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MILLFIELD SWIMMING

OUR GUIDING

PRINCIPLES

Below is a set of six guiding principles which support our decision
making in the way we structure and operate throughout the year.

PRINCIPLE 1 HOW
Millfield Swimming is a development programme that resides Operational excellence, we create an expansive offering
in a school, with a rich, diverse, and varied sporting pedigree, across the sporting and co-curricular landscape, allowing
and provides distinct development advantages and differences for a more connected development platform, effective
to every other club/school. cohesion between the sporting, academic and pastoral
landscape. This is done through effective and regular
communication with all involved in the development of a
student.

PRINCIPLE 2 HOW
Millfield Swimming provides a development environment that Coaching brilliance, we understand the whole person,
focuses on the person first, swimmer second, and takes a their commitments outside of the pool and respecting the
long-term whole person view on development in all aspects of varying routes and paths through youth development in
life. swimming.

PRINCIPLE 3 HOW
Millfield Swimming provides a flexible and dynamic training Operational excellence, we allow for growth and
environment that connects aspiring ability alongside individual development through a flexible structure that appreciates
need within a structured training and competition framework. individual difference, whilst being clear and transparent in
our structure and rationale. This is done through
structural clarity and effective communication.

PRINCIPLE 4 HOW
Millfield Swimming has a tiered squad structure with Operational excellence, structured in performance,
ability-based entry. The tiered structure is designed to match competitive, pathway and school tiers. Allocation based
provision to the competitive needs, whilst providing the best on current ability, whilst being respectful of the different
support for high achieving school age students. development rates. We tier our provision to match the
needs and best fit for the individuals in each squad.

PRINCIPLE 5 HOW
Millfield Swimming programme provides development Coaching brilliance, a tier for everybody and anybody who
opportunities through our school squad for any ability of is interested, this can be their full-time games provision
student who has a love and passion for the sport. or a supplementation to current loading.

PRINCIPLE 6 HOW
Millfield Swimming will support the schools’ founding Transitions, we look at ways to support talented athletes
principles by supporting talented individuals and coaches who and passionate coaches to be the best version of
would otherwise not be able to access such opportunities themselves. This is done through transformational
available through the school. bursaries, effective resources and outstanding coach
development opportunities.