• Source: British Swimming Coaches Association

      • The British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA) is the national association for swimming coaches in the United Kingdom.


      History


      The organisation was formed in September 1965, at the ASA championship in Blackpool. It held its first annual conference at Bedford College, London, in January 1966. Talks were given by Deryk Snelling and Bill Juba.
      The association was for elite swimming, as it often discussed how to win medals at a national level.
      Many swimming coaches in the UK have qualified through the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association, now Swim England), via the Coach Education Certification Course. Other parts of the UK are represented by Scottish Swimming, Swim Wales and Swim Ireland. The BSCA was incorporated as a company in January 2010.


      = Awards

      =
      From 1 May 1968 had sprint awards, with levels of Gold, Silver and Bronze, to encourage speed swimming, with set times over sixty six and two-thirds yards, for four disciplines.
      The ASA had their parallel proficiency awards.


      Function


      It represents swimming coaches in the UK. It holds an annual 2-day BSCA Conference each year in late September. It holds the annual BSCA Awards. It works with British Swimming (former Great Britain Swimming Federation), who govern the sport in Great Britain.


      = Annual conferences

      =
      January 1966, London; it discussed the American hard-nosed results-led technique, and realised that unless the British took some leaves out of the American book, the Americans would win everything
      September 1966, Blackpool; the organisation now had 110, the ASA had decided to limit the national championships to British entrants only, from 1967; previously swimmers from Canada would compete in the ASA championships; whether to train at altitude for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, or not
      1968, Bedford College, London; a heart consultant gave advice, and altitude training for the 1968 Summer Olympics; Mexico City was at 2,200 metres altitude
      1974, University of Nottingham, with sessions at Bramcote swimming pool
      5-6 January 1980, De Vere Hotel, Coventry; guest speaker was Frank Kiefe of the American Swimming Coaches Association
      1986, Blackpool
      1987, Leicester
      1988, Holiday Inn and Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham
      1993, Cardiff
      1996, Haydock


      = Coach of the Year

      =
      From 1979, each year at the conference, it awarded the Coach of the Year

      1979 Terry Dennison
      1980 Keith Bewley
      1981 Terry Dennison
      1982 Terry Dennison
      1986 Mike Higgs, of Southend
      1988 Terry Dennison
      1989 Terry Dennison
      1992 Barry Prime, of City of Birmingham
      1993 Barry Prime
      1996 Dave Calleja


      = British Male Swimmer of the Year

      =
      1986 Andy Jameson, aged 20
      1992 Nick Gillingham, aged 24
      1993 Nick Gillingham
      1996 Paul Palmer (swimmer), of Lincoln Pentaqua


      = British Female Swimmer of the Year

      =
      1985 Sarah Hardcastle
      1986 Sarah Hardcastle
      1988 Suki Brownsdon, aged 22
      1989 Margaret Hohmann, aged 32
      1991 Joanne Deakins, aged 18, in the sixth form of Evesham High School
      1992 Joanne Deakins
      1999 Sue Rolph


      = Publications

      =
      Swimming Coach


      Structure


      The organisation is headquartered in Worcestershire. It is represented on the International Council for Coaching Excellence and the World Swimming Coaches Association.


      = Presidents

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      1971 Harry Braund, of Birmingham
      1972 Harry Braund
      1977 Alan Hime
      1985 Laurie Dormer


      See also


      American Swimming Coaches Association


      References




      External links


      BSCA

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