What makes a good swim club? Leadership, shared team philosophy, cohesive coaching staff, board and parent support, organization, solid financial plan, and overall teamwork. Learn about all of these at an upcoming Club Leadership and Business Management School.

USA Swimming offers this unique workshop for club coaches and board members to learn how to be effective in leading and governing their teams. Coaches and board members work to­gether in learning about new strategies to improve their clubs.

This course is required for all new clubs. However, it is also highly recommended for all existing pro­grams.If you are a Board Governed program it is also recommended that both the Board Chair and the Head Coach attend.

Course Outline:

I.General Principles
II. Basics for All Clubs

• Mission and structure

• Head Coach roles & responsibilities

• Finances, budgets and fundraising

• Evaluation and assessment

• Staff & BOD responsibilities

III. Principles of Governance

• Basics

• Operating the club board

• Building the future club board

During the course you will learn:

• The ten basic responsibilities of a board.
• The three legal responsibilities of nonprofit boards.
• Effective ways to communicate on your team.
• How to more effectively recruit and retain volunteers.
• Characteristics of an effective board-staff partnership.
• How to govern more and manage less. 

Click here for the information flyer on the Club Leadership & Business Management School.