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The British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA) is the national association for swimming coaches in the United Kingdom.
The organisation was formed in September 1965, at the ASA championship in Blackpool. It held its first annual conference at Bedford College, London, in January 1966. [1] Talks were given by Deryk Snelling and Bill Juba.
The association was for elite swimming, as it often discussed how to win medals at a national level. [2]
Many swimming coaches in the UK have qualified through the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association, now Swim England), via the Coach Education Certification Course. Other parts of the UK are represented by Scottish Swimming, Swim Wales and Swim Ireland. The BSCA was incorporated as a company in January 2010. [3]
From 1 May 1968 had sprint awards, with levels of Gold, Silver and Bronze, to encourage speed swimming, with set times over sixty six and two-thirds yards, for four disciplines.
The ASA had their parallel proficiency awards.
It represents swimming coaches in the UK. It holds an annual 2-day BSCA Conference each year in late September. [4] It holds the annual BSCA Awards. It works with British Swimming (former Great Britain Swimming Federation), who govern the sport in Great Britain.
From 1979, each year at the conference, it awarded the Coach of the Year [13]
The organisation is headquartered in Worcestershire. It is represented on the International Council for Coaching Excellence and the World Swimming Coaches Association.
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