Author Archives: Greg Ient

Bookable Sessions W/C 4th January (and Level X)

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Please see the bookable sessions for this week Level X Saturday 9th January Junior Squad, Development, Senior, Bedale Transition £10 for the session https://membership.myswimmingclub.uk/nore/timetable/booking/book?session=300615&date=2021-01-09 For your times to be submitted to Swim England rankings you must renew your membership as a CAT2 swimmer. Should you wish for your times to be only used internally you can remain as CAT1. Members who wish to swim as CAT2 should notify Greg Ient before the competition so the correct times are sent to rankings to avoid the club being charged extra.   Monday 4th January 2015-2115 at Northallerton Leisure Centre FOC Senior 2/3 https://membership.myswimmingclub.uk/nore/sessions/booking/book?session=300680&date=2021-01-04 […]

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Tier 3 Update

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As I am sure you are all more than aware, the county has been moved into Tier 3. This does have some implications for the aquatic disciplines that we currently operate as Northallerton Amateur Swimming Club Please ensure that your Risk Awareness Declaration and Health Screening Survey are completed online at https://membership.myswimmingclub.uk/nore/covid at your earliest convenience. Our risk assessments remain unchanged. All documentation is available on the club website https://main.nasc.co.uk/docs/ Bedale Sharks SC sessions for January will continue to operate under the existing framework, risk assessment, timetable and COVID-19 arrangements. From 1st February 2020 all policies will be aligned to Northallerton […]

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Merry Christmas! Training Alterations W/C 28th December

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Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope you all have a great day and enjoy yourselves 🙂 Training Alterations W/C 28th December Monday 28th December No Training – Bank Holiday Tuesday 29th December (Northallerton Leisure Centre) 1600-1700 Development Squads, Senior 1 1700-1800 Senior 2/3 & PAYGO Wednesday 30th December (Northallerton Leisure Centre) 1600-1700 Otters and Junior Squad 1700-1800 Development Squads, Senior 1 1800-1900 Senior 2/3 & PAYGO Thursday 31st December No Training – Centre Opening Hours Friday 1st January 2021 No Training – Bank Holiday Saturday 2nd January NASC Start Back Early 1500-1630 Development Squads/Senior 1(1) 1630-1800 Senior 2/3 and PAYGO Sunday […]

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Club Update 6th December 2020

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Our first partial post-lockdown week has gone very well in the pool. We are happy with the measures that are in place and are ready to start working through some developments again which had occurred before the November lockdown measures were implemented. We would like to thank all of the coaching team and volunteers who have supported the club in their return to the pool. Could we please ask, that if you feel in a position to volunteer to support the club on social distancing that you email the club, nasc@nasc.co.uk, so we can start to fill some spaces over […]

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Return to Pool Guidance – 2nd December 2020

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NASC start back this evening (Wednesday 2nd December 2020). Please ensure that you have checked your squad on the membership system (https://membership.nasc.co.uk/) and training time(s) on the link below https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c14_6965_xpfn3hIC8fO_kiMLcmJfGaxi5IdxOsQaRU/edit#gid=1461813817 Just a few reminders to keep everyone safe! Please go through with members. Wear a face covering Everyone in the centre is expected to wear a face covering when entering the centre. This can be removed when instructed to do so by the volunteers or coaching team. It should be left on top of your bag during the session for ease of access once you have finished swimming All volunteers […]

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Return to Pool – Wednesday 2nd December 2020

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Good afternoon all, I have spent the majority of time this morning working with the leisure centre management to ensure that everything is ready for our return to the pool next week. It has been confirmed by government that leisure centre can reopen on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Our existing training plan will resume on this date.Please ensure that you have checked your squad on the membership system (https://membership.nasc.co.uk/) and training time(s) on the link below https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c14_6965_xpfn3hIC8fO_kiMLcmJfGaxi5IdxOsQaRU/edit#gid=1461813817 Changes to operations Face coverings must be worn by all swimmers whilst entering the centre, these can be removed once bags have been dropped […]

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As per our previous correspondence, training is due to change slightly from next week W/C 12th October. These changes have been detailed in previous correspondance which can be viewed on our club news page: https://main.nasc.co.uk/covid-19-august-update-training-timetable-phase-4-from-12th-october-2020/ Below is a list of FAQ from this week which will hopefully answer your questions should you have any. If you have any questions please email the club email address nasc@nasc.co.uk. Please do not email members of the coaching team directly or contact on personal social media, where possible we would like to be able to share the workload around the clubs operations during these […]

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COVID-19 AUGUST UPDATE – TRAINING TIMETABLE PHASE 4 (FROM 12TH OCTOBER 2020)

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Before we move onto the updates for training, we would just like to thank everyone for the hard work, dedication and commitment that everyone has shown in returning Northallerton Amateur Swimming Club to the pool. We have been in a very fortunate position where our positive relationship with the Northallerton Leisure Centre has allowed us to come back so strong versus some situation we have all heard and seen about on social media. As a coaching team we remain convinced that swimmers are in a good shape and are improving from the baseline left in March. The evidence from training […]

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NASC COMPETITIVE SKILLS WORKSHOPS – !!!STARTING BLOCKS IN USE!!!

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Saturday 26th September NASC Competitive Skills Workshop 1-2.30pm https://forms.gle/zFNVP6Vg8Y7B15eb8 NASC are providing throughout 2020 a series of competitive skills workshops to enable swimmers to have more time to practice. Sessions are to run at Bedale Leisure Centre 1.00-2.30pm The session is aimed at those actively competing at Open level competitions and above. All Swimmers should be aged between 10 and 16 by 31/12/2020. All swimmers are expected to bring their own equipment for the session (Hats, Goggles, Costumes, Drink Bottle – Full, Kickboard, Pullbuoy, FINS). It would also be ideal, but not essential, if swimmers had front facing snorkels and […]

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###CHANGES IN TRAINING TIME### Saturday 19th September Training

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A reminder of the changes… On Saturday 19th Senior Squad 2&3 will take place at Bedale Leisure Centre between 1 and 3pm this week. This is due to an existing booking which cannot be used currently for Hambleton League training. Starting block practice and related skills will feature highly. On Saturday 19th Senior Squad 1 and Development Senior Squad sessions will take place between 4 and 6pm at Northallerton Leisure Centre this week to allow coaching teams to travel between venues. Thank you for your understanding, Greg

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BOOK ONLINE….THURSDAY EVENING PAYGO SESSIONS @ BEDALE LEISURE CENTRE- !!!STARTING BLOCKS IN USE!!!

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Members can sign up a week at a time by submitting multiple responses to the form and also can sign up in blocks. Payment will be due on each night of the session via a sealed envelope. Online booking is available now via https://forms.gle/shXQMQyaDTAZ7cyC6 For those who have not yet signed up please see the details below! As detailed in the previous email we have sessions available at Bedale Leisure Centre on Thursday evenings from 1st September 2020. These sessions are in addition to the existing subscriptions of members – designed to allow members to access more pool time and […]

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COVID-19 SEPTEMBER UPDATE

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Thank you all for an amazing first 6 weeks back in the water! It has been great to see so many swimmers develop skills and techniques over the last few weeks. We are looking in a great position ready for some competition when it arrives! I have compiled some information into this email, a copy will also be available on the clubs website and social media for future reference. Please keep an eye on our news page https://main.nasc.co.uk/news/ CHANGES TO TRAINING THIS WEEK ONLY (14TH SEPTEMBER 2020) On Saturday 19th Senior Squad 2&3 will take place at Bedale Leisure Centre […]

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September Volunteers

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Dear All, We are working through creating the rota for September 2020. Please can you get in touch by responding to this email if you are able to support sessions with volunteering some of your time. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16-RWbMqBKAlS5cgN8DgiLNhEeaG0FM3RMX_einTXHp0/edit?usp=sharing We are anticipating an update to Swim England guidance within the next 2/3 weeks which may well lead to some changes to the way in which sessions run. As soon as we know more information we will ensure a club update is circulated. The roles of these volunteers are to monitor social distancing and/or sign swimmers in for the session. This has been […]

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NASC Swimmer Selected for National Programme

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A swimmer from Northallerton Amateur Swimming Club (NASC) has been selected for the Swim England National Development Programme. James Wyllie, aged 14, has been selected for the programme based on his ongoing performance and outcomes in the sport of competitive swimming. The National Development Programme is the third step on the Swim England Extended Talent Pathway – but the first on the national framework. This achievement follows previous selections on the Yorkshire County and North East Regional programmes. James has been selected based on his achievements in the pool throughout the last 12 months. This includes being ranked as #9 […]

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Training W/C 31st August

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Please see details for training W/C 31st August 2020. Training moves onto Phase 3 of our return to pool schedule. To help with volunteering there has been a rota set up https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16-RWbMqBKAlS5cgN8DgiLNhEeaG0FM3RMX_einTXHp0/edit#gid=603838163 To sign up to the rota please speak to a member of the committee or email the general club email address nasc@nasc.co.uk where we will allocate people as fairly as possible. Unfortunately there may be situations where we are unable to allocate everyone to when they are available. Please check the rota before attending to ensure that you have been placed on the rota, unfortunately if you are not on […]

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NASC Competitive Skills Workshops Announced

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Below are a number of sessions available to sign up to. These will be low intensity skills sessions aimed at developing technique and offering additional pool time to members. The sessions are ideal for every swimmer in Junior Squad and above. Initially these sessions will be 1.5 hours long and based at Bedale Leisure Centre. Sessions will utilise the starting block facilities at the centre when Swim England permit the use of the facilities.   NASC Competitive Skills Workshops NASC are providing throughout 2020 a series of competitive skills workshops to enable swimmers to have more time to practice. Sessions […]

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