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USA Swimming Conference Swimmers with Disabilities

USA Swimming Conference Swimmers with Disabilities. West Michigan Swimmers Chris Hamstra. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities. Webpage Free Public Clinics Partnering with Organizations. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities: Using your Webpage.

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USA Swimming Conference Swimmers with Disabilities

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  1. USA Swimming ConferenceSwimmers with Disabilities

  2. West Michigan SwimmersChris Hamstra

  3. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities • Webpage • Free Public Clinics • Partnering with Organizations

  4. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities:Using your Webpage • Use your webpage to publicize your policies on accepting disabled swimmers • Publicize how your club can meet the needs of swimmers with disabilities looking for a club

  5. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities:Free Public Clinics • Offer free swim clinics for swimmers with disabilities in your area • Build swimmers confidence • Show swimmers how they improved during your clinic

  6. Attracting Swimmers with Disabilities:Partnering with other Organizations • Reach out to local organizations for partners • Special Olympics • Recreational Teams • Home School Organizations • School district APE programs • What’s in your area?

  7. Is your Facility Truly Accessible • Be sure your facility is truly accessible for swimmers with disabilities • Parking – level spots, ample room, safe, distance • Allow helpers or coach access to facility • Entrances – Sidewalks, doorways, stairs, etc. • Locker rooms – space, privacy, shower accessibility, pool entrance

  8. Training Considerations • Training Groups • Meet Schedule • Training Yardage • Injuries • Core strength/balance • Equipment • Dryland in Water

  9. Training Considerations:Training Groups • Training in appropriate group • Sharing a lane w/ able-bodied swimmers (usually of a younger age) vs. • Training with friends of the same age, strike a balance

  10. Training Considerations:Meet Schedule Must meet the challenge of training a swimmer with disabilities in a training group on a different meet schedule, especially different Championship Meets

  11. Training Considerations:Training Yardage/Injuries • Use Classifications (S1, S2, etc) to estimate yds. • S5 does 50% yardage • IE 10 x 100 @ 1:45, S5 could do 10 x 50 @ 1:45 or 5 x 100 @ 3:30 • Like any swimmer, know potential injuries and adjust training accordingly

  12. Training Considerations:Core Strength/Balance • Building core strength is very important for all swimmers and especially swimmers with disabilities • However, core strength doesn’t matter without the ability to put it to use with core balance • Train both strength and balance

  13. Training Considerations:Equipment • Do not be afraid to use all sorts of equipment • Allow swimmers to use equipment to help training • Do not allow equipment to become a crutch, may need to take that piece away for a time

  14. Training Considerations:Dryland in Water • With swimmers with disabilities do some dryland exercises in water • Helps strengthen core • Allows athletes to do exercises they may not be able to do on land

  15. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY Chris Hamstra Head Coach West Michigan Swimmers chamstra@zps.org

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