Club Development

For any questions or comments regarding Club Development, contact Don Heidary, Club Develpment Director, at clubdev@pacswim.org


Club Portal

An up-to-date athlete roster and report of non-athletes for your club can be accessed through your club portal on the USA Swimming Website. Available reports include:

  • Member Trend Reports (Club, LSC-Pacific Swimming, National USA Swimming)
  • Club Athlete Roster
  • Club Non-Athlete Roster
  • IMX Certificates and Reports


All data is refreshed live, so it is current information. Non-Athlete roster will show coaches, officials and all others currently registered with your club.

USA Swimming Club Portal



Grant Program

The Pacific Swimming Board of Directors, Investment Committee and Club Development Committee, announce the next set of grants available to Pacific Swimming Clubs. This grant program covers four years, with clubs eligible to earn grants from Pacific Swimming for Facilities/Site Enhancement, Athlete Equipment, Coach Training and Olympic Trials Support.

This year's grant focuses on Coach Education. Clubs may apply for a grant ranging from $1,250 to $2,000. Ideas for ways that clubs can use this grant include:

  • Clinic reimbursement
  • Educational materials
  • Mentorship support
  • Related coursework


•Examples: ASCA World Clinic, NorCal Clinic, USA-S regional clinic, educational materials, ASCA Life Membership, books, DVD's, GoSwim subscription, etc.

Club requirements for Equipment Grant:

  • Clubs shall be in good standing with Pacific Swimming, i.e., no outstanding obligations and current on registrations
  • Clubs shall be represented at the May 19 or October 14, 2018 House of Delegates meetings
  • Clubs shall have working officials at a minimum of:
  • One official for clubs under 100 members
  • Three officials for clubs from 101 members to 200 members
  • Five officials for clubs over 200 members

Note: a “working official” is one who has worked at least ten sessions per year and must be attached to the club during the qualification period of Sept 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018.

Grant awards will be as follows:

  • Clubs between 20 and 100 year-round members will receive $1,250
  • Clubs from 101 to 200 year-round members will receive $1,500
  • Clubs over 200 year-round members will receive $2,000
  • We will recognize multi-site clubs (with over 150 athletes per site)

Note: clubs must have at least 20 year-round, attached athletes, and cannot be collegiate clubs.

Grant Information and Application


Mentor Program

Mentor Program Information and Forms

Reimbursement Form
Excel and PDF formats (Updated 1/2019)


Coach Education

ASCA Videos
Pacific Swimming’s Club Development program is excited to extend the arrangement with the American Swimming Coaches Association to bring the best of coach education to our (ASCA) member coaches. This is an innovative and groundbreaking offer that brings the invaluable video library of the American Swimming Coaches Association to Pacific Swimming coaches at no cost. In the past, we have sent coaches to ASCA clinics and we have offered the purchase of books and DVD’s, but this is without question the most productive, efficient, and cost effective opportunity to help educate our coaches, and ultimately benefit our 17,000 athletes.

GoSwim Daily Videos
Pacific Swimming is pleased to offer a daily GoSwim coach education video to all of our coaches. These will be appear in your inbox each morning. See the attached document for more information. Please offer any feedback to Don Heidary (on the pool deck) or to the PacSwim staff. We may consider a more in-depth version. Create your account and sign up here: https://www.goswim.tv/groups/pacific-swimming


Documents

What Makes a Successful Age Group Coach
The Needed Skills and How To Acquire Them (from ASCA San Diego 2015)

The Small Club's Guide to Success
(from ASCA New Orleans 2013)

Questions Parents Don't Ask
(ASCA Newsletter)