Fellows Call for 2006 applicants

The American Swimming Coaches Association Fellows program is getting underway for 2006.

Each year ASCA selects a small group of coaches to serve a year of fellowship. ASCA Fellows are typically young coaches with a passionate interest in improving American swimming.

The fellowship year is a year of education and action. This year, the education begins with an intensive “clinic-within-the-clinic” during the annual ASCA World Clinic. The 2006 World Clinic is scheduled for September 6-10 in Washington, DC. The Fellows clinic-within-the-clinic will begin on Monday night (9/4) and run through Wednesday (9/6), with possible additional sessions later on in the week.

The action portion of the program consists of working on and completing a Fellows project. Each fellow, under the direction of the ASCA staff and Board of Directors, completes a project during the Fellows year, in an area of passionate interest. Ideally, the project involves focusing on an area of swimming in which the coach is committed to making a difference and making things better. The Fellows project is ASCA advocacy in miniature. It is thinking globally and acting globally.

The overall goal of the Fellows program is to identify and train coaches. ASCA seeks coaches who are committed to improving American swimming both on and off the pool deck, to assist them in become the future leaders of our sport.

Applications may be obtained by contacting Matt Hooper,
via phone at 1-800-356-2722 or
via email at mhooper@swimmingcoach.org.

Application deadline is Wednesday, April 12, 2006.