SWIMMING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21729, 11 March 1936, Page 15

SWIMMING

ISTEM OP COACHING FOR SMALLER CLUBS * I SUGGESTION AT CENTRE MEETING it'tee need for the Canterbury Centre "J»e New Zealand Amateur Swim- j l< t Association to institute a system j to assist tne smaller clubs Lfetain their senior swimmers was t ed by Mr R. J. Fyfe at a meeting ifcv centre last night. said that the smaller clubs *<l not do much themselves about , U &ing. but it should not be neces- 1 ■»• for swimmers of a weak club to « i* 5 yvet to a stronger club to get « IhJng. The only way would be for j V centre to organise the coaching,, j 4 IV Mr Fyfe. f- 3 mr T. W. Thomson sai&that the. onus j "■ion the club to have sufficient in*' % I; ment to keep the swimmers, i §*,♦ M. E. Lyons said, that some, J IJght should be given to coachingJ* Uhought that the weakness was that j ly" available coaches were not used y ttjjridely as they might be if they i ue organised. \ 1 ife> matter how manv coaches there » W*tine swimmers will not pay any \ lf W>n to them." said Miss D. Brown. i ' k Lyons suggested that Mr Fyfe ] . aid reintroduce the subject later fcHjtot a system of coaching might j 1 introduced. j UNAFFILIATED CLUBS t _____ , . POSSIBILITY OF NEW , " ASSOCIATION '\ l %t possibility of minor swimming i ate forming- an association of their j m was mentioned at a meeting of < it Canterbury Centre of the New j OmA Amateur Swimming Associa- , m which was held last night. M» \ *«. Lyons presided. ' He subject was brought up by Mr j f, Mckenzie, who said that it might j .* well worth while if the centre , Iqpd into the matter, and approached j -Wriiibs to find out their difficulties * pint affiliating. n^a ) Mr Lyons said that there were < «■? clubs, particularly in the coun- i IT districts, which might have one j five swimmers who found it worth Me to compete at carnivals, but j W > small clubs could not see their MP dear to pay an affiliation fee of P#>p»fteas. and a further sum of Is If each senior member. Many ot 3> were run with quite small mem--1 Whips. Some of them would like I »affiliate, but they said that they 1 *W not pay Is a head for each mem--1-fIR and in addition the two gui|(«i necessary to affiliate. "I think I ' k definitely detrimental to the ad|«K_tnent of swimming in country ■ftefets/' said Mr Lyons. ~ IffTbuld not the clubs amalgamate, tlftMMr T.W.Thomson. ttif-htt is the laKt thing the small ■MI want to do," said Mr Lyons. ■ntejr are much more jealous of keep- t BfttUfcr local standing we would be in the city." Clubs in Christchurch i Wr9. C. Anderson: I thinK, the mat- ( r touched on by Mr Mackenzie . mm us nearer home. It is araat- ■ *«f unafljliated clubs in Christ- } | Weh. Some members of a club t Iwached me. before going to a t ! MMns which was held, to ask me t s «dvibc them what their attitude t : «dd be. I suggested that they l L ( «ki write to the centre, and ask t . * fall particulars about affiliation >' i_«* they took action. Apparently c 'Lmmg very definite was done at the t f:jWW|fc but it was considered that c £j*|fßliated clubs should hold a A Imp-mme of events during the year s 'Ms. institute grade swimming. I j ll* we should make every effort to _ "V** the clubs into the centre. They - • jit a grievance in that they have tlwoiers who cannot compete. We i> something to try to meet v ecially if they are trying to a her. :kenzie said that it might be a o meet the situation in some *■ vould be in the interests of if this were done. The ques- « Brned very closely clubs in « d Christchurch. It was posthere would be splits in .the n ich would be detrimental to P in Canterbury. c< loeed Fees Suggested c ns suggested that the New tl ouncil be asked, to reduce the s< fees for the clubs concerned. s< ' t Fyfe said that it was pos- li if a new body became active be minor clubs would trans- a' is said that the body would tl y outside the New Zealand c< mless the constitution were permit of its joining. e: ractically a vote of no con- c the couijcil," said wr THom- v,

B Mr Mackenzie said that it was not a want of confidence, but a want of une"Tbe°v«ry small clubs want to break away because of the expense," said, Mr Thomson: They think, the fees are too high, therefore they are going to try on their own. Mr Anderson said that these movements were usually some dsigruntled person's way of hitting back at the I centre. . One member said that there were si» clubs in thß movement. He believed that if a letter were written to the secretary of- the Fendiaion Club, the secretary would- be able to give the Information required. • Mr Mackenzie:, We should, make some attempt to go into the question, and if it'is impossible, to meet the clubs. I think any difficulties, could, he overMi" Mackenzie theni moved that the executive be given power to hold: aconference with unaffiliated' clubs. This was seconded by Mr Anderson and