If you are new to the club, welcome and congratulations to your child for securing a place at Leyland Barracudas Swimming Club.  Welcome also to you as a parent of a swim club member.  We appreciate everything our parents do – the early mornings, late evenings, the rush to get dinner ready and juggle other family and work commitments, the long weekends at swim meets either helping officiate or as a team supporter.  For everything they do we are grateful. 

YOUR SUPPORT:  Our sport requires a great deal of commitment from all involved but it has to be said that without parents we have no sport.  There is no swimming without you.  Our club cannot exist without your support.

OUR APPRECIATION:  We want to show our appreciation but also give you some ideas and advice to help you be the best swim parent you can be and to help you help your child enjoy their club swimming to the extent of their talent and to the limits of their dreams. So we have provided some resources below that you can dip into whenever you like.

SOME SWIM PARENT RESOURCES:

Welcome Pack

This pack is designed to give you a helpful insight to our Club and our sport and is a useful resource for new and not so new parents.

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Ask Wayne:  Some insightful responses to parents’ questions by coaching professional, Wayne Goldsmith.

1.  My child is 10 and a great freestyler.  What does she have to do to make it to the top?
2.  When should my child specialise in a stroke?
3.  Does my child need to be doing strength training in the gym?
4.  What should I expect in terms of results at Meets?
5.  Do Swimmers need a special diet?
6. My son is 11 and wants to play basketball twice a week.  Is playing other sports okay?
7. What things can I do to help my child achieve in sport?   

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