Swimming Coach and Instructor

Overview

Swimming Coaches or Instructors coach, train and instruct participants in swimming by analysing their performances and developing their abilities.

Day-to-day

• coaches, trains and instructs swimmers by analysing performances and developing abilities
• plans and directs strategies, develops play patterns and analyses game progress
• motivates swimmers and supervises practice sessions
• recruits swimmers and other coaching staff/instructors
• arranges entries into swim competitions
• promotes sports and skills development as well as overseeing the participation of young people in swimming
• officiates at sporting events to enforce rules and regulations, liaising with other officials when necessary
• co-ordinates and directs swimming activities.

Considerations

• working outdoors.