WRAP UP SHANGHAI MAGNUSSEN CONQUERS THE WORLD

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1 JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION VOLUME 28#1 SEPTEMBER 2011 SHANGHAI MAGNUSSEN CONQUERS THE WORLD WRAP UP ALSO INSIDE THIS BUMPER 68 PAGE ISSUE: 10 Minutes with David Urquhart The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches Gold Licence Research Project - Matt Brown Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association Celebrating Excellence in Professional Development FINAL.indd 1 6/09/ :36:42 AM

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5 JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Volume 28. No 1 - September 2011 FEATURES Minutes with David Urquhart 33 Coaches offer Adult Swimmers Cup of Eternal Youth 42 asctaqld and asctansw Conferences 46 Drugs, Alcohol and the Swimmer CONTENTS South East Asian Aquatic Conference HIGH PERFORMANCE 10 Gold Licence Research Project - Matt Brown 26 Missile Man Magnussen's Golden Blast in Shanghai 29 Brant Saves Best for Worlf Championships YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 50 The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches 58 Feedback Methods That Work 42 DEVELOPING THE SWIM INDUSTRY 21 History of Coaches Associations in Australia 34 Long Term Development in Swimming - Vince Raleigh REGULARS 58 Swimming in Australia Publisher: ASCTA PO Box 158, Beerwah QLD, 4519 Ph: F: E: mail@ascta.com W: 8 Editorial 54 asctacares 55 asctaoffice 56 asctamembership 56 asctaaccreditation 57 asctamultimedia 57 asctashop 60 Swim Australia Update 65 The Swimmer 66 asctacalendar All copy is subject to acceptance by the publisher. All advertisers must ensure that their advertisements comply strictly with the requirements of all federal legislation. The publisher reserves the right to reject copy without giving any reason or explanation. The Swimming in Australia Publisher, ASCTA, strongly advises all concerned that any attempts to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited without the written permission of the publisher and the Author. Any infringements of copyright will be dealtwith accordingly. Views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Board of ASCTA. Photography Acknowledgements: Ian MacNicol, Swimming Australia, Delly Carr Sportshoot Photography, Jay Johnston, Lachlan Searle, Swim Australia, David Speechley,James Unwin, Stock Exchange (sxc.hu) engindeniz, Vinny Prime, Cover Photograph courtesy Swimming Australia, by Ian MacNicol Designed by: James Unwin james.unwin@ascta.com SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA FINAL.indd 5 6/09/ :36:48 AM

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8 EDITORIAL REGULARS FROM THE CEO'S DESK By the time this is in your hands, several Australian Teams will be back in the country, having savoured intense international competition. Congratulations to all who performed to their expectations at the USA National Championships, California; World Open Water and World Championships, Shanghai; Para Pan Pacific Championships, Edmonton; World University Games, Shenzhen; and World Junior Championships, Lima. Depending on the postie the Team at the Commonwealth Youth Games, Isle of Man; will be getting ready, competing or coming home... the appropriate wishes to them too. The National Head Coach, Leigh Nugent, and the various Team Coaches will be leading all in resetting their sights for the 2012 Olympic Games, London. No doubt, many other Coaches around Australia will be also setting their charges for - first things first the Trials. Adelaide will be the place to be for hot swimming. Before wandering from the High Performance arena, special congratulations to Brant Best on his input into the success of Australia s latest World Champion the Missile. James Magnussen would want him duly recognised. And the other World Champion: the Australian Men s 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team hats off to their Coaches too. One year on and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive for ASCTA s additional, free Member services: SwimTIPS and Inside Coaching. Congratulations to editors ; respectively: Barbara Nolan and Michael Ursu. To that suite has been added another popular publication: SwimBIZ. ASCTA views enhancing Member services as critical. To that end, it is important that those Premium Members receive more than just the vote and the Licence Premium Members will now be receiving the DVD of the last WA Coaches Conference. Shortly, they will also exclusively receive a DVD of Dr Ralph Richard s collection of stroke drills. More exclusives to follow for the Premiums: DVDs of the asctaqld, asctansw, asctavic and 8 asctawa Conferences. Premium members will shortly also be receiving an ASCTA lanyard and plastic sleeve to carry their premium cards in when on pool deck so that they are more easily identifiable. This leads into a big thank you for all those at Branch level who have (Queensland and New South Wales) or will be soon (Victoria and Western Australia) contributing to highly successful State Conferences. With such commitment and expertise, ASCTA remains lean, efficient and effective. Importantly though, where Branches are small, ASCTA is now taking the lead to ensure such valuable events happen nationwide. The first annual SwimSOUTH Conference has just been conducted in Adelaide. The second annual SwimTASSIE Conference will run in Hobart in September. The Perth event in October, sees the combining of the annual Swim Australia event, SwimWEST Conference, with the WA Coaches Conference will see the inaugural SwimNT Conference. This is the result of positive partnering between ASCTA, its Branches and the respective State Swimming Association. A lot can happen in a year! Also one year on, the performance coming out of the relocated asctaoffice has been nothing short of incredible. Service across all business areas has gone up to a new level. The other core communication and dissemination of information has also risen; with regular, high quality media such as the Swimming in Australia magazine, E-Splashes, SwimTIPS, SwimBIZ and Inside Coaching. ASCTA s venture into Teacher Accreditation (Swim Australia Teacher program - SAT) continues to exceed expectations. The recently launched SAT of Learners with Disability accreditation course, with its video-laden CD-ROM, has been a great hit. Next cab off the rank will be the SAT of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse. More world leading products from ASCTA. SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA With the SAT program nearly in place, a renewed focus is to be placed on Coach development. Already a number of discussions have taken place with key stakeholders to gauge opinions. Many more are still to be sort (members input is most welcome of course please send your thoughts to me). ASCTA, together with SAL and the various State Swimming Associations, want to ensure that we have the world s leading Coach development program operating on our shores. PS. Please note that the asctaconvention 2012 (24 April 1 May) includes Anzac Day. To incorporate this unique occasion, the usual program will be suitably modified and some Anzac themes included. Start your planning now to be at the Sofitel Gold Coast for the world s leading swimming professional development event. PPS. As I pen this piece, Swimming Australia Limited (SAL) will be holding a Forum in a few days time. Strategic Planning and Governance is the agenda. This is will be the first such event in around a decade. From the discussions should flow vision, strategy and operations to take the sport of swimming in Australia to grand new levels of excellence. Best Wishes, Ross Gage ASCTA Chief Executive Officer FINAL.indd 8 6/09/ :37:21 AM

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