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Training equipment for swimming club published their Delivery Report!7 months ago
Wey Valley SC are looking to raise funds for a set of in-water radio headsets so our coaching team can provide instructions direct to swimmers during training - directly improving a swimmer's ability.
Wey Valley is a Guildford based community based not for profit swimming club. We cater for all abilities from 5-50+ yrs, covering learn to swim, through to competition squads. The vast majority of our 240+ membership is under 18 years old. Our club is volunteer run, with paid coaches and qualified swim teachers taking sessions in addition to their day job. Communicating with swimmers is always a challenge when they are in the water, but a new system of headsets from www.myjukes.com will allow the coaching team to communicate directly with swimmers whilst they swim. This will help correct technique, provide encouragement and add a new level of engagement to our swimmers. Additionally we are looking to purchase som bungee cords which allow the swimmers to train using resistance whilst in the water. This will make a huge difference to the quality and variety of training the swimmers can be offered.
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Why it's a great idea:
Swimming is a lifeskill which all children learn. It is the only sport on the National Curriculum, yet 1 in 3 children leave primary school unable to swim. Wey Valley SC is committed to helping both children learn to swim, but also embrace an active lifestyle through competitive swimming. This often stays with a child throughout their lives. Wey Valley SC does has no commercial sponsors or benefactors. It has existed for over 40 years and has served the local community as a not for profit organisation. It was the first club in Surrey to achieve Swim Mark accreditation (the highest Swim England accolade) and has produced 2 athletes who have represented Team GB at the Olympics in the last 15 years. We are keen to continue to offer one of the most cost effective and accessible pathways through aquatic sport in the area and improve the quality of swimming for our young athletes.
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As a club with no current commercial sponsors we are also open to opportunities from local businesses who wish to partner with us. We can provide access to over 200 local families and regularly host events within the community.
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Whoop, 30 people have pledged since fundraising began!
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Whoop, 10 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £1,083
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Target (inc. fees) £1,083
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VolunteerWey Valley Swimming Club was established 40 years ago and has a membership of 240+ drawn from over the Godalming and Guildford area. Our philosophy is to promote swimming in the community at all levels, from learn to swim, for fitness and to competition level. The club caters for all swimmers from 5 to 50+, especially those who want to balance their swim development with school or other sporting life.
Being a not for profit organisation, our ethos is to maintain affordable membership, teaching and training costs (vs other local clubs). This has encouraged swimmers from all backgrounds to enjoy the social, physical and community benefit of the club.
The club has limited ability to provide equipment above and beyond the pool hire time. The emphasis on purchasing training equipment, including kick boards, pull bouys, fins and more specialist training equipment lies very much on the parents regardless of personal circumstance. As the majority of members are children, the equipment is quickly outgrown or worn out.
Wey Valley prides itself on its youth leader development programme. Our poolside volunteers are primarily existing swimming members in their teens, with teachers and coaches often in their late teens or early twenties. We try and provide a bursary each year to part pay for 1 or 2 youngsters to attain these qualifications. This in turn helps keep the up with the requirement to staff each
Project Owner: Wey Valley Swimming Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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