Dates to Note

Friday 23rd September 1st round of the Coverdale Cup to be held at Haddington. No training for any squad The team list for the competition will be on the board shortly. Haddington Distance Championships. The coaches would like a large entry for this competition. Look out for the list going up on the board. This is for squads 2, 3 and 4 Please check the competition list on the board or on the website for the dates of the Club Championship heats as one of the dates has been recently changed. I am usually free between 7.30 and 8.30 on Wednesday and Friday evenings if anyone has a swimming topic they would like to discuss with me. New Members There will be two assessment dates before Christmas -- Friday September 30th; Friday November 25th. If you know of anyone who is interested in joining the swimming club please let them know the dates and ask them to get in touch with me on 07831581769. Since the last newsletter we have welcomed the following swimmers to the club; Nina Young, Tavia Middleton, Morgan Wilson, Angus Driscoll (returning after a break), Megan Hughes, Rosie Barrett, Sam Glass, Eve McBain, Niamh McInnes, Lucy deBurgh, Alexandra Easson, Ruth Thomson, Eloise Gray, Ruari Woodsend, Isla Booth and to squad 3 Ian Baxter. Viv Hastie

Saturday 1st October

Welcome back !
The Club resumed full training sessions after the summer break at the start of August and it was really good to see high levels of attendance at a time when many swimmers were still on summer holidays a good sign of the health of the Club. The Haddington 100s swim meet was held at Prestonpans on Sunday 11th September and I wish to say many thanks to everyone who helped make it such a successful and enjoyable day. This is a busy time for the Club committee with the preparation for forthcoming Club AGM on Wednesday 28th September at 7.00 pm at the Aubigny Sports Centre. Please make a note of this date and come along to learn about and support the Club. There will be coach reports, financial reports & plans for the Club as well as a preview of next year's French exchange, provisional dates July 15th to 27th, 2012. There will also be the appointment of new members of the committee, for which we have some nominations. Nominations are still sought for Vice President, Gala Convenor, Trophies Co-ordinator and Child Protection Officer. Your Club is run by volunteers and Haddington is very lucky to have many parents of swimmers who get involved and older swimmers who also play a part. The roles that are undertaken by our volunteers include coaching, lifeguarding, officiating, timekeeping, squad administration, fundraising as well as various committee jobs. In order to ensure that the burden does not fall too heavily on the faithful few, we expect that one parent for every swimmer in the club will volunteer to take part in some way. The Club helps children become the best swimmers that they can be, in a culture of fairness where confidence is built and individual progress is celebrated. Sound stuff straight from the website. Where do they learn all this during training but critically also at competitions our own in-house competitions and other competitions which are all run by club volunteers. We are a competitive club and proud to be so, whilst also welcoming those who just wish to develop their swimming and fitness. Did you know? Total competitions competitions)

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attend

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national

31 56 882

Total competition sessions (morning/afternoon/evening) Total hours our officials spend per year at competitions Current Club Tally Referee Starter Stroke Judges Turn judges Timekeepers Total

2 1 2 2 7 14

You can see from the figures that if only a few parents attend competitions as officials a lot will fall to that faithful few. The number is not sustainable, we need a bigger complement of officials to be able to cover our share of all the competitions in which we participate. We are desperately in need of more parents to sign up not just for timekeeping (a 2 hour course on a Wednesday evening) but also for timekeepers to progress on to becoming judges. You can come onto poolside during competitions and share words of encouragement with the children whilst helping with the marshalling, timekeeping, judging or generally providing assistance. Courses are not onerous and we will be pleased to put on additional courses in the coming months. If you would like to volunteer please sign up by putting your name on the sheet on the board or by letting the gala convenor (Francis Ogilvy) or any other committee member know.
Sandra Banks - President

COMPETITION FEES We have had a busy start to the season with 3 competitions having taken place already. The total amount due to be collected for the competion fees is 984. Thank you to those of you who have already paid. It would be a great help to Jackie Crawford and myself if all the monies due for competitions were paid by the end of September. You can make a payment to the club bank account or hand the payment to Jackie Crawford at the club. If you have any queries please get in touch. FUNDRAISING We had a very successful Haddington 100s Competition at Prestonpans on Sunday 11th September. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a great success. The total raised from this event was 1,348.70. Elaine Smith Treasurer

SWIMMING CLUB KIT Swimming Club kit can be purchased from Mary McGavigan or Carolyn Green who are in the cafe most Wednesday evenings when Squad 2 is swimming (7.30-8.30). If you cant get along on Wednesday evenings then drop us an email to let us know what kit you require and we will make an arrangement for collection with you. Email - Kit@swimhaddington.co.uk

The kit currently available is listed below, payment is by cash (exact amount if possible), cheque or by adding to your standing order.

Hats Trunks Jammers Costumes T-Shirts

3.75 10 15 16.50 8

One size Size 28 36 Size 22 30 Size 24 38 Age 9-10, Age 11-12, XS, S, M or L

CHILD PROTECTION The Club is updating records on photo consent and would be grateful if you could read and complete the attached form at the end of this newsletter and return to me at the club: I am in the cafe every Wednesday evening from 6.30 - 9.00. If you have any questions, please speak to me at the club or contact me by email ChildProtection@swimhaddington.co.uk Louise Lissaman Child Protection Officer HDASC

ELST COMMITTEE MEETING 12 SEPTEMBER 2011 - SUMMARY

Nothing new on the unification of clubs. Douglas (chair) has been busy with Matt getting a new coach, however he will pick up on this ASAP. New structure committee aware it has been difficult and communication needs improved on. To follow is an updated list of squads, list of competitions and who enters them for kids, contact details of the kids coach so they can let them know if they are ill etc. 3 ELST coaches will have monthly meetings together. (Matt John Jacqui and James) Building on Philosophies, goals etc Report back on how well kids are doing right up to commonwealth youth games. Spoke about pool time and how it is better but still waiting on possible other times Swimmers contracts being drawn up Camps discussed (no further update at present awaiting confirmations) Gala's discussed Money discussed (accounts) That is the main issues to circulate at the moment. Yvonne Earle Liaison ELST

*****Breaking News***** The club has managed to arrange an extra hour of pool time on a Wednesday evening so please take note of the changes to squad session times below. These will take effect from Wednesday 19th October 2011. 6.00pm to 6.50pm 6.50pm to 7.40pm 7.40pm 8.30pm 8.30pm to 9.30pm Squad 1 (Novice squad) swimming; Squad 2 group B land training Squad 2 group B swimming; Squad 2 group A swimming Squad 3 swimming Squad 2 group A land training

We will let all swimmers in squad 2 know which group they will be in over the next couple of weeks. The reason for this change is that the middle session has become overcrowded and both the land training and the swimming sessions do not allow for enough individual attention or feedback. Although the swim sessions will be very slightly shorter both the swimming and the land training should be more effective. The change will also prevent a potential blockage in moving swimmers up from squad 1. Please note that the training sessions on Friday stay the same as at present.

HADDINGTON & DISTRICT AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB (HDASC) PHOTO & VIDEO CONSENT UPDATE FORM HDASC may wish to take photographs or video footage of your child for a number of purposes including: coaching, eg. to show the child their own swimming to correct technique; team photos; publicity eg. local press coverage of competitions; club website; professional development of coaches eg. to give feedback to coaches on their interactions with swimmers. Children are photographed in T-shirts etc not costumes, with the exception of action shots taken in the water. This is in accordance with guidance from Scottish Swimming. Please discuss this matter with your child and then return the bottom of this form to indicate whether you consent or not to your child being photographed and videoed. ____________________________________________________________________ Name of child: I GIVE / I DO NOT GIVE consent for my child to photographed / videoed. (Please delete as applicable). Name of parent / guardian: Signature of parent / guardian: Date: