TAKING THE NEXT STEP:COMPETITIVE SYNCHRO

WHY SHOULD I GO COMPETITIVE?

• MISSION: THE BC AQUASONICS WILL INSPIRE OUR ATHLETES TO BE AQUASONICS FOR LIFE: STRIVING FOR AND REACHING THEIR GOALS WITH DETERMINATION, PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM, TEAMWORK, RESPECT, AND EXCELLENCE.

• WE WANT OUR ATHLETES TO USE SKILLS GAINED IN OUR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES- NOT JUST AT THE POOL.

• IN RECENT YEARS, TWO MAIN CONCEPTS HAVE EVOLVED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CANADA:

• A) PHYSICAL LITERACY

• B) LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

OVERVIEW

• PHYSICAL LITERACY

• LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

• AT BCAQ ALL OUR COACHES STRIVE TO

INCORPORATE BOTH CONCEPTS IN TO THEIR PROGRAMS!

PHYSICAL LITERACY• WHAT IS IT?

• DEVELOPING FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT

SKILLS

• EXAMPLES:

• SCULLING, SWIMMING, EGGBEATER,

BOOSTING, FLOATING, SKIPPING,

BALANCING, ETC.

• WHY?

• IT INCREASES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHICH

INCREASES PERSONAL SUCCESS

PHYSICAL LITERACY

• CHILDREN NEED TO “PRACTICE THESE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS FOR HUNDREDS OF

HOURS…WITHIN SPORTS CLUBS BEFORE THEY REACH PUBERTY”

• “WITHOUT PHYSICAL LITERACY, RESEARCH SHOWS MANY CHILDREN AND YOUTH

WITHDRAW FROM PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT. CHILDREN REPORT THAT

NOT HAVING THE SKILLS TO PLAY IS ONE MAJOR REASON THEY DROP OUT”.

LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

• “CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS AT THE

RIGHT TIME TO DEVELOP IN THEIR SPORT OR ACTIVITY – WHETHER THEY WANT

TO BE HOCKEY PLAYERS, DANCERS, FIGURE SKATERS OR GYMNASTS. LONG-

TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT (LTAD) DESCRIBES THE THINGS ATHLETES NEED

TO BE DOING AT SPECIFIC AGES AND STAGES”.-

There are seven stages within the basic LTAD model:

•Stage 1: Active Start (0-6 years)

•Stage 2: FUNdamentals (girls 6-8, boys 6-9)

•Stage 3: Learn to Train (girls 8-11, boys 9-12)

•Stage 4: Train to Train (girls 11-15, boys 12-16)

•Stage 5: Train to Compete (girls 15-21, boys 16-23)

•Stage 6: Train to Win (girls 18+, boys 19+)

•Stage 7: Active for Life (any age participant)

NEED MORE INFO?

• GO TO: WWW.CANADIANSPORTFORLIFE.CA

• HAS TIPS FOR PARENTS

• RESOURCES

• BECOMING A CHAMPION

• MORE INFO ON PHYSICAL LITERACY AND LTAD

• AND MUCH MORE!

WHAT ELSE WILL MY DAUGHTER LEARN?

• TEAM WORK SELF-RESPONSIBILITY

• LEADERSHIP FOCUS

• GOAL SETTING CONFIDENCE

• TIME MANAGEMENT SELF-ESTEEM

• COMMITMENT MENTAL TRAINING SKILLS

LONG PRACTICES?!• SAMPLE 12 & UNDER DAY

• 15 MINUTE DECK WARM-UP (ON LAND)

• 10 MINUTE WATER WARM-UP

• 45 MINUTE TEAM TRAINING/CHOREOGRAPHY

• 5 MINUTE BRAIN BREAK (BATHROOM, GAMES, ETC)

• 30 MINUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING OR AEROBIC TRAINING

• 10 MINUTE BREAK (SNACK & BATHROOM)

• 50 MINUTE FINA FIGURE TRAINING

• 30 MINUTE FLEXIBILITY (ON LAND)

• TOTAL: 3 HOURS

STATEMENTS FROM FAMILIES WHO TOOK THE NEXT STEP:

• “WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PRACTICE HOURS THERE ARE IN

THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM, I WAS CONCERNED IF MY DAUGHTER COULD

HANDLE IT, BALANCING SCHOOL WHILE STILL HAVING A LIFE”.

• “THE THINGS MY DAUGHTER’S COACHES AND THIS SPORT HAVE TAUGHT HER

ARE WORTH WAY MORE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER HOPED FOR”.

• “THESE SKILLS - TEAMWORK, FOCUS, PRACTICE, STICK-WITH-IT-NESS,

COMMUNICATION AND ATHLETICISM ARE TOOLS SHE WILL CARRY THROUGH

HER LIFE WELL BEYOND HER SYNCHRO YEARS”.

STATEMENTS FROM FAMILIES WHO TOOK THE NEXT STEP:

• “TODAY WE ARE HAPPY WITH OUR CHOICE. SYNCHRO HELPS HER TO IMPROVE HER

CONCENTRATION LEVEL, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND TO PRACTICE TOWARD GOALS. IT

HELPS DEFINE HER SELF-IMAGE; IT TEACHES THE LEVEL OF SATISFACTION THAT CAN BE

ACHIEVED THROUGH PERSEVERANCE, PATIENCE AND MENTAL PREPARATION. FIVE DAYS

A WEEK PRACTICE BOOSTS HER SENSE OF IDENTITY AND RAISE HER AWARENESS THAT

THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT EXERTED AND THE

LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OBTAINED”.

STATEMENTS FROM FAMILIES WHO TOOK THE NEXT STEP:

• “MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION SOONER RATHER THAN

LATER - I THINK SOME PEOPLE WAIT AND I THINK THAT IS MISTAKE. THE OLDER

THE GIRLS GET - THE MORE TIME; PRACTICES AND MONEY IT COSTS - THE

EARLIER YOU GET IT - THE MORE GRADUAL THE DEMANDS”.

TEAM CANADA ATHLETES FROM BCAQ

• BIZ PRICE SUSAN KEMPER JANICE BIRCH

• CHEMENE SIMPSON KATHY GLEN KELLY TAYLOR

• CHARLENE WALFORD CHRISTINE LARSEN KARIN LARSEN

• JENNIFER RINGROSE URSULA PETERSON JENNY BROOM

• DEANNA ABDURHMAN TRACI MEADS DEANNA CLARKE

• TIFFANY GRAHAM ALLISON EDGAR JESSICA OUTHWAITE

• TANYA MAGEE DOMINIKA KOPCIK LAURA ELLIOTT

• SAMANTHA STANDEVEN SANDY GILL EMILIA KOPCIK

• VERONICA WINTER OLIVIA ZAWADIUK

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES:

• SUSAN KEMPER:

• CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL COACH SINCE 2004

• 7 YEARS NATIONAL TEAM COACH; 21 YEARS BCAQ COACH

• NCCP LEVEL 5 CERTIFIED COACH (1ST SYNCHRO COACH TO ACHIEVE THIS STATUS & 9TH FEMALE COACH!)

• NATIONAL TEAM COACH 2002-2007; NAMED 2008 OLYMPIC COACH

• DEVELOPED MULTIPLE NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETES INCLUDING A 2008 OLYMPIAN

• INDUCTED IN TO THE COQUITLAM SPORTS HALL OF FAME IN 2009

• INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS: MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, GREAT BRITAIN, MEXICO, CHINA & BRAZIL

• 2015 SYNCHRO CANADA CHARLOTTE TUTTE COACHING AWARD RECIPIENT

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES:• TANYA MAGEE:

• CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL COACH

• COMP DEV CERTIFIED; CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE ADVANCED COACHING DIPLOMA

• BACHELORS DEGREE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION & COACHING (2013)

• 4 X WINNER OF THE BOB BEARPARK COACHING AWARD OF DISTINCTION (2010-2013)

• DEVELOPED NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETES

• 16 YEARS COACHING WITH BCAQ

• REC PROGRAM COORDINATOR SINCE 2013

• 7 YEARS ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM (MULTIPLE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL FOR CANADA!)

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES:• SUZANNA GODDARD:

• COMP DEV CERTIFIED

• BACHELORS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY

• DIPLOMA IN CRIMINOLOGY

• GOLD CORD RECIPIENT AT SFU- GRADUATING IN TOP 10TH PERCENTILE!

• FORMER MALAYSIAN NATIONAL TEAM ATHLETE- 7 YEARS

• COMPLETED 3 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY WHILE TRAINING 25+ HOURS PER WEEK

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES:• TINA NAVERI

• COMP DEV CERTIFIED

• 33 YEARS IN THE SPORT (ATHLETE & COACH)

• 23 YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE

• REC ALL THE WAY UP TO NATIONAL STREAM

• 8 X BC SUMMER GAMES COACH-

• 15 GOLD MEDALS!

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES

• DISA FLADMARK

• COMP DEV CERTIFIED

• MASTERS DEGREE IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

• PROVINCIAL SPORT ADMINISTRATOR

• CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING COACH 7 YEARS RUNNING!

• SYNCHRO BC EXCELLENCE IN COACHING AWARD 2014

MEET OUR TEAM OF COMPETITIVE COACHES

• SAMANTHA LANKMAYR:

• COMP DEV CERTIFIED

• BACHELORS OF EDUCATION

• BACHELORS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND COACHING

• SPORT SCIENCE DIPLOMA-KINESIOLOGY SPECIALIZATION

• TEACHER WITH THE SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT

• 1ST RECIPIENT OF THE SYNCHRO BC EXCELLENCE IN COACHING AWARD- 2011

• 1ST BCAQ COACH TO BRING A 11-12 TEAM TO ESPOIR CHAMPIONSHIPS

• RECIPIENT OF THE DOUGLAS COLLEGE CHRIS JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP 2011

CONTACT OUR REGISTRAR TO FIND OUT WHAT COMPETITIVE PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR

YOUR CHILD!