Coaches Section
Coaches Noticeboard:
This section contains the coaches newsletters and useful articles.
Coaches CVs:
Malcolm Staight - Chief Coach
Malcolm has a long and distinguished coaching career, during which he has coached swimmers all the way to the Olympics. His swimmers have also competed in the World Championships, the Paralympics, the Commonwealth Games, the European Senior Championships, the European Junior Championships and the European Youth Olympics. His CV is available here
Pauline O'Brien - Assistant Coach
* ASA Club Coach Certificate
* ASA Teacher Certificate
* Member of IOS
* County Official Judge and Timekeeper
Maureen Tomlinson - Assistant Coach
Maureen has been with ASC since the 1980's and whilst she has coached all age groups over the years she currently coaches our younger members in the Stroke Development squads. Maureen holds an ASA Advanced Teachers Certificate, ASA Preliminary Club Coaches Certificate and ASA Teachers Certificate for Swimming for the Disabled. In 2006 Maureen's long, outstanding service to sport was recognised at the 12 th Annual Chiltern Awards for Achievement in Sports. Maureen is Team Manager for the Milton Keynes and Thames Valley Leagues "B" teams.
* ASA Preliminary Club Coach Certificate
* ASA Advanced Teacher Certificate
* ASA Teacher Certificate for Swimming for the Disabled
* Member of IOS
* ASA / SCUK Good Practice & Child Protection Certificate
* County Official Judge and Timekeeper
Guy Emerson
* UKCC Level 1 Coaching Swimming
* ASA / SCUK Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certificate
Paul Burke
* ASA Assistant Teacher Certificate Swimming
Simon Quincey
* ASA / SCUK Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certificate
* SCUK Equity in Your Coaching
* Member of IOS
* British Swimming Licensed Official - Judge Level 2
* County and South East Region Official - Judge & Timekeeper
Emma Staight
* ASA Licence Level 3
* ASA Lane Coaches Certificate
* ASA Teachers Certificate
* ASA Level 3 Certificate for the Development & Management of Swimming Programmes
* ASA/UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Coaching Water Polo
* ASA Team Manager Certificate
* RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
* SCUK Core Stability Training
* ASA / SCUK Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certificate
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