VOL. XVII No. 2 MARCH-APRIL 2001 Mailing Address PO Box 824, Lavington NSW 2641 Email [email protected] Web Site www.ascta.com Membership Enquiries Phone: 02 6041 6077 or Fax: 02 6041 4282 ASCTA Insurance Brokers 1300 300 511 CONTENTS Coach Education and Professional Development (Michael Public Liability Insurance – A Necessity rather than a Ursu) ................................................................................ 1 Consideration (Michael Catts) ....................................... 31 What Price Ego? (Ken Wood) .......................................... 2 Determinant Factors Related to Variation in Butterfly Training Progression for Younger Age Group Swimmers Velocity (ISBS Swimming 2000).................................... 33 (David Pyne) .................................................................... 6 A Non-linear Approach to the Analysis & Modelling of Coaching – Do we really do it the correct way? (Peter Training & Adaptation in Swimming (ISBS Swimming Ruddock): ......................................................................... 7 2000) .............................................................................. 34 10x100 Swim Test Protocol (Wayne Goldsmith) ............. 9 Pool Administration made easy with ClassSmart .......... 40 Standard Strategies (Russell Parsons)............................ 15 Alternative Fluid Dynamic Explanation for Propulsion in What Makes a Good Coach?.......................................... 16 Front Crawl Swimming (ISBS Swimming 2000)............ 45 Principles of Club Operation (John Leonard) ................ 18 Beyond Race Analysis (ISBS Swimming 2000) ............. 52 Surviving the Festive Season (Dr Louise Burke) ........... 23 WSCA Newsletter.......................................................... 57 Asthma, Swimming & the Buteyko Institute Method of Breathing Reconditioning (Paul O’Connell).................. 25 Swimming in Crisis – Australian Open Water falls by the wayside (Chris Guesdon) ............................................... 29 SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA is published six times annually. 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Any infringements of copyright will be dealt with accordingly. Views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Board of ASCTA. SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA – March-April 2001 COACH EDUCATION During 1990, the Federal Government initiated action to improve the skill level of Australian workers & across all industries … “TOWARDS A SKILLED AUSTRALIA”. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Federal Government’s initiative in workplace training and assessment led to the formation of the By MichaelUrsu, Executive Director Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to direct a revised Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. Personnel associated with the aquatic industry have become familiar with the training of swimming and Key features of the revised VET system include … water safety teachers and coaches. • A national framework for all education and In the teaching area, the AUSTSWIM Teacher of training throughout Australia – the Australian Swimming and Water Safety certificates became the Qualification Framework (AQF). The AQF benchmark for those wishing to teach swimming. aims at providing consistency of qualifications across the nation. In coaching, the Levels I, II and III swimming coaching awards, endorsed by the Australian The qualifications in the Australian Qualification Coaching Council and administered by Australian Frame are shown in the following table… Swimming, are nationally recognised. The current means of becoming qualified swimming teachers and coaches is facing change, owing to a Federal Government initiative. Vocational Education & Secondary School Sector Higher Education Sector Training Sector Doctoral Degree Masters Degree Graduate Diploma Graduate Certificate Bachelor Degree Advanced Diploma Advanced Diploma Diploma Diploma Certificate IV Certificate III Senior Secondary Certificate II Certificate of Education Certificate I Owing to the significant change in VET, and the • Training Packages to provide building blocks knowledge that training package qualifications will for all vocational education and training replace currently accredited courses, the ASCTA programs aimed at eliminating previously Board decided to carry out a review of the Coach disconnected approaches to standards, Education System. programs, qualifications and learning resources. The review led ASCTA to apply to become a Registered Training Organisation. ASCTA sought to • Assurances that certificates of competence become a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to issued by Registered Training Organisations enable it to provide Nationally Recognised Training (RTO’s) are recognised across Australia. and issue qualifications or statements of attainment recognised by government. ~~ 1 ~~ SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA – March-April 2001 Incidentally, ASCTA’s Registration Number, issued by the State Training Board of Victoria on 16th November 2000, is 20948. What Price Ego? ASCTA’s registration clearly defines the scope of By Ken Wood, Olympic Coach 2000 approved training and includes competency standards covering coaching practices, planning and evaluating training programs, catering for individual needs, drugs in sport issues, principles of movement in water, legal responsibilities teaching and coaching competitive strokes and emergency procedures. Currently, the ASCTA Board is … • Considering how best to endorse the government’s revised VET system. • Investigating how to modify the current courses for swimming coaches to encompass VET initiatives. So, your ambition is to coach an Olympic Medallist – or to be recognised as an Australian • Become more pro-active in the delivery of Team Coach. Great!! courses. I, personally, can recommend the immense feeling of achievement … the pride in knowing that the years ASCTA guarantees that, when changes to training of preparation and commitment have finally come to and assessment are implemented, CURRENT fruition. COACHES WILL NOT BE DISADVANTAGED. I cannot describe the feeling of intense relief and satisfaction that I felt during and after the Olympics Coaches will be advised of how to gain when I sat down and reflected on the five Olympic “RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING” to Medals that my young swimmers had won. This was align their swimming coaching qualifications with tempered a little by Geoff Huegill’s Olympic Record the Federal Government’s VET system. in the Semi Final of the 100m Butterfly and then a Bronze Medal in the Final, but overall I felt all the 3.30am Shower and Shaves six days a week for the past 20 years that I have been coaching at this level The ASCTA Board is committed to… (35 in total) were worth it after all. I thought it was a pretty good achievement to see both my female Breaststrokers in an Olympic 100m Final, with Leisel • Improving access to quality Coach Education (at 15 years) winning the Silver Medal and both girls Programs by delivering quality courses in all winning a Silver Medal in the Relay events. States. My personal success in this Great Event was, of course, shared, and in some cases surpassed, by my • Adopting a quality assurance system – peers. It was a great achievement for our coaches and including procedures for managing and swimmers. Australia is now a clear Number Two monitoring all training operations and Nation in the world, due in no small terms to the reviewing candidate satisfaction. contribution made by Head Coach, Don Talbot, who inspired and virtually demanded that coaches and swimmers “lift their game”. The coaches and Members will be informed of developments as they swimmers responded and the results are there for all occur during the year. to see. Our sport suddenly took a further step in profile and increased Australia’s swimming reputation as the most successful Olympic sport. Australian Swimming Inc., and its current sponsors, and the ~~ 2 ~~ SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA – March-April 2001 Australian Sports Commission, enjoyed by either the club’s management or committee from unprecedented recognition and success not the school’s Parents and Citizens Association. experienced since the halcyon days of 1956. ASI now In many cases, the coach is interviewed by either has a pretty big sword to wield when negotiating the committee at the start of employment and the large corporate sponsorships that are out there in the Conditions and Job Description are discussed and marketplace. agreed upon. If the coach has only a one or two year This requires efficient administration and an acute contract, he