Closing date to get your entries submitted (not club entry) to the Staffs Masters is the 1st March, so please make sure you have your entries in before then – for details of how to enter please see the link below.
For more information:
http://perrybeechesswimming.co.uk/site/masters/staffs-masters-2016/
Now we have finished entering the Warwickshire County Entries…….time to move onto the City of Birmingham Easter Open Meet for 2016.
Easter is early this year – so the dates are 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th March 2016.
Take a peek at the schedule, and see which races you would like to enter (also check the qualifying times to see if you can enter the races – if in doubt speak to your coach!). Entries to be given / emailed to Helen by Wednesday 10/02/16.
Please make sure you have paid for your 2016 membership (£33 category one / £60 category two), and returned the Membership and Medical forms, to make sure we have the most up to date information on all swimmers. Extra forms can be accessed here, or ask at the sweetie desk at Beeches for a paper copy.
This needs to be done as soon as possible, to enable the club to pay the fees to the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) as their membership year runs from January through to December each year. Many thanks for your help with this.
You will all have recently received an email, from Swim Club Manager, our online club database. This is your parents logon, where you can see the information held on your child(ren). If you have any queries regarding this please let us know.
A big well done to all swimmers who took part in last night’s first round of the Worcester Winter League. Our first outing of 2016 proved to be a positive experience for the Beeches swimmers on the night.
First places on the night went to:
Jamie Keyte (Open 100 Butterfly); Sophia Deans (11/under 50 Freestyle); Harvey Higgins (11/under 50 Butterfly).
Other top 3 finishers were:
The 11/under relay team who came second in both the Free and Medley relays (Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans, Harvey Higgins, Trearna Hart, Vinaye Gaddu and Lewis Carless); Danya Gaddu (15/under 100 Freestyle); Katie Gulliver (Open 100 Butterfly); Lewis Carless (11/under 50 Freestyle); Catrine Hart (11/under 50 Backstroke); Drew Rimmer (15/under 100 Butterfly); Penny Whittingham (Open 100 Freestyle); Sophia Deans (11/under 50 Breaststroke); Lewis Carless (11/under 50 Breaststroke).
Jessica Jones (Open 100 Backstroke); Trearna Hart (who swam up in the 13/under 100 Breaststroke); Becky Gulliver (11/under 50 Butterfly); Cameron Rimmer (Open 100 Freestyle); The 13/under Mixed Freestyle Relay Team (Ravael Bailey, Vicky Cox, Ella Payne, Sophie Blackwell, Harvey Higgins and Lewis Carless).
Finishing third on the night, and achieving 11 personal best times overall, well done to all the swimmers who took part and to also thanks to coach Helen Pordage, and Sarah Higgins and Andi Carless for their help and support on the night, and Cher Jones, Ada Cox and Yvonne Rimmer for their officiating duties!
Please see below and attached details of two developmental opportunities for young people aged 14-18 in the Birmingham area.
– Step into Sport Event – Wednesday 27th January
– Birmingham Coach Academy – Various training and placement opportunities, from January – March 2016
Organised and delivered by Kingsbury School Sports Partnership CIC and Wilson Stuart Active Society CIC, the ‘Step into Sport Camp’ and ‘Birmingham Coach Academy’ are FREE to be a part of, and offer the opportunity for both disabled and non-disabled young people aged between 14-18 to build their confidence, knowledge and receive training and support to make a difference back at school and in the community.
The deadlines for applications have been extended to this Friday 22nd January. If either or both opportunities are of interest to a young person you are working with, please contact: Alison Mapp on 07766922255 or ceo@ksspcic.co.uk
Additional details:
· The SIS day on 27th Jan will also form part of the coach academy training sessions.
· A school may bring up to 8 pupils (ideally to include 2 x SEND pupils)
· Individuals attending independently from a school are also welcome – Parents will need to request leave from school for the SIS training day.
· The focus for the Young Coach Academy is to develop the young person as a coach with the requirement for them to then gain experience in a community / club placement. If they are SEND they may be able access one of 10 bursaries up to £200 to for additional training.
· All the other coach academy training sessions are in the evening, Saturdays or Feb half term.
Please pass this information onto any young person, parent or schools you work with who may be interested.
For further information, please contact:
Alison Mapp – Kingsbury SSP CIC
Tel: 0121 373 1080 ext 107
Mobile: 07766922255
Amy Bird
Investment and Development Manager
Sport Birmingham
Investing in Active Lifestyles
DD: 0121 296 5175
Mobile: 07774337391
Email: amy.bird@sportbirmingham.org
Tweet: @sportbirmingham @sportbhamcoach @sportbhamvol @bhamschoolgames @BhamDisSport
Facebook: sportbirmingham
Good luck to all the swimmers involved in tonight’s Worcester Winter League at Bromsgrove – Dolphin Centre, School Drive, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 1AY with a 6pm warm up
For the first time the league now has a place on Haden Hill’s website:
http://www.hadenhillswimmingclub.co.uk/#!worcester-winter-league/c1poz
Tonight’s teams are:Bromsgrove (Hosts), Oldbury, Worcester B, Orion and Perry Beeches.
Results and round draws to be updated on that site.
