2. Working with sporting organizations such as SDSC to educate students on Paralympic movement. 

3. Getting students to volunteer at CIP for para sports events 

4. Online webinar or curriculum 

5. Experiential learning (e.g. putting sponge in school to experience muscle imbalance) 

1.       Events, camps and clinic

a.       In person and virtual (Video submission) 

b.       Combines 

2.       Athlete Questionnaires (to ensure there is a follow up after the questionnaire – We are able to identify individual base on their profile and sporting background. USOPC have received the best results through questionnaire) 
Link: https://usoc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4I4onQmcfEfgerA

3.       Facebook campaigns 

4.       Informational sessions 

a.       Sport specific

b.       Program overviews 

5.       Talent transfer 

a.       Best practices to put in place when identifying athletes from other sports: Coaches and/or athletes will need to inform their current coaches about the intention to talent transfer. To prevent the idea of poaching. 

Looking at growing grassroot participations and development in para swimming clubs. 

 

Tasks: 

1.       Develop coach education into para specific coach certification as a supplement for formal swimming coach education for the mainstream abled bodied arena. (Supplement module)

 

Objectives: Identify the different training philosophies optimal performance para swimmers. 

Pink - classified nationally and competing at local and national level. 

Blue – Emerging into national team level. National classified and looking into internationally classified. (Different standards National A/B/C has different support provided) 

1.       Open activity – There is no form of structured program 

2.       Parallel activity – Para swimmer does the same program as Abled body swimmers

3.       Separate activity – Program that is  specific to the athlete

4.       Modified activity – They can train with their peers but with modified program. 

Tyler is a 3x Paralympian and retired member of the United States Paralympic Alpine Ski Team.

In coach education training, USA Swimming incorporate modules on how to communicate with PWDs and Safe Sport. 

Fun fact: USOPC mission to include well being, particularly athletes' mental health was included 5 years ago even before the pandemic.