Atherton & Leigh
Amateur Swimming Club
Handbook 2015
Web address: www.athertonsc.org.uk
Table of Contents
Atherton & Leigh Amateur Swimming Club .................................................................................................................3
Mission Statement........................................................................................................................................................3
Address: ........................................................................................................................................................................3
Telephone Numbers .....................................................................................................................................................3
Committee ....................................................................................................................................................................4
Association Representatives.........................................................................................................................................4
Committee Meetings 2015 ...........................................................................................................................................5
Annual General Meeting 2015......................................................................................................................................5
Training sessions ...........................................................................................................................................................5
Coaches and Teachers ..................................................................................................................................................5
Annual Fees ..................................................................................................................................................................6
Annual Subscription ......................................................................................................................................................6
Training Fees .................................................................................................................................................................6
Club Championships .....................................................................................................................................................7
Competitions ................................................................................................................................................................7
Club Colours..................................................................................................................................................................7
Members Insurance ......................................................................................................................................................7
Web Site .......................................................................................................................................................................7
Fixtures 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................8
Documentation .............................................................................................................................................................9
Atherton & Leigh A.S.C. Teaching Philosophy ..............................................................................................................9
Personal Best Times Log Book ....................................................................................................................................10
Notes...........................................................................................................................................................................11
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Atherton & Leigh Amateur Swimming Club
Mission Statement
Atherton & Leigh Amateur Swimming Club’s mission is to be recognised as a quality community
sports club, promoting the art of swimming.
Atherton & Leigh Amateur Swimming Club aims to teach swimming in a safe, child friendly
environment, to develop children’s water skills and introduce them to appropriate development
and competitive pathways, including young people volunteering in sport, so that swimming
provides a life-long skill that is fun and supports a healthy lifestyle.
The Club aspires to all the principles of the Amateur Swimming Association codes of practice,
including child protection, ethics and disability.
We also provide links and partnerships with other agencies, local, regional and national to
support pathways to excellence for its membership, including swimmers, teachers, coaches,
helpers, officials and volunteers. The Club values and recognises all their contributions.
The Club is affiliated to the following Associations:
 Amateur Swimming Association
 Amateur Swimming Association North West Region
 Lancashire County Water Polo & Swimming Association
 Central Lancashire Swimming & Water Polo Association

Bolton & District Swimming & Water Polo Association
 Wigan Sports Council
 Wigan Development Group
Address:
Secretary:
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre
Leigh Sports Village
Sale Way
Leigh
Lancashire
WN7 4JY
Tel. No. 01942 487800
Lev Baddley
17 Belvedere Avenue
Atherton
Manchester
M46 9LQ
Tel. No. 01942 874734
Email: levbaddley@hotmail.com
Telephone Numbers
Team Manager
Welfare Officer
Anne Winstanley
Sue Allen
01942 879836
01942 878875
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Child Protection Policy
Atherton & Leigh Amateur Swimming Club have a Child Protection Policy in operation and all
teachers, Committee members and helpers have been Criminal Records Bureaux (CRB) tested.
A copy of the policy is available on request.
Committee
President
Vice President
Vice President
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Head Coach
Assistant Head Coach
Assistant Head Coach
Treasurer
Secretary
Membership Secretary
Competition Secretary
Fixtures Secretary
Swim 21 Co-ordinator
Welfare Officer
ASA Reg. Officer
Public Relations
School Liaison Office
Disability Officer
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Wigan Development
Social Secretary
Team Manager
Trophy Controller
Bernard Leaver
Roy Gabbitas
Bob Splaine
Anne Winstanley
Owen McLoughlin
Terry Turner
Richard Houghton
Gary Warn
Vivien Baddley
Lev Baddley
Lev Baddley
Sarah & David Finn
Cathy White
Lev Baddley
Susan Allen
Lev Baddley
Owen McLoughlin
Gary |Knowles
Anne Winstanley
Anne Winstanley
Anne Winstanley
Beverley Gregory
Anne Winstanley
Beverley Gregory & Cathy White
Association Representatives
ASA North West Region
Lancashire County
Bolton & District
Central Lancashire
Anne Winstanley & Beverley Gregory
Anne Winstanley & Beverley Gregory
Anne Winstanley
Lev Baddley
The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 7.30pm at Leigh Miners, Leigh. If
you wish to join the Committee, either talk to a Committee member or come to one of our
meetings. Everyone who works for the Club is a volunteer, but any offer of help is always
welcomed. The Annual General Meeting is held in November.
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Life Members
Yvonne Spencer, Anne Winstanley
Bernard Leaver, Roy Gabbitas
Doreen Rowland, Roy Rowland, Andrew Grundy
Daniel Forster, Duncan Grime, Darren Flynn, Lev Baddley
Committee Meetings 2015
Third Mondays:
At 7.30 pm
19th January
16th February
16th March
20th April
18th May
15th June
20th July
17th August
21st September
19th October
16th November
21st December
at Leigh Miners , Leigh
Annual General Meeting 2015
Monday 16th November 2013 at 7.30 pm
at Leigh Indoor Sports Centre
Training sessions
Tuesday
7.00pm to 7.30pm – 1st widths
7.30pm to 8.00pm – 1st lengths
8.00pm to 9.00pm – 2nd lengths
9.00pm to 10.00pm – Masters
Thursday
7.00pm to 7.30pm – 1st widths
7.30pm to 8.00pm – 1st lengths
8.00pm to 9.00pm – 2nd lengths
9.00pm to 10.00pm – Masters
Coaches and Teachers
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Level 2 Teacher
Helpers
Terry Turner (Head Coach)
Paul Camden
Mark Calland
Gary Warn
Nathan Warn
Gary Knowles
Jaeger Turner
Kiel Turner
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Level 1 Teacher
Richard Houghton
Phil Swindell
Mark Allen
Mandy Bridge
James Bridge
Sophie Allen
Samantha Swindell
Emily Petterson
Katarzyna Kasza & Chloe Allen
Coach’s meetings held between 7.00 pm and 7.30 pm prior to monthly Committee meetings.
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Annual Fees
The annual fees are due 1st January each year and are set by the Committee. The subscription
fee is £25.00 which includes the annual Category 1 Amateur Swimming Association registration
fee, currently £8.50.
Category 2 swimmers will have to pay the difference between Category 1 and Category 2 – i.e.
£10 making a total subscription fee for a Category 2 swimmer £35.00
The Club also pays membership fees to the ASA North West Region for every Club member,
including swimmers, teachers, helpers and Committee members and is currently £5.00.
The ASA Categories are as follows:
Category 1 £8.50 for swimmers who only compete at Club level or local Association level.
(Most of our swimmers will be in this category)
Category 2 £25.50 for swimmers who will compete in designated meets at District level or
above
Category 3 £5.50 for Committee members, coaches, teachers and helpers
Lancashire County Fees £10.00 plus £0.30 per Club member
Central Lancashire Fees Affiliation: £30 plus £18 League entry fee
Bolton & District Fees
Affiliation: £30 plus £25 League entry fee
Annual Subscription
£25.00 (families with 1 – 2 swimmers)
£60.00 (families with 3 swimmers) plus £10 for any subsequent children
Category 2 swimmers pay an additional £10.00 per swimmer
Training Fees
Due monthly paid by Standing Order
½ hour session
1 hour session
£13.00
£15.50
(Fees calculated over 48 week period)
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Club Championships
In November each year we hold the Club Championships in which any Club member may enter.
We hold a unique Beginners event in which the youngest members of the Club who have just
learnt to swim, show off their skills by swimming one length of the pool (this is not a race and
swimmers swim one at a time, with senior swimmers in the water alongside the beginners). The
closing date for the Championships is in October and will be posted on the notice board. Ask
your teacher for advice on which events to enter.
Competitions
We are a competitive swimming club and enter four leagues each year. We participate in the
Central Lancashire Junior Swimming League, Intermediate League and the Jubilee League and
also the B&D Mini League. If you are selected by the Team Manager to swim in one of these
galas, please make every effort to attend and to tick your names off on the notice board. If for
some reason you are unable to attend, please contact the Team Manager in plenty of time so
that a replacement can be brought in.
Club Colours
Our colours are green and yellow for the swimmers and black T-shirts for the teaching poolside
staff. Every swimmer is asked to wear a Club hat when competing for the Club which are
available from the desk or the Team Manager. The ASA bans adverts for tobacco and alcohol
on poolside and clothing.
Club merchandise is available from the desk and includes caps, goggles, T shirts, costumes,
shorts and bags.
Members Insurance
All members are covered by Perkins Slade Insurers – details are on the notice board. All
insurance enquiries can be made to the Club Secretary.
Web Site
You can help the Club raise funding by buying things online through the Club’s website at
www.athertonsc.org.uk
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Fixtures 2015
League
Day
Date
Home Team
Away Team
Warm up
Start
B&D
Thursday
10-Feb
Atherton & Leigh
AC / St. Helens /
Warrington SC
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Jubilee (R1)
Thursday
05-Mar
Ashton-u-Lyne
A&L / Stalybridge
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
B&D
Sunday
08-Mar
Ashton Central
A&L / St. Helens /
Warrington SC
3.00 pm
3.15 pm
Intermediate
Saturday
14-Mar
Atherton & Leigh
ORCA
3.15 pm
3.30 pm
B&D
Sunday
19-Mar
St.Helens
TBA
TBA
B&D
Sunday
19-Apr
Warrington SC
TBA
TBA
Junior
Thursday
13-Jun
Atherton & Leigh
Radcliffe
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Intermediate
Saturday
25-Apr
Atherton & Leigh
Swinton
3.15 pm
3.30 pm
Jubilee (R2)
Monday
18-May
Chadderton
Atherton & Leigh /
Ramsbottom
7.30 pm
7.45 pm
Intermediate
Friday
05-Jun
Oldham
Atherton & Leigh
3.15 pm
3.30 pm
Intermediate
Thursday
11-Jun
Stalybridge
Atherton & Leigh
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Junior
Thursday
25-Jun
Atherton & Leigh
Ashton-u-Lyne
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Jubilee (R3)
Tuesday
09-Jul
Atherton & Leigh
HBA / B&E /
ORCA
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Junior
Thursday
10-Sep
Tyldesley
Atherton & Leigh
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
Junior
Thursday
01-Oct
Atherton & Leigh
B&E / Radcliffe
8.00 pm
8.15 pm
B&D Semi
Final
TBA
B&D Final
TBA
Jubilee Final
Week
Wigan
Development
Galas
12 – 16
Oct
TBA
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AC / A&L /
Warrington SC
AC / A&L /
St.Helens
Dates for your calendar
Club Championships – November 10th / 14th 2015
Disco & Presentation Night at Leigh East A.R.L.F.C. 5th December 2015
Documentation
Documents available on the website include the Club’s Child Protection Policy, Code of Ethics,
Equity Policy Statement, Parents Code of Ethics, Officials Code of Ethics and many other
official documents.
Atherton & Leigh A.S.C. Teaching Philosophy
Teach technique before speed
We believe that if we are to develop good swimmers we need to concentrate on developing
good technique from the very start rather than speed. The old adage of “practice makes
perfect” is not always true. Swimming distances with a poor technique only ensures that a fault
becomes a habit that often takes more work to correct than if the fault had been corrected at an
early stage.
Be professional at all times
As members of the poolside staff we must always be conscious of presenting a professional
appearance and of the example this sets. When dealing with young people we need to
remember that our words and actions are the first elements in building up good communications
and respect.
In order to build good communications and respect we need to treat all swimmers fairly,
regardless of gender, race, physical ability, colour or background.
There are no losers in swimming
There is a verse called children “Learn”, parts of that are verse provide invaluable advice for
teaching in any discipline.
The verse emphasises that:
If a child lives with criticism – a child learns to condemn.
If a child lives with ridicule – a child learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame – a child learns to feel guilty.
However
If a child lives with praise – a child learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with encouragement – a child learns confidence.
If a child lives with approval – a child learns self-esteem.
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Above all swimming should be FUN. If the pupils aren’t enjoying the experience, then the
teachers need to adapt what they are teaching!!!
Personal Best Times Log Book
Date
Stroke
Distance
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Venue
Notes
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