code of Conduct as part of the online registration process we introduced collection of a hard copy. The coaches spoke with each swimmer, either as a group or one on one where needed, to talk about expectations. We hope that this allows the swimmers to be aware of and know the foundations on which the club operates which will in turn lead to a more enjoyable experience for all. At the Board meeting on 12 October items for discussion included: an update on memberships and session bookings; a change to the refund policy for training fees for those who pay upfront (NSW Swimming membership refunds are not possible); upcoming Riverina carnival that we are hosting; SISA long course Championships; development of Bylaws to sit alongside the constitution; new electronic scoreboard; and funding applications for new equipment along with the usual reports. Please contact one of the board members if you would like more information about items discussed or have something you would like discussed at a future meeting. The lanes are broken down into squad and ability levels and the order that the children swim in is completely up to the coach. The order is very important to making the lane operate effectively and can be altered during a training session. Coaches are continually assessing the swimmers and as their skills develop to the required level the coaching team will advise if a swimmer is ready to progress to the next squad. Occasionally swimmers may be moved lanes depending on the drills being swum and their individual skills. At training skills are more important than speed the correct technique takes time to develop and correct technique will lead to more speed. As you can appreciate it is really important that coaches concentrate on the swimmers during training sessions so we ask that if parents need to talk to the coaches please do so before the start or at the end. If a swimmer has an injury it is important to tell their coach each time they get in the pool. Coaches are able to modify drills to accommodate injuries but they must have up to date information about the injury to determine what is suitable.

What are the various swimming organisations? There are four levels in the swimming governance hierarchy. 1. National: Swimming Australia has oversight of all swimming in Australia. 2.

2 What are the various swimming organisations? There are four levels in the swimming governance hierarchy. 1. National: Swimming Australia has oversight of all swimming in Australia. 2. State: Swimming NSW sits below Swimming Australia. 3. Area: In NSW there are 12 areas who govern and provide local athlete development opportunities for specific geographical regions of the state. In Wagga we are part of Southern Inland Swimming Association (along with 39 other clubs) area. Southern Inland is broken into 3 regions/zones being Murray, South West and Riverina and we fall in to the Riverina region. 4. Local: At the local level there are the clubs who directly service members. Wagga has our club (WWSC) and Wagga Asthma Club. SISA Regional Development Day for Swimmers, Coaches and Officials (Parents) Date: Sunday 23/10/16 Bookings Close: 4pm 20/10/16 Venue: Oasis Aquatic Centre, Wagga Wagga Swimmers To be eligible to enrol in this opportunity swimmers must meet the following criteria: Minimum 8 years Can swim 50M free in under 1:00 Can swim 50M back, 50M breast and 25M fly legally Registered swimmer of a SISA affiliated Club Swimming Timetable: 10:00am Check in and Register 10:30am Free & Back 12:30pm Lunch 1:00pm Breast & Fly 3:00pm End Cost: $10/swimmer (this includes pool entry) Guest Coaches: Les Barclay & Noel Poynter To book in, could all swimmers and coaches please Tap-Ky Duong, SISA Development Convenor on gtaquatics1@yahoo.com.au Officials There will be an official s workshop held at the same time. Parents are encouraged to volunteer to become an official to help make swim meets run smoother. Time: Workshop Offered: 10:30am 3:00pm NSW Swimming Officials Pathway (Check Starter & Clerk of the Course Marshalling ) There is some online component that needs to be completed prior to this workshop, details will be provided upon registration. Lunch will be provided on the day and a $20 Travel Allowance will be paid to parents who volunteer to do the Official s Workshop. To register for the Officials Workshop please Kayleen Murphy, SISA Area Technical Convenor on kayleenmurphy.wwsc@gmail.com

3 Looking for Sponsors for our Carnival Our club will be hosting a local carnival on Saturday 19 th November at the Oasis. The Board would love to hear from any businesses or families interested in sponsoring an event at the carnival. For $50 you will have a naming rights to a race (printed in the program and announced on the day), be acknowledged in our newsletter and thanked profusely! Please waggaswimclub@gmail.com or talk to one of the Board members prior to 3 rd November if interested. Georgina Hope Foundation 2016 JX Awardees The Australian Junior Excellence Program (JX) recognises, rewards and encourages junior swimmers who, through their development of aquatic skills and fitness, achieve a high standard of swimming excellence. Swimmers aged from 9 to 16 years, who accomplish times set by Swimming Australia, qualify at Gold, Silver, Bronze or Green standard, depending on their best performance/s during the season. This week the packs for the 2016 awardees arrived so if you see some swimmers receiving a bag of goodies give them a pat on the back, they earned it. Upcoming Carnivals Club members are not required to attend zone/regional carnivals but there are plenty of opportunities if you are looking for carnivals to attend. Your NSW Swimming membership will allow you to enter carnivals throughout the State and also interstate (additional clearance required by club Race Secretary) and many now have online entries. To do online entries you will need your user name and log on so keep it in a safe spot when you become a member as you will need it at various times throughout the year. There are a few different types of carnivals which include: Development Meets have Break Times for each event on their flyer. A Break time means that if you have official race times that are faster than the time on the flyer you can t enter those races. You do not need to have any official times to enter development meets. Development meets are a great introduction to bigger swimming carnivals. Qualifying Meets may have qualifying times which will be noted on the flyer, others don t have qualifying times. You need an official time faster than the time on the flyer to be able to enter. Times recorded at these meets will also be uploaded to NSW Swimming website. Some of these meets require minimum entry times- these times can be earnt at time trials, development meets and other qualifying meets. What if there are no times noted on the carnival? If there are no times noted on the flyer then it is open to all registered swimmers.

Below are a few of the upcoming carnivals and club nights however there are plenty more carnivals that can be found at any of the following sites: SISA https://southerninlandnsw.swimming.org.au/page.

html Date Event Location Entries 28 Oct Club Night 1 Oasis Online 29 30 Oct Telopea Meet AIS Online 4 Nov Club Night 2 Oasis Online 5 Nov Barellan 25m Sprint Development carnival Barellan Through our

4 Below are a few of the upcoming carnivals and club nights however there are plenty more carnivals that can be found at any of the following sites: SISA Ovens and Murray ACT Swimming Date Event Location Entries 28 Oct Club Night 1 Oasis Online Oct Telopea Meet AIS Online 4 Nov Club Night 2 Oasis Online 5 Nov Barellan 25m Sprint Development carnival Barellan Through our Race Secretary 6 Nov Albury North Lavington Meet Through our Race Secretary 11 Nov Club Night 3 Oasis Online Nov Woden Qualifying Meet AIS Online 13 Nov Newman Shield Griffith Through our Race Secretary 17 Nov Club Night 4 Oasis Online 19 Nov Wagga Meet Oasis (see note on next page) WWSC members only entries to?? Did you know?? WWSC members are eligible for group membership to the Oasis which saves you money a family will save $174 and an individual $110. If you don t have membership you can still have vouchers loaded onto a tag so the kids can scan in and not have to have money (which occasionally gets lost or accidently spent at the school tuckshop)

5 Albury Carnival A group of 11 club members headed down the road to Albury on 16 th October for one of the first summer carnivals. There were lots of great swims and times including a truck load of PBs. Wagga Carnival We will be putting out a call for some assistance for the carnival. We will need to provide a large number of timekeepers, food for officials and other jobs on the day. With this and the call for sponsors in mind the Board decided to wave the entry fees for up to 5 swims for WWSC members who want to compete in our upcoming carnival on November 19 so instead of doing your entries online please them.

6 Wagga Wagga Swimming Club Long Course Meet Date 19 th November, Warm up pm. Start time 1.00 pm Oasis Aquatic Centre, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga. Entry Fee $5.00 per individual event - Age as at day of meet. All events are timed finals. Conducted under the rules of Swimming Australia Ltd and Swimming NSW Ltd. Age groups events are conducted concurrently as timed finals. Male Female Age group Distance Stroke 1 2 Open 400m IM 3-8 Open 200m Breast/Back or Fly & Under, 11-12, 13-14, Backstroke yrs & U 25m Backstroke & U, 9-10,11-12, 13-14, Breaststroke Open 200m Freestyle & U, 11-12, Butterfly & U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, Freestyle & U 25m Breaststroke & U, 11-12,13-14, Breaststroke & U, 9-10,11-12, Backstroke & U, 11-12, m Individual Medley & U, 9-10,11-12, Butterfly & U 25m Freestyle & U, 11-12, 13-14, Freestyle & U 25m Butterfly Open 200 All Strokes either Back, Breast, Fly Open 400 Freestyle 50 metre pool 10 lanes warm up/cool down facilities available SAT timing 25m Events: If you enter a 25m event you cannot enter a longer distance event in that stroke at this meet. Awards for the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd boy and girl in age groups listed. Entries-Race Secretaries Information Chq payable to WWSC Inc. Electronic payment preferred: BSB: ACC: ONLINE entries available Electronic entries through your club to:. Entries close 9 th November, All files/information available on our website:

SOUTHERN INLAND SWIMMING ASSOCIATION INC. Griffith Amateur Swimming Club Riverina Zone Newman Shield Meet Date 13th November 2016. Warm up 10.00am. Start time 10.45am.

7 SOUTHERN INLAND SWIMMING ASSOCIATION INC. Griffith Amateur Swimming Club Riverina Zone Newman Shield Meet Date 13th November Warm up 10.00am. Start time 10.45am. Pool,address Wayeela Street, Griffith. Entry Fee $4:00 per individual event. Relays no charge Age as at day of meet. All events are timed finals. SNSW Rules apply. Age groups events are conducted concurrently as timed finals Swimmers 8 years and under will receive RULE CONSIDERATIONS (No Disqualification) at Riverina Zone Meets Male Female Age group Distance Stroke yrs & under, 11yrs, 200m Individual Medley 3 4 7yrs & under 25m Freestyle 5 6 8yrs & under, 9yrs, 10yrs, 15yrs Freestyle 29 Club Relay 12yrs & under yrs & Under, 11yrs, yrs & under, 9yrs, 10yrs, 15yrs 300m 6 x Freestyle 3 boys, 3 girls Butterfly Butterfly yrs & Under 25m Butterfly yrs & under, 11yrs, Freestyle yrs & under, 9yrs, 10yrs, 15yrs yrs & Under, 11yrs, Backstroke Backstroke yrs & under 25m Backstroke 30 Club Relay 13yrs & under 300m 6 x Freestyle 3 boys, 3 girls yrs & under, 9yrs, 10yrs, 15yrs Breaststroke yrs & Under, 11yrs,12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs Breaststroke yrs & Under 25m Breaststroke yrs & Under,11yrs, 200m Freestyle 31 Club Relay OPEN 300m Maximum of 2 teams per club for relays. Medals for 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd Boy and Girl in Age groups listed Chq payable to GSC. Electronic payment preferred: BSB: Acc: griffith.swimming.org.au through your club only to: griffithswimmingclub@gmail.com Entries close 4th November, x Freestyle 3 boys, 3 girls

SISA Development Squad Information Booklet 2017/2018 Season

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