Required – Lifeguard Certification and at least one year coaching experience
- Learn team season goals
- Set personal season goals
- Supervise Swim and Assistant Coaches
- Foster teamwork and sportsmanship through team-building activities
- Brainstorm weekly fun day games and activities at season start
- Participate in games and activities (as needed)
- Pass out ribbons to swimmers
- Oversee beginner program
- Supervise Swim and Trainee Coaches giving lessons
- Prepare lesson plan for Beginner Program at season start
- Assess and place swimmers in
- Supervise all team training
- Prepare season program for strength training, endurance and technique
- Work with Swim and Trainee Coaches to execute the program
- Keep a training notebook to monitor swimmer technical progress
- Provide feedback to swimmers as needed
- Develop and maintain the team’s overall training program
- Create a team training binder to document training and best practices
- Build a team knowledgebase
- Prepare swimmers for swim meets
- Assist, coach and monitor swimmers at swim meets
- Provide input to meet lineup
- Cheer and motivate swimmers
- Be available at starting blocks to cheer/encourage swimmers
- Setup all meet equipment (lane lines, flags, etc) and test pool levels
- Patti Wilder (PW) county meet preparation
- Help swimmers determine entries
- Plan for and lead PW training sessions (as needed)
- Attend PW sessions to coach and support swimmers
- Assist with team party preparation
- Attend and prepare for team party
- Help determine awards and recognition
- Recognize swimmers at party
- Communicate with parents as needed
- Perform any other tasks and activities as required
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