Aims of Eastleigh and Oaklands Swimming Club
Our aim is to provide a safe, friendly environment where children and adults can develop their swimming skills to their full potential that will act as a sound base for their future sporting careers.
EOSC takes part in a multi-level competition program with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), which endeavours to provide challenging, success-orientated, competitive opportunities for swimmers of all ages.
The club emphasises competition with oneself. Winning medals or trophies is not the main goal. Even when a swimmer finishes first, but has swum poorly in comparison to their own past performances, the will be encouraged to do better. The individuals improvement is the primary objective.
Sportsman like behaviour is of equal importance to improved performance. Respect for officials; congratulations to other competitiors; encouragement to other team mates; determined effort and mature attitudes are examples of the behaviour expected of EOSC swimmers.
Swimmers are taught to set realistic, yet challenging goals for meets/galas and to relate these goals to practice to direct their training efforts. Swimmers are perpared and encouraged to compete in all swimming events, distances and strokes. This policy promotes versatility and encourages the swimmer to explore their own potential in the wide range of events offered in competitive swimming. Often a swimmers "best" stroke changes as they mature and their body goes through physical changes.
Our aim is to provide a safe, friendly environment where children and adults can develop their swimming skills to their full potential that will act as a sound base for their future sporting careers.
EOSC takes part in a multi-level competition program with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), which endeavours to provide challenging, success-orientated, competitive opportunities for swimmers of all ages.
The club emphasises competition with oneself. Winning medals or trophies is not the main goal. Even when a swimmer finishes first, but has swum poorly in comparison to their own past performances, the will be encouraged to do better. The individuals improvement is the primary objective.
Sportsman like behaviour is of equal importance to improved performance. Respect for officials; congratulations to other competitiors; encouragement to other team mates; determined effort and mature attitudes are examples of the behaviour expected of EOSC swimmers.
Swimmers are taught to set realistic, yet challenging goals for meets/galas and to relate these goals to practice to direct their training efforts. Swimmers are perpared and encouraged to compete in all swimming events, distances and strokes. This policy promotes versatility and encourages the swimmer to explore their own potential in the wide range of events offered in competitive swimming. Often a swimmers "best" stroke changes as they mature and their body goes through physical changes.
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