SVGSF hosts Coaching Course

EIGHTEENcoaches - three each from St. Kitts and Nevis and Barbados, and six each from St. Lucia and host St. Vincent and the Grenadines, were part of a fiveday World Aquatics Level Two Coaching Course.

Staged from June 1 to 5, and hosted by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Swimming Federation, theoretical sessions were held at the Paradise Inn, Villa, with the practical sessions at the Shrewsbury Aquatic Centre at Ratho Mill.

Whilst the theoretical sessions formed the basis for the course, it was the practical sessions on which the participants were assessed.

The coaches were required to put together practice sessions whereby they would assess some young local swimmers, and do the necessary correction, modification or consolidation in the swimmers’ techniques and skills.

Responsible for imparting the knowledge to the coaches was Barbadian — David Famer. According to Farmer, “They (coaches) would have learnt how to put together practices, so that they flow well and that they are able to move the swimmer from one particular swim level to another skill level.”

As for specifics of the course, Farmer disclosed: “We looked at the stroke analysis, that was looking at strokes and analyzing... looking for errors, things that are done well; things that need correction and so on.”

Looking ahead, Farmer believes that the coaches, each with varied experiences in their respective