THE GOOD CLUB GUIDE EXTRA: FOR A TEAM MANAGER

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THE GOOD CLUB GUIDE EXTRAFOR A TEAM MANAGER
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GETTING STARTED

• The following sections will provide additional
  help and support for a Team Manager in key areas
  of the role. This resource contains additional
  information to the ASA Good Club guides, and
  should be read in conjunction with the other ASA
  Good Club Guides, available through the British
  Swimming website at www.britishswimming.org

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HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE

•  As a reference to assist you/others in their
  role
• To assist a club in recruiting volunteers by
  giving information about a role
• To prompt discussions at your club about the
  standards and qualities of volunteers needed
• As part of an induction for a new volunteer at
  the club
• To input into the development /action plan for
  the club

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ACTIVITY 1 HOW DOES THAT FIT WITH YOUR ROLE?

• Using the role description in the ASA Good club
  guide for a Team Manager, consider how this
  relates to you, and the role you are doing /
  could be doing in the future? E.g. are there
  areas, as a Team Manager, that you may need to
  consider as part of your role having read the
  above information?

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THE CURRENT STATUS OF TEAM MANAGING AT YOUR CLUB

• It may help to assess the current status of Team
  Manager provision at your club to gain an
  overview/understanding of what the current
  situation is, and to then prepare for the future.
  The ASAs swim21 club development programme is
  the recommended process to follow in doing this.
  You may find the below SWOT (strengths,
  weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis
  useful in gaining a current picture of the club.
  You may wish to ask the athletes themselves, or
  club captains on their views of current team
  management to help gain a true picture, and have
  representative views at your club.

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ACTIVITY 2 SWOT ANALYSIS WHAT IS YOUR CLUB
CURRENTLY DOING?

• Write down what you feel your club has to offer,
  and also consider in relation to its potential
  for the future.

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ACTIVITY 3 WHAT WOULD IDEAL TEAM MANAGEMENT
LOOK LIKE AT MY CLUB?

• In an ideal world, write down the areas that you
  feel a club should have in place to support the
  needs of its athletes through your team
  management?
• Give your club an overall score out of 10 on its
  current position (1 is poor, 10 is excellent)

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ACTIVITY 4 TEAM MANAGER CHECKLIST

• From the Team Manager checklist within the ASA
  Good Club guide for a Team Manager, write down
  any areas that you may need to gain further
  knowledge / experience on.
• What will you do/ who will you ask to help you?

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ACTIVITY 5 HOW READY ARE YOU TO BE A TEAM
MANAGER?

• From the top tips within the ASA Good Club guide
  for a Team Manager, score yourself in the table
  below, on your current knowledge/ perception of
  these areas. This will also help you identify
  areas that you need to improve upon / gain
  further knowledge for the future.

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ACTIVITY 6 SOMETHINGS TO THINK ABOUT

• From the checklist above, make a note of any
  areas that you may need to gain further knowledge
  / experience on
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• What will you do/ who will you ask to help you?
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ACTIVITY 7 SELF REFLECTION ACTIVITY

• What could you do to gain further experience in
  team managing following reading this resource
  and/or having attended the ASA Team Manager
  training workshops? Eg. Contact local swimming
  club by December to ask how I can get involved in
  team managing within the club, shadow another
  Team Manager, attend the ASA Team Manager
  training course?        
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• What information might be useful for you to
  follow up / gain further information on to help
  you during your Team Manager experiences?

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• Who are the people who will be important for you
  to speak / communicate with in order to achieve
  the above and why?
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• What further help do you need in developing your
  team managing experience? (You may be able to
  discuss this with your ASA Regional Education
  Training Officer)       

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•   12 months from today, what is the one thing
  you would like to have achieved in being a Team
  Manager?
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• TIP Set a reminder in your phone / diary /
  calendar that you have committed to doing this,
  and to re-visit this page!

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SUMMARY

• We hope you have found this guide informative in
  guiding you in your role, and providing you with
  information and helpful tips. We wish you a great
  experience in your role and thank you once again
  for all your time and commitment you are giving
  to the sport.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

•   The ASA are grateful for the contributions and
  input from the ASA Volunteer working group in
  ensuring these resources are written and reviewed
  by volunteers, for volunteers. These resources
  also draw upon the work developed by swim21,
  Craig Hunter (British Swimming Olympic Team
  Manager), the ASAs Team Manager training
  programme (developed by Dennis Yeoman),
  runningsports and Volunteering England. The ASA
  would like to acknowledge and thank Craig Hunter,
  Dennis Yeoman and these organisations for their
  support and permission in using the work they
  have completed