Swim England Assistant Artistic Swimming Coach – Queen Ethelburga’s College

The Swim England Assistant Artistic Swimming Coach certificate will give you the essential knowledge and skills needed to help a qualified artistic swimming coach deliver planned training sessions. 
 
Is this course right for me?  
 
This is for anyone who wants to take the first step to become an artistic swimming coach or interested in supporting an artistic swimming coach in a club environment. No prior experience is required, as your tutor will guide and support you in gaining the knowledge and skills needed. You need to have turned 16 by the start date of this course.     
 
If you are part of a Swim England affiliated club, you can access our member offer rate. Your club can arrange this for you through their account. If your club is unable to access its account, please contact us at [email protected].   
 
What can I expect during my course?  
 
Webinars – Your tutor will go through the theory topics and prepare you for your practical sessions.  
Practical sessions – You will have the opportunity to assist training sessions to gain practical experience.  
 
What will I learn? 
 
During the course, your tutor will be covering the following topics: 
 
The role of the artistic assistant coach 
The fundamentals of artistic swimming 
How to safely prepare, support and conclude coached Artistic Swimming sessions 
Basic and artistic swimming specific coaching skills 
Coach and performer development 
Good practice in coaching ethics 
Health and safety 
 
How will I be assessed?  
 
You will be assessed by your tutor throughout your course against the specification criteria, please note this certificate is delivered and assessed in English. You will also need to complete assessment tasks, some of which will be in your own time. These include, but are not limited to:   
 
14 written theoretical questions  
A written session plan  
Practical assisting of artistic swimming training sessions 
A written review record  
 
Your tutor will provide you with deadlines for the assessment to be submitted and completed by. All deadlines must be met to meet the certificate standard. 
 
What happens next?  
 
Upon successfully meeting all assessment criteria, it will take six to eight weeks for your certificate to be issued. An electronic copy of your certificate will be emailed to you.  
  
If at the end of the course, you have not successfully met the certificate standard your tutor will provide you with feedback and guidance. You will then go through our reassessment process and have 12 months from the start date of your chosen course to complete this. Please note, if you do have to go through our reassessment process there may be additional fees associated with this.  
  
The next step in your artistic swimming coach journey is to complete the Swim England Artistic Swimming Coach certificate. We recommend that you gain around three months of experience as an assistant artistic swimming coach to best prepare you for this course.    

How to Enrol:

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