Healthy Club Sponsorships are NOW OPEN

The South West Academy of Sport invites applications from individual athletes aged 14-18 years who live in the South West region and meet one of the four performance categories (see attached for details). Nb. The closing date for applications has been extended until Friday 4 December 2009.

The ASAOC Trades Show is a great chance to speak with businesses which could assist your club and your members. If you are interested in displaying as a business please enquire using the contact details enclosed.

This December will see WAIS Swimming Performance Manager Greg Hodge and Mental Skills Consultant Dominic Crouch present to SWA members during the warm-ups of the SunSmart State AGE Swimming Championships. Don’t miss your chance to take part in this catered event!

Swim Star Caps are distributed to clubs to reward members for their enthusiasm and commitment to the sport. The winners of the caps from each of the clubs so far this year are listed on the link below:

The Royal Life Saving Society of Western Australia are holding their State Championships at Challenge Stadium this October. This is a great event to supplement your swimming program.

ASAOC will be running the next Primary School Relays meet at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre in Inglewood in February 2010. Make sure your school comes down to have a great day of swimming, fun, prizes and excitement!

ASAOC’s first Talent ID Day took place on Saturday the 10th of October at Chisholm Catholic College. Click on the link to read about the day and see some photos!

New member recruitment is very important at a club, state and national level. The following ideas can be used in conjunction with the ‘Go Swim Packs’ for new members under 12 years of age. Contact SWA development staff for more information.

Results are now in for the 2009 Australian Unity GO CLUB PB! Congratulations to all those clubs who will be receiving reward packs for the first time and to those who improved on their 2008 results. Clubs can expect their reward packs to be arriving by October 2009. A summary of WA results is also included as a separate document.

The Department of Sport and Recreation Pilbara office are offering 'Play by the Rules' workshops via internal video-link to our Perth office. Unfortunately this can not be offered via external video-link as our video conferencing equipment is not currently set up for this. Please find the flyer attached. Two dates/times are available in August. Please RSVP as soon as possible to gauge interest/numbers. Given that this is being done through our internal video-conferencing equipment attendees will need to attend the Karratha office to participate. For further information on the workshops you can refer to their website at www.playbytherules.net.au or contact Helen Cunningham on 9492 9736.

Australian Team Coach Gray Parkes will be in Perth to hold a Pool Lifesaving Clinic on Saturday 11th of July to all JLC & Pool Lifesaving competitors and coaches.

The Australian Sports Commission advises that there are still Local Sporting Champions grants available across the country this year. The grants are available for young sportsmen and women competing in official state or national sporting competitions. Please see media release attached.

Swimming Australia's Australian Unity GO CLUB PB program recognises and rewards the achievements and developments of swimming clubs right across Australia. For more information on this please see the following article.

As part of Telstra's sponsorship of Swimming Australia, and in conjunction with the Swimming Foundation, the Telstra Swimming Assistance Fund is designed to supply eligible swimming clubs with essential swimming equipment

GO Club PB is a Swimming Australia program, which recognises the achievements and developments of swimming clubs.The GO Club PB workbook has been mailed to all swimming clubs. Swimming Clubs should be receiving these in the mail this week.

The Australian Sports Commission's Club Development Network provides club resources to assist in the day to day running of a sporting club. Clubs who are seeking information about financial management will find useful information on this website.

Swimming Austrlia updated competition rules for swimmers with a disability in December, 2005. Click here to download the document.

The Club Development Network is a free, web-based program that supports the development and management capacity of sporting clubs. Its aim is to assist clubs across Australia to identify ways in which they can develop.

To assist new coaches and officials in their role, the Australian Sports Commission, in conjunction with State Departments of Sport and Recreation, have developed a series of new web pages - Tools and Tips for New Coaches and Officials