Club Development Plan
2015-2019
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Contents
1. Introduction
Page 3
2. Strategic Objective & Outcomes
Page 4
3. Delivering the Plan
Page 5
4. Quality Environments
Page 6-7
5. Athlete Development (Growth & Retention)
Page 7-8
6. Athlete Development (Performance)
Page 9-10
7. Coach & Volunteer Development
Page 11-12
8. Conclusion
Page 13
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1. Introduction
City of Glasgow Swim Team (COGST) was formed in 1993 and is managed by a
Management Committee from members of the Club.
We have around 300 members
within the Club starting from as young as 7 years old. The youngest members are in our
Junior Foundation squads through to the most experienced members in the Performance
Squads. The Club has become one of the mostcompetitive due to the opportunity for all
swimmers to excel at District, Regional, National and International settings. We have a
unique partnership with Glasgow Life giving us the resources to thrive and opportunities to
maximise the potential within our athletes.
To assist in the building of the Club I am pleased to introduce our Development Plan. This
document has been created as a guide for the Management Committee, Coaches, Staff,
Members,
Parents
and
Partners,
including
Scottish
Swimming,
to
support
the
implementation of a sustainable, innovative and accountable development pathway.
The focus is on 4 strategic outcomes, Environments, Athlete Development, Performance
and Coach and Volunteer Development. Each heading has a list of actions associated to
specific tasks that will be undertaken by the Club, with the support of all partners. The
Club will provide financial investment along with other sources of financial support. Using
this framework will help us meet our targets in achieving success and ensure the Club’s
growth is maintained
I would like to thank Scottish Swimming for their support in creating the Plan and the
Management Committee for their continued commitment to the success of the Club.
Karen Gray
City of Glasgow Swim Team President
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2. Strategic Objective & Outcomes
Strategic Objective: To be the largest and most successful multi aquatic
club in Scotland, leading the way in club development through providing
opportunities for athletes, coaches and volunteers to progress through a
seamless and structured development pathway from Learn to Swim to
Performance.
Strategic Outcomes:
1. Quality Environments
- Ensure a high quality governance structure is in place
- Ensure a structured development pathway that is open to all is in place
2. Athlete Development (Membership Growth& Retention)
- Increase number of members to 600 by 2018
- Ensure club membership is maintained at no less than 80% of the
capacity
- Implement a retention strategy to improve retention rate within the club
3. Athlete Development (Performance)
- Increase % of athletes on National Programmes from 4.58% to 8% by
2018 (baseline as of Sept 2014)
- Increase the number of athletes making District,National & British times.
4. Coach & Volunteer Development
- Ensure all sections of the club have access to quality coaching
- Maintain the number of Volunteers by 2018
- Maintain the numbers of Coaches/Teachers
- Develop and implement a Recruitment and Retention Strategy
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3. Delivering the Plan
Delivery of the Plan will be managed by the COGST Management
Committee. The Club President will be responsible for ensuring the overall
delivery of the Plan and provide update reports at Committee meetings. The
Head Coach will also provide updates when necessary. The Club President
will ensure Committee members have support and the resources to
complete tasks agreed. It has been agreed that Coaching Staff will also
support the Plan providing advice and guidance where necessary and also
taking responsibility for tasks that meet their roles and responsibilities. Any
allocations of tasks will be with the agreement of the Head Coach.
COGST will provide financial support, this will not be in isolation other sources
of finance will be sourced in partnership with Glasgow Life and external
providers.
Monitoring of the Plan will be carried out 6 monthly. Reports will be provided
to COGST Management Committee, Glasgow Life and Scottish Swimming.
The report will be displayed on the Club Website and Notice boards.
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4. Quality Environments
Strategic
Outcome
Actions/Activities
Outcome/Target
Quality
Environments
Achieve Scottish
Swimming’s swiMark
Plus accreditation
swiMark plus
awarded
COGST to run a series of
events/competitions
and time trials
Calendar of events in
place
Develop Partnership
with key partners and
Community
Organisations
Partnership
Agreement in place
between Glasgow
Life/Scottish
Swimming/COGST
Partnership
agreement between
COGST & GSOS
Quarterly partners
meetings in place
Ensure capacity in club
Improve
Communication
Structure within club
(internal & external)
Representative from
Glasgow Life to be
invited to sit on
COGST Committee
when required
Check Registers /
Stats on capacity in
squads at sessions is
reported
Explore Squad
Secretary &
Communications
Officer
Responsibility
Target
Date
Pearl Punshon
March
(COGST),Sarah 2015
Pryde-Smith
(Scottish
Swimming)
&Guang Chao
Xu
COGST Gala
Convener/
Dave&
Marjorie
Glasgow Life
(GL)
Club Development
Coordinator via
sportscotland Direct
Club Investment
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Mid
November
2014
Oct-Dec
2014
GSOS
Oct
2014
COGST
Secretary
Mid
November
2014
GL & Coaches
Ongoing
COGST
Committee
November Club
2014
President
to identify
using
Club
Night
COGST
Committee
Douglas
March
2015
Karen Gray&
Sarah PrydeSmith
Feb 2015
Submission
Communications
policy / strategy in
place
Marketing/Brand/PR –
consider how to get
better identity,
ownership
Review Club
Development support &
improve administration
throughout club
Progress
Meeting
with GSOS
and
COGST,
agreed
priorities
for 2014
5. Athlete Development
Strategic
Outcome
Actions/Activities
Outcome/Target
Responsibility
Athlete
Development
GL LTS staff briefed
on club activities &
an automatic
email
communication in
last level of the LTS
Structured &
managed L2S-Club
link developed,
implemented &
monitored
Glasgow Life
(Suzie &
Andrew)&
COGST
Coaching
Team
Implement Junior
Foundation Squads
at key facilities
Junior foundation
squads in place
COGST
coaching
team
Consider
implementation of
Transition Squads
throughout L2S
programme
Transition squads
(possible Sharks
classes) at every
site
Glasgow Life
Commercial
Team
Club presence at
lessons (transition
squad level)
Work towards
Sharks Classes
being held same
night as COGST
Club Night
Data sharing for
capacity & growth
Target
Date
March
2015
Progress
Club
Development
Coordinator
(NEW)
Evaluate current
swim squad
structure & criteria
Independent
Review of current
structure
Andrena&
Coaching
Team
Develop and
implement an
Athlete
Recruitment and
Retention strategy
Capacity exercise
for growth (pool
time/coaches/volu
nteers)
Sub Group to
look at
Recruitment &
Retention
(Andrena,
Suzie, Guang,
Coaching
Team, Scottish
Swimming and
Carole from
COGST
Committee as
and when
required)
Water
Management Plan
and Mapping of
pools
Club night at
Tollcross
International
Swimming Centre
Masters sections
within the club
Water Polo Section
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Dec 2014
Ongoing
Club Night
established
every Tuesday in
Tollcross
within the Club
Disability Swimming
should be
available as part of
the Programme
Polo Skill offered via
L2S scheme
Exit Strategy for
athletes in place
(Volunteering/Coa
ching/Teaching)
Club Squad in
place as an
alternative to
Competitive
Swimming
Education
Programme in
place to increase
parental
involvement and
support athlete
pathway
Open Days
delivered
throughout the
year to attract new
members
Parents evenings
offered
Coaching
Team &
COGST
committee
Parent, coach &
swimmers meetings
organised at Club
Night
Education & Mind
Set Sessions for
Parents delivered
at Club Night
Opportunities to be
Officials and Team
Managers at Club
Night
Squad Secretaries
in place to improve
communication
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Dec 2015
5. Athlete Development (Performance)
Strategic
Outcome
Actions/Activities
Outcome/Target
Athlete
Development
(Performance)
Review the current
club structure and
criteria.
To audit the current
provision
Responsibility Target
Progress
Date
Andrena
Ongoing
To plan provision
until 2018
To ensure
effectiveness of
swimmer pathway
against key
outcomes
including GSOS
Review athlete
service provision to
achieve success
Physio Support
Graham
Strength &
Conditioning
Provision
Dec
2014
Lifestyle advice
(nutrition, Time
management,
Psychology)
Provide a
structured
programme of
training camps
Proposal for
Training
Camps 2015
being
consulted by
Members
Parent Education
programme
Develop and
implement an
Athlete Recruitment
and Retention
strategy
Engagement with
higher and further
education
providers including
GSOS
Develop and
market a support
package to attract
Elite Athletes to
Glasgow
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Strength &
Conditioning
proposal
submitted to
Management
Committee
Graham &
Linda
March
2015
COGST to run a
series of
events/competitions
Competition plan
for each squad/
discipline/individual
in place
Provide
competitive
opportunities to
support the athlete
pathway
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Coaching
Team
In place
6. Coach & Volunteer Development
Strategic
Outcome
Actions/Activities
Outcome/Target
Responsibility
Coach &
Volunteer
Development
Coach Recruitment
& Retention
Strategy
Agreed recruitment
policy
Glasgow Life&
COGST
Committee
Target
Date
Dec
2014
Progress
Formalised coaches
meetings
Coach Reviews
Agreed job
descriptors & codes
of conducts,
coaching roles and
responsibilities
As part of the
induction
Programme
introduction to
COGST Committee
including Roles &
Responsibilities
Improved
relationships
between COGST
Committee &
Coaching staff
Management &
Development of
Coaches
Agreedexpectations
of committee
Head Coach
Review conducted
jointly with
GL/COGST
Presidentas an
opportunity to
participate on club
development and
recognise
achievements of
staff
GL
&COSGT/Coaches
March
2015
Andrena
Formalise mentoring
scheme for all
coaches
Andrena
Formal structure to
monitor and
evaluate coaches
Andrena&
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Joint
Develop and
implement a
Volunteer
recruitment and
retention plan
Coach
development plans
in place ( formal
and informal
education)
Coaching Team
All coaches licensed
Sarah Pryde-Smith
& Coaches
Pearl Punshon
Code of Conduct&
Role Descriptors and
agreed
expectations for all
Volunteers signed
Develop a volunteer
succession plan for
the club
Devise clear
guidelines on
Officiating &Team
Manager Roles with
support, mentoring
and management
for those roles
Marjorie
Young Volunteer
Programme
implemented within
the club
(officials/leaders)
Club
Development
Coordinator
(NEW) & CCV
Team, Glasgow
Life
7. Conclusion
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mentoring
with
Senior
and
Junior
Coaches
at Club
Nights
March
2015
The Development plan begins and ends with an evaluation, this not
conclusive, progress reports are evidence of success. The final stage in the
plan is to measure the outcomes against the objectives and targets.
Continuous evaluation helps the Management Committee to focus on
modifying or introducing new outcomes to achieve the objectives. This also
supports our ongoing partnerships with key stakeholders.
The Management Committee would like to take the opportunity to thank all
key staff and partners for their support in developing this plan. Special thank
you to the Coaching Team, Glasgow Life and Scottish Swimming.
City of Glasgow Swim Team
Management Committee
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