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Last Updated:
1/3/2009
 

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COACHES

 

USA Swimming Coaches Web Page

 

USA Swimming Online Coaching Clinic Information
(next clinic - ??, view previous clinics)

 

Virginia Swimming Head Coaches Roster

Virginia Swimming Coaches Roster

 Virginia Swimming Coaches with Expiring Certifications
(January 2009, updated 1/1)
We will update these lists monthly.

2009 USA Swimming National Select Camp
Ted Sallade (PSDN) and Diane Cayce (NOVA) have been selected to be the Camp's Men's Head Coach and Women's Assistant Coach, respectively.
These are BIG honors!
Congratulations!!


2007-2008 Age Group Coach of the Year 2007-2008 Senior Coach of the Year
Ryan Sprang
SMAC
Ted Sallade
PSDN

Past Coaches of the Year
 



Find out why hosting a BREAKout! Swim Clinic is the best thing you can do for your club this year.
 


USA Swimming Coaches Safety Curriculum

 

2008-2009 USA Swimming Coaches Safety Certification Requirements
(updated 10/27)

Note:  If you renew for 2009, and don't renew your background before then, your card will probably expire 12/31/2008.  Most of you did your background check in December.  It is not to early to renew.  Here's an important memo from USA Swimming that explains the renewal process.

 


Note:  On line courses for coach certification and renewal are not accepted by USA Swimming.

For the 2009 membership year (which begins 1 September 2008), the following certifications will be acceptable for the Safety Training for Swim Coach requirement:

1)     ARC Safety Training for Swim Coaches certification (valid for 3 years)
                                                          -OR -
2)
     Email confirmation from the ARC that the individual has passed the Safety Training for Swim Coaches online exam, ALONG WITH one of the following certifications:

a.     ARC Lifeguarding, Lifeguarding/Waterfront, Lifeguarding/Waterpark, Basic Water Rescue, or Shallow Water Attendant
b.
    American Lifeguard Association First Time Lifeguard, Professional Lifeguard Challenge, or Lifeguard Recertification
c.
     Ellis and Associates International Lifeguard Training or International Lifeguard Training Instructor License
d.
    StarGuard
e.
    YMCA Lifeguarding

For Option #2, the expiration date shall be the earliest expiration date on either the ARC email (valid for 3 years) or the lifeguard certification.

Coaches are grandfathered and will not have to meet these new requirements until their current Safety Training certification expires.

The American Red Cross has changed the way CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certifications are issued.  Certificates issued in a CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer course will now be valid for two years except for lifeguards whose certification will remain one year.  The certificate issued for these courses will be a new certificate titled CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider - this is good for two years and is issued to people who are in a position to use CPR/AED skills on a regular basis due to job responsibilities.  The certificate issued to lifeguards will be a new certificate titled CPR/AED for Lifeguards which is valid for one year.  Some ARC chapters have already instituted this policy, but it will be mandatory as of January 1, 2009. 

All certifications for lay responder CPR courses remain one year (Adult CPR, Adult/Child/Infant CPR).
 


 

CLARIFICATION:  The new requirement – the addition of the STSC online test – is mandatory as of 1 September 2008 for all coaches who renew their STSC certification ON OR AFTER that date.  If you renew your STSC certification PRIOR TO 1 September 2008, you don’t have to take the online test.

Note From USA Swimming Member Services Coordinator (Cathy Durance)
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the new online test that is part of the Safety Training for Swim Coaches curriculum.  Coaches don’t have to provide proof that they’ve passed the online test until such time as their current STSC certification expires.  Some LSCs have the idea that all coaches are required to take the new online test before they can renew their 2009 membership – this is NOT correct.  Coaches are not required to provide proof that they passed the online test UNTIL their current STSC certification expires.  If a coach's STSC has expired and they provide a new STSC card, then no additional proof that they passed the online test is required.  Proof of the online test is only required if a coach is submitting a lifeguard certification.

 KISS:  Effective 9/1/08 – If a coach is updating his STSC certification with a lifeguard certification, then he must also pass the STSC online written test and submit that confirmation email along with his lifeguard certification.  But if his STSC isn’t expiring anytime soon, he doesn’t need to do anything until it does expire.



As of September 1, 2008, the Foundations of Coaching online test will be based on the Foundations of Coaching DVD. 

 

 Test questions are taken from:

      A. The Foundations of Coaching DVD, 

      B. The downloadable documents accessible from The Foundations of Coaching DVD and

      C.  The USA Swimming Rules & Regulations

 

Note: The Foundations of Coaching DVD is available for $25.00 on the USA Swimming online store.  The DVD and accompanying documents make a great start to a coaching library and it is highly recommended that a coach purchase the materials prior to taking the test.  Every coach will automatically be sent a free copy of the USA Swimming Rules & Regulations, which should arrive within 3 months of your registration.
 



 

USA Swimming Coach Safety Requirements - Waiver for Coaches with Physical Disabilities

 

USA Swimming Coaches Education Requirements

 

Frequently Asked Questions - New Coach Requirements

Background Screening

Reminder:  Coaches must renew their background screening prior to the expiration date.  Renewing is the same process as the initial screening.  Coaches will not be allowed on deck in a coaching capacity with expired background screens.  Here's an important memo from USA Swimming that explains the renewal process.

 

American Swim Coaches Association Education Web Page

 

SwimNews.com

 

SwimNews International Point Score
(Used to determine Swimmer of the Year awards)
 
 

Questions / comments?  Please contact Brian Kupferer, Coaches Representative.

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