Coaching Roles and Training Squads
The following coaching structure is in place from April 2022.
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Roles |
Responsibilities |
| Craig Steenhoff |
Performance Progamme Lead and Coaching Advisor |
Oversee development of annual training plan with key competitions/objectives |
| Debs Barden |
Interim Head Coach (Performance and Development) |
Development of annual training plan with key competitions/objectives, development & fitness training plan and objectives |
| Phil Osborn |
Performance Coach |
Lead Performance sessions in line with training plan and key aims and deliver top competitive training sets, meeting group and individual needs |
| Tabby Reed |
Senior Coach |
Lead a variety of coaching group sessions, focusing on the Stamina group in line with training plan and key aims, and provide key liaison with Bede's School |
| Miriam Cottingham |
Masters Coach |
Lead Masters sessions in line with training plan and key aims |
| Abbie Shorthouse |
Development Coach |
Lead Stroke and Stamina sessions in line with training plan and key aims |
An UPDATE FROM OUR COACHING STAFF on the progress of all of our coaching and teaching squads can be found here.
Training Squads
Performance (split into 1 & 2) - The top training squads in the club, swimming at a high competitive level with a variety of sessions to meet overall training needs;
Youth and Development - A transition group for swimmers developing their skills and ability before they enter the Performance squads, along with a training squad of older youth swimmers who do not wish to swim at a highly competitive level;
Stamina - A squad of swimmers who are developing their technique, skills and stamina to ensure that they can meet the overall training requirements met at a higher level.
Stroke - A squad of swimmers who are developing their technique in all strokes and are introduced to the skills needed for competitive swimming;
Masters - A squad of adult swimmers who are both wishing to maintain their swimming fitness and compete at a Masters level.
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