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WSCA Jon Rudd 1

The President of the World Swimming Coach Association, Jon Rudd, shares some great ideas.

Sweetenham and Friederang for CS Magazine

Bill Sweetenham is arguably among the greatest coaches of anything. He happens to be a great swim coach, not by accident or even by his great fortune to have work with highly motivated and gifted athletes, but by plan, by selling that plan and execution to the level of Olympic and World Championship God and world records. He also loves to mentor and share his wealth of information and his talent to make complex wisdom understandable. Here he speak with Competitive Swimmer Magazines head coach and publisher Steve Friederang. Prepare to learn a lot about leadership and helping coaches, teams, and swimmers win in swimming and at life in this first instalment.

Sport For Development

The third Feb 2022 webinar in the 'People Planning and Funding' series: - Wlcoming different communities to the sector; Upskilling current staff in new roles. Guest Speakers: Lucy Supperstone, Director of Standards and Innovation at Sports Leaders, sheds light on the new Sport for Development qualification and how it can align with the current industry standards. Gary Laybourne, CEO of Coach Core, provides a first-hand account of using people plans and workforce development strategy to build more diverse organisations. Adele Tomey, Head of Learning and Development at Places Leisure, details how people plans for current staff can be implemented for an extended period of time, driving professional and organisational progression. Sarah Mortiboys, Senior Manager of Special Programmes at UK Coaching, joins the panel with a unique perspective on Sport for Development and its role in coach education.

Finding the Workforce Solution for you

The second Jan 2022 webinar in the 'People Planning and Funding' series: - What to look for in a training provider; - Your shopping list for workforce development; Case study: Norwich City Community Sports Foundation. Panel Guests: Niall Judge, Development Manager at Sport England, brings a sector-wide perspective on the Uniting the Movement vision and its application in workforce development. Sara Byrne, Education Manager at CIMSPA, has a direct line to the education standards in the sector, particularly in relation to staff training providers. Grace Fowkes, Education and Quality Assurance Coordinator at CIMSPA. Stevie Bramble, Head of Curriculum at Norwich City CSF, gives the panel a glimpse into the real-life implementation of people plans in the sport sector and their wider role in workforce development.

Why does Professional Workforce Development matter?

The first Nov 2021 webinar in the 'People Planning and Funding' series: - Workforce Development Myth-busting; guest speakers Lucy Moore, Head of Professional Workforce at Sport England, Natasha Eason, Interim Head of Education at CIMSPA, Sara Byrne, Education Manager, CIMPSA; - Funding FAQs and Case study: Active Oxfordshire whose CEO Paul Brivio implemented a bespoke staff training programme and is now reaping the rewards.

Daniel Dias - The Mind is the Only Limit

This Azura Learning video featues a conversation with Daniel Dias, the Paralympic swimmer who competed in a wide range of swimming events at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics, winning 27 medals, including 14 gold.

How to Plan Effective Pool Design Projects

Join industry-leading experts from Evoqua and Myrtha Pools for this webinar in whichs they take a closer look at funding concerns, choosing a designer, and recommended treatment technologies to ensure your facility is successful long-term.

Are learning styles a myth & is this a problem?

Dr Anna Stodter is Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Physical Education, Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University. In this video Dr Stodter discusses chapter 6 "Myths about Learning Styles in Sport Coach Education" from the book "Myths of Sport Coaching" edited by Dr Amy Whitehead & Jenny Coe

What's the difference between Learning and Performance?

Is it Learning or is it Performance? Could you tell the difference? Does it matter? One seems easy but doesn't produce long-term change, the other promotes better skill retention but is counter-intuitive for most. Prof. Chris Cushion talks specifically about the difference between Learning and Performance and why it should matter to you in your training / coaching practice.

Adam Peaty the GOAT

Interview with Adam Peaty, the greatest breaststroker of all time.

Dr Darren Britton - BPS DSEP Conference 2021 Interview

The Mastering the Mind Podcast, a BASES SEPAR Endorsed Resource, was invited to the2021 DSEP conference to support the division with creating original content by interviewing a variety of conference speakers about their research and reflections. This interview is with Dr. Darren Britton who is a lecturer in sport psychology at Solent University. Darren is also a chartered HCPC registered and BPS chartered sport and exercise psychologist, working with several individuals and organisations in the Southampton area. In this episode, Darren talks about the research he presented at the conference which was titled 'Having Impact, and Doing It Quickly: The Place of Single-Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapies in Sport Psychology Practice'.

Dr Zoe Black - BPS DSEP Conference 2021 Interview

The Mastering the Mind Podcast, a BASES SEPAR Endorsed Resource, was invited to the 2021 DSEP conference to support the division with creating original content by interviewing a variety of conference speakers about their research and reflections. This interview is with Dr Zoe Black, a sport and exercise psychologist who has recently completed a Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. In this episode, Zoe talks about the research she presented at the conference which was titled 'Teammates and Rivals: The Salience of Social Identity in Rapidly Changing Group Boundaries'.

Prof Richard Thelwell - BPS DSEP Conference 2021 Interview

The Mastering the Mind Podcast, a BASES SEPAR Endorsed Resource, was invited to the 2021 DSEP conference to support the division with creating original content by interviewing a variety of conference speakers about their research and reflections. This interview is with Professor Richard Thelwell, the Head of School of Sport, Health, & Exercise Science at the University of Portsmouth. Richard is also an HCPC Registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist and currently the BASES Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) Lead. Richard shares his advice for sport psychology students who are wanting to have a successful sport psychology career, how much sport psychology has changed and the challenges current practitioners face in the industry.

Opening School Facilities

Active Partnership Wesport has put together a video to share and highlight the impact that the Opening School Facilities Fund had on some of the schools that were funded. They visited: -Clevedon School; -Briarwood School; -Broadlands Academy; -Churchill School

UKDS - How to gain a ICSD Athlete Number from UK Deaf Sport!

All Deaf and Hard of Hearing athletes must have an ICSD (International Committee of Sports for the Deaf) number to compete in international competitions, proving that they meet the ICSD Audiogram Regulations. The full Audiogram Regulations can be found here – https://www.deaflympics.com/pdf/AudiogramRegulations.pdf The regulations state all athletes must be: - Deaf, defined as a hearing loss of at least 55dB pure tone average (PTA) in the better ear (three-tone pure tone average at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hertz, air conduction, ISO 1969 Standard); - A member of an affiliated National Deaf Sports Federation- A citizen of that country. UK Deaf Sport is the Deaf Federation for the United Kingdom and hold the UK Deaf Athlete Database. How to gain a new ICSD number for an athlete: Most athletes apply with the support of their Deaf sport or club. 1) Download and complete the ICSD Audiogram Form from the Deaflympics website: https://www.deaflympics.com/audiogramform.php 2) Book an Audiologist to complete all four tests and sections on the form. 3) Send the completed form to UKDS at admin@ukds.org.uk UKDS will check that the audiograms meet the regulations before sending them to ICSD. ICSD will also check and confirm if the athlete meets the regulations and issue an ICSD Athlete Number. UKDS will share new ICSD number directly with the athlete or sport club. The UKDS Deaf Athlete database is updated.Athletes only need apply for a ICSD Athlete number once. This process can take up to 3 weeks, not including athlete completing the form. UK Deaf Sport recommend new ICSD numbers are requested no later than three months before the competition or tournament. Requests to check the UKDS Deaf Athlete Database: If you have an athlete, but not sure if they have an ICSD number, please contact us and we can check the database. If an athlete has a ICSD number issued from outside the UK, UKDS will have to check with ICSD directly which may take longer. Send all queries to admin@ukds.org.uk. We aim to reply to you within 7 days. Important to note – UKDS does not keep copies of audiograms. Once an ICSD number has been issued, audiograms will be deleted in line with our Privacy Policy.

Mental Skills You Can Train Right Now

What can you do right now that will improve your mental strength and confidence? This Apr 2020 FFT Live session is led by Olympic medalist & Licensed Psychotherapist Markus Rogan. Markus is a recipient of the United Nations Medal of Honour and the Director of Sport Psychology for the Brazilian Olympic Team. Other guests include Olympian Brett Hawke, Machine Head Coach/Owner Dan Jacobs, and Fitter and Faster’s Founder/CEO David Arluck.

Learning From Failure - Mental Skills Training

Failure is a part of everyone’s journey. The best swimmers in the world use failure as an opportunity to learn and grow. In this broadcast, learn to deal with disappointment and failure in a way that will accelerate you into success. Leading this broadcast is Olympic Gold Medalist Tyler Clary, five-time Olympian Brett Hawke, and Founder of Fitter and Faster David Arluck

6 Tips to a More Confident Swimmer with Olympian Chloe Sutton

Two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton and Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary go over a presentation on 6 tips to become a smarter, more confident swimmer.

Paul Thompson - Water Babies

Waterbabies have woven Swim England's Learn to Swim framework into their lesson programs. In this Mar 2021 podcast episode, Paul Thompson, the founder and CEO of Waterbabies discusses how Waterbabies built an award-winning culture internationally. Paul shares how sport was always close to his heart, from playing Rugby growing up, to being a stay-at-home Dad that founded Waterbabies. Teaching is one of Paul’s passions and it clearly manifests in business and his relationships with his partners and clients. Paul realised the importance of connecting with people on a deeper, emotional level so they can understand how much the company cares through its services. What you’ll find out in this episode: Paul’s passion for Rugby as a young man; Being a stay-at-home dad and his introduction to teaching scuba diving; Moving to the Caribbean with his family; Investing in branding and franchising for Waterbabies; Upscaling his IT system during a pandemic; The power of envisioning the future.

Chris Grant - Sport England

Sport has always been a massive part of Chris Grants’ life. Ever since he was young, the crowd had been more important than what was happening on the field. Sports, like movie productions and politics, are not immune to racial and gender bias, among others. Even to this day, despite the raised awareness against these biases, both local and international, there are still unwritten rules that athletes and the whole sports community have to push back against. Chris grew up with parents who wanted to expand his education through sports. Along with his work experience within the local and international arena of sport. He has during these experiences learned to appreciate the inter-community between sports and the dynamics that work within teams. He believes that the core competence of leadership is self-awareness. Without it, chaos is inevitable, and compromises are difficult to reach. What you’ll find out in this week’s episode: How Chris grew up valuing education and sports; How he played water polo and basketball; How social justice and equality is possible through sports; How he got involved student politics; How players have become more diverse in sport; The Olympics and Paralympic systems[ The impact of community groups in sports; How it feels to only be the fifth black board member at Sport England in forty years What self-care and awareness means to him

Jack Shakespeare - UK Active

Sports-based programs not only significantly improve the learning performance and overall health of young people, but also provide a platform for them to learn how to cope with competition, adhere to the rules, and be a team player. For one to reap the benefits that come with sports, they need to be actively involved. UKactive seeks to make this a reality by promoting the interests of commercial fitness gyms and community leisure centres. Their goal is to get more people, more active, more often, and to improve the nation’s health by promoting active lifestyles. This Jan 2021 podcast episode features Jack Shakespeare, Director of Children, Young People, Families and Research at UKactive. Jack’s agenda is to address physical inactivity in children and the reasons for it. There are a multitude of reasons for physical inactivity, from money, environment, hunger, or general apathy, and too much screen time. His mantra is to get children to the point where they are physically literate and have spaces to do structured activity as well as self-directed play. For him, a joined-up approach to encouraging physical activity, between government, local authorities, schools and other institutions. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction; 07:34 Jack's coaching career progression; 15:26 Misconceptions of the sports coaching industry; 18:29 Jack's various roles within ukactive; 25:05 Thoughts on the childhood obesity and hunger crisis; 28:41 The HAF Programme and Government funding; 34:13 Challenges we are facing as a sector; 45:06 How to create a trusting team environment; 47:40 A routine to keep you focused and productive; 51:01 Outro

Supporting Communities Through Positive Experiences

Ben Rigby, Managing Director, Sporting Communities discusses: - Motivation; - The state of activity and health; - How positive experiences can impact sport and physical activity

The Role of Public Sport and Leisure Trusts When Creating Active Communities

Kirsty Cumming CEO, Community Leisure UK on: - An overview of the landscape for public sport and leisure as we move through the recovery period; - Lessons learnt from the last couple of years; - Opportunities for public leisure and sport to support health and wellbeing for their local communities; - Whole systems approach: Where do leisure trusts fit?

Safeguarding in sport: Considering Subject Access Requests

Sport Resolutions, in association with Lewis Silkin, held an event on considering and responding to Subject Access Requests (SARs) within the context of sport safeguarding cases on Thursday 14 October 2021 via Zoom Webinar.

Investing In Inclusive Sport Infrastructure and Active Spaces.

This 'Creating Active Communities' webinar features a presentation by Jon Morgan, Executive Chair, Reech Sports Group: Defining sports infra; What do we mean by inclusive sports infra; Why bespoke design is the key; Lead into active spaces – Defining active spaces; A need for active spaces; Engaging Community through active spaces; how spaces need to create a legacy of active communities​.

Learn To Swim Butterfly Technique Correct And Fast with Jeanette Ottesen

This 2019 step-by-step guide on how to swim efficiently and fast features both under and front views and tips from Danish World-champion in 50m and 100m butterfly, Jeanette Ottesen. First of all, how to swim butterfly with the correct technique and good speed? Butterfly is composed by two butterfly kicks and one stroke. The fist kick occurs during the catch phase when your arms are at the front under water and the second, when your arms are at the hips. The important thing here with your legs is that they´re held together as a mermaid-tail while your arms are moving under and over water together at the same time. Jeanette Ottesen shares her 5 best tips for swimming butterfly with the correct technique (so you don´t get any injuries) and so you move fast through the water. - Be flexible in your chest-area; - Know when to breathe (hint: Just when your arms are moving forward above water); - Enter your hands smoothly (No splash = faster butterfly!); - Kick at the right time; - Breathe relaxed (just like Michael Phelps - and Jeanette!). She gives you her three (+1 extra) best butterfly exercises to improve your technique. Repeat to master them so you can learn how to do them in the right way step-by-step: 1. Sculling dolphin; 2. Dolphin movement; 3. The Basketball (just like playing... in the water). Extra: 1 Stroke and 3 kicks. Jeanette will give you her secret behind swimming SO fast butterfly to become world-champion.

Learn To Swim Freestyle Correct And Fast with Lotte Friis

This 2019 step-by-step guide on how to swim freestyle efficiently and fast features tips from Denmark's World-champion in 800 and 1500 freestyle. Lotte Friis first shares her 5 best tips for swimming freestyle with correct technique (so you don´t get any injuries) and so you move fast through the water. - Your body alignment in water; - Relaxed arms above water; - Don´t breathe too much. Face half under water - half over water; - Very high elbow; - Always kick in freestyle. As an extra, she gives her three best freestyle exercises, so you can learn how to do in the right way step-by-step: 1). Finger in the water-surface; 2). 3-8-3 = 3 strokes, 8 kicks and 3 strokes; 3). Stop - Back - Forward movement with your freestyle arms. Lastly Lotte shares her secret behind swimming freestyle SO fast freestyle she become both world-champion and world-record holder over 1500m.

DisplayLink Video to Live Stream

This resource assists you in utilizing your DisplayLink Plus software to stream live to remote audiences. 00:58 – Introduction; 00:59 – Type 1 (MCTRL-300, MCTRL-600, and MIC-VPU-01); 02:13 – Type 2 (VX4 and MCTRL-660); 02:49 – Broadcasting

Virtual Meets Desktop Client

Once the web portal setup has been completed, the desktop client needs to be configured to run your virtual swim meets.

Virtual Meets Web Portal - Set up

This video walks you through the initial web portal to set up your virtual meets. Each host and guest facility is required to sign up through this portal before running a meet.