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National Age 15-22 April 2019

April 30, 2019 By Ben Ramsden

These are my personal notes from the Championships. I am making them publicly available here in case it helps anyone. My personal officiating objectives Do a great job – sounds obvious, but over 8 days with 2 long sessions each day, this is easier said than done. Key is to maintain focus. Look after my […]

Filed Under: Technical Officials, TO journal

High Performing Officials Workshop with Simon Taufel

March 21, 2019 By Ben Ramsden

Simon Taufel

Professional development for a voluntary hobby activity seemed a bit strange to me when initially suggested. We train extensively and regularly in surf life saving, so why should it be different for swimming officiating?   Sorry I can’t save your life because I’m only a volunteer! Our surf life saving training paid off in spades […]

Filed Under: Technical Officials

Water the grass roots

June 2, 2018 By Ben Ramsden Leave a Comment

How SNSW and SAL can best continue to support SMNE run its next 290 swim meets – a personal view. The sport of swimming is struggling to recruit, train and retain sufficient technical officials to run our events. I have personally experienced this challenge in my role as Area Technical Swimming Committee Coordinator for Swimming […]

Filed Under: Technical Officials

Officiating at National Age

May 17, 2018 By Ben Ramsden

I knew immediately that it wasn’t a correct breast stroke turn. I’d been inspecting turns for the previous 4 hours on lane 9. About twice per minute a swimmer would approach, turn, and depart. And with every turn the moisture content of my trousers, socks and shoes would increase. Although I didn’t know it at […]

Filed Under: Technical Officials

Would you like an easier way to run your swim club?

March 6, 2018 By Ben Ramsden

We’re all finding that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find enough parents to volunteer to run swim clubs. I’m exploring options for bringing affordable paid support into club admin. I’m seeking your input please. My outline idea is to hire an offshore admin manager / virtual assistant, and share the cost across a number of […]

Filed Under: Technical Officials, Treasurer, Websites

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