Hello to all swimming club members.
We will be taking payment for the next 10 week swimming courses on or before Saturday the 22nd of November 2008, and, as usual your place is secured on a first come first served basis.
I am pleased to say that we are managing to maintain our charges for the 10 week courses at £35.00 per child.
The projected dates willl be 5 weeks commencing the 22nd November until the 20th December, after which the pool closes for Christmas. Classes will re start on Saturday January 9th for a further 5 weeks until the 7th February 2009
You may have noted that we are now in the process of teaching all our groups water safety and rescue to Royal lifesaving standards. These skills, when obtained are awarded with a presentation of a Royal lifesaving certificate. We are introducing these skills as part of the overall swimming development programme: These will take longer than the avarage swimming awards to obtain and when this skill has been achieved, the coach will notify you.
As a qualified Lifesaving teacher and NRSTC trainer/advisor ( National rescue test for swimming teachers and coaches) I will be able to offer a course to obtain this qualification for those teaching in school pools and around swimming pools. Please telephone me for further Information. I can also give details on any RLSS Bronze Medallion lifesaving courses and GCSE Lifesaving courses in the Cardiff area.
New:
I am considering starting up second water dragons swimming club in the new year at a different pool in Cardiff, as the demand for swimming classes exceed pool space. I am hopeful that I may be able to book pool space during a weekday and after school hours.
Consideration has to be taken that parents can get too and from the chosen pool with reasonable ease therefore, a time must be chosen when traffic flow has eased and parking spaces freed up.
I feel that those times could be between 6. 00pmand 7.30pm. It would be helful therefore if any parent could let me know a time that would fit best into the average parents school routine day.
I would welcome any trainee swimming teacher/s who would like to observe and learn about teaching practice at our pool side session. Swimming coaches with a level 2 certification are needed at intervals and If you are looking for casual work please contact me on 02920 253784 for further info.
Awards for your childs’ swimming skills are now being assessed. Please pay our club membership secretary Eileen £2.00 in advance for the award your child may have achieved. The ASA award will be given the following week. If you are not sure whether your child has been awarded a badge and certificate please ask his/her coach for confirmation.
I look forward to seeing a full membership again at the new 10 week course.
We have had a very successful year thanks to the continued support of all parents and swimming coaches. and we all look forward to another, in the coming New Year.
With kind regards
Jean and all the coaches.
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