American Swimming Coaches Association Awards Level 5
Head Coach Ronald Aitken has been Awarded level 5 certification from the American Swim Coaches Association: Level 5 certification is not often reached which makes our head coach one of the top 2% in the Nation as coaches: The following are the requirements of a level 5 coach:
Achievement Requirements
Level 5 (one of) £ On USS International Coaches List £ 20 High School All-Americans £ 20 Prep School All- Americans £ 20 YMCA All-Americans plus 3 National Champions £ 20 NAIA All-Americans plus 3 National Champions £ 20 NCAA II All-Americans plus 3 National Champions £ 20 NCAA III All Americans plus 3 National Champions £ 40 Individuals with National Top 16 Age Group Rankings plus 3 National Top 16 number one rankings £ 5 NCAA I All-Americans
Level 4 (one of) £ Individual Senior USS Qualifier or Individual NCAA I Qualifier £ 5 High School All-Americans £ 5 Prep School All-Americans £ 5 YMCA All-Americans £ 5 NAIA All-Americans £ 5 NCAA II or III All-Americans £ 5 Junior College All-Americans £ 20 Individuals with National Top 16 Age Group Rankings
Level 3 (one of) £ High School All American £ NISCA Criteria **(see below) or Prep All-American £ YMCA All-American £ Age Group National Top 16 Swimmer £ NCAA II or III All-American £ USS Junior National Qualifier £ Junior College All-American £ NAIA All-American £ 5 Gold Level Schlueter Stroke Awards
Level 2 £ Requires 12 Months Coaching Experience plus the Level 1 and Level 2 Stroke School Coursework
Level 1 £ Requires a Minimum of 6 Months Coaching Experience plus the Level 1 Foundations of Coaching Coursework.
YOU MUST BE THE PRIMARY COACH OF AN ATHLETE WITH ONE OF THESE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR LEVELS 3, 4, AND 5
**The special NISCA Level 3 Certification Criteria includes:
£ Meet all requirements for Level 2. £ Ten years experience as a high school coach. £ Earned a degree from a four-year institution. £ Demonstrated at least five years service to the community through leadership in a community Learn-To-Swim or other aquatic program. £ Have membership in local, state and national swim coaches associations.
