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World Clinic 2002 – Las Vegas Hilton
42 presentations total....7 Major and 35 Track presentations

Updated July 2, 2002

Certified Aquatic Manager (CAM) Course

The Certified Aquatic Manager (CAM) course is a national certification program to prepare professional Aquatic Managers who job responsibilities are the administration of facilities, staff, budget, marketing and safety and the development of schedules for an agency's programs. Coaches must pre-register for this course and will receive the textbook in advance of the course. The fee includes national registry, certificate, texts, materials and examination. 15 educational units. Instructor: Don van Rossen & Bob Clayton

Age Group Sports Psychology

This is one of the best presentations we make. The material is very interesting and the philosophical approach is one of presenting the concepts in simple terms, rather than trying to make it complex. The first half of the course deals with Peak Performance skills - the classical concepts of relaxation, concentration, and visualization and how to teach those concepts to swimmers. The second half of the course presents a topic rarely approached, the teaching of Life Skills. Life Skills are patterns of thoughts and actions that help young people cope with life beyond the swimming pool. The presentation prepares coaches for teaching life skills in a systematic way. 12 educational units. Instructors: John Leonard & Maureen Banks

Level 3 Physiology School

This course focuses on developing the training program to maximize the abilities of age group, senior, elite and masters athletes. Short course on basic science, extensive work on developing the long and short term training program. 15 educational units. Instructor: Joel Stager

Level 1-2 Instructors Course

Must be a Level 4 or 5 program coach to run sanctioned Level 1 or Level 2 class, and purchase manuals for resale to students. This is a great opportunity to grow coaching education and make money. 5 educational units. Instructor: John Leonard

CAM Director-Instructor Course

Designed to prepare and ASCA member with CAM certification and previous aquatic management experience with the background and training to certify Certified Aquatic Managers. A credentialed CAM Course Director-Instructor will have the opportunity for financial remuneration by conducting CAM courses. The course includes: The structure of the CAM program; Course schedule, promotion, evaluation, reporting and certification requirements; The learning process - teaching, communication, and use of instructional aids; Teaching units and outlines. Course materials (sent in advance) CAM Director-Instructor Manual. 15 educational units. Instructors: Don van Rossen & Bob Clayton

Certified Pool Operator (CPO) Course

The CPO course is designed for coaches who are looking to the future with goals of expanding their areas of authority and increasing their salaries. The Certified Pool Operator (CPO) course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and efficiently operate any aquatic facility. This course fulfills state or county health department requirements in twelve states that pool operators be certified by a national training agency. Twenty other states recommend strongly or are considering requiring this course for pool operators. Even if you do not run a pool, this course will allow you to speak the same language as your pool manager and avoid operational problems. 15 educational units. Instructors: Don van Rossen & Bob Clayton

Age Group Guide to Writing Workouts

This presentation details an easy to follow step-by-step process for writing goal-based workouts for novice and age group swimmers. Steps include Goal Setting, Setting Cycle Dates and Objectives, Defining the Components of a Workout, Setting Priorities of the Components Within Each Cycle, Creating a Workout Model, and Writing Daily Workouts. Also presented will be Ten Tips for Running Great Workouts. The purpose of this seminar is to give coaches a practical tool that can be used immediately to write better organized workouts. 5 educational units. Instructor: Guy Edson

Level 1 Foundations

The first required course for ASCA Certified coaches, and required for new USA Swimming coaches. Focuses on education and communication skills of coaches and coaching according to athletes' needs. 7 educational units. Instructor: Tom Avischious

Level 2 Stroke School

The construction and correction of all four strokes and a survey of turns and starts teaching skills, Biomechanics course with an emphasis on practical coaching of skills and developing successful teaching skills to present material to athletes. 10 educational units. Instructor: Peter Banks

Level 4 Administration School

This course is designed for head coaches, or those who aspire to become head coaches and considers club, high school and college positions. It teaches the student how to best manage their team or overall club, develop goals and long range planning and effectively develop and execute budgets for revenue and expenses in their organization. In essence, it's the "Head Coaches Course." 20 educational units. 

Instructor: Sue Anderson

Level 5 Leadership School

This course surveys the world of aquatics and its various organizations and their interrelationships, then focuses on how the student can play an effective leadership role in the swimming community. 25 educational units. Instructor: George Block

Dryland Training

This course will teach you how to develop a complete training program for your team from Age Group to Senior Swimmers. It explores several different methods and types of training but places emphasis on core strength. Emphasis is also placed on the development of a structured and disciplined program that is safe, progressive, effective, and measurable. 12 educational units. Instructor: Richard Shoulberg

SwimAmerica Conference

STAFF TRAINING AND REGISTRATION - THE SWIMAMERICA WAY

Two new systems have been developed this year to help you streamline staff training and improve your registration process. New training materials including CD's, videos, updated manuals and tools will be features to help improve and streamline your staff training system. Also, new this year is the SwimAmerica on-line registration system. On-line registration saves staff time and wages. The new SwimAmerica registration system will allow for 24 hour 7 day a week registration. Your customers can pay by check or credit card and the funds are deposited directly into your bank account. Includes lunch date with Olympic Coach Peter Banks. Here's an opportunity to learn about staff development and how to improve your profitability in just one day.

Hy-Tek Team Manager II with Integrated Workout Manager & ProSwimmer

Our friends at Hy-Tek have now integrated Workout Manager with Team Manager II for windows. Here's you chance to see an overview of how to use the products and how these products can help you. You can get a preview of both products on the Hy-Tek website at www.hy-tekld.com. Team Manager II is a true 32-bit Windows 95/98/2000/ME product with a more traditional Windows User Interface and functionality. TM II offers over 50 new features including a network option that supports up to 9 computers sharing a common TM II database. ProSwimmer is the new exciting product for the Palm or compatible handheld. ProSwimmer is available in two versions - Personal and Professional. The Professional version imports Rosters and Swimmer history from TM II and supports very sophisticated hand timing features including stroke rate. The Personal version tracks information for up to 4 swimmers in a family and the Professional version manages both administrative and performance data for all the swimmers on a team - including meet results and meet entries. Instructors: Charlie Hodgson & Tom Taylor

SwimAmerica Program Director Training

Learn how to run the world's best swim lessons. Become a SwimAmerica Swim School owner. SwimAmerica is a systemized swim lessons program offered to ASCA members who qualify. SwimAmerica teaches swim lessons to children 8 months to grade schoolers and adults. This state of the art program is designed to help busy swim coaches take advantage of the learn to swim opportunity for their team. Our all day training covers methodology teaching technique, staffing, registration and management skills. Please call Julie at the ASCA office for more details. 800-356-2722 or email Julie at jnitti@swimmingcoach.org Instructor: Karen King

Club Administration Seminar

This seminar gives club Boards of Directors and Coaching Staffs tools and ideas that will help the program grow and enhance the working relationship among board members, coaches, volunteers and parents. We start with a long-range planning exercise including details of the budget process and how it is linked philosophically and functionally with the long-range planning process. A working model for program management will be presented hat will place the coach as CEO of dynamic organization. It also demonstrates how to use the resources of its membership and community through effective communication, publicity and delegation. Specific responsibilities of the CEO/Head Coach and Board of Directors are presented. 

Instructors: Peter Banks & John Leonard

Working Successfully with Swimming Parents

This course provides "instant experience" as it explores the ways to work positively with swimming parents and delves into ways that coaches get themselves in trouble. Inoculation against one of coaching's biggest drawbacks. 12 educational units. Instructor: Guy Edson

Personal Organization for Coaches

This course will help you get more of the right things done daily. Topics include: What is Personal Organization?; Goal and Task Recognition; Goal Management; Prioritization; Time Management; What is Prime Time?; Procrastination; Space Management; The Art of Delegation; The Planning Book; The Coach's Life; The 12-Step Program for Getting Organized Now; and an extensive reference for continued reading. 12 educational units. Instructor: Guy Edson

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