A 3-Step Process

BECOME A SWIM SMOOTH COACH

Enrollments now open to join our Class of 2024 in Mallorca, Spain 🇪🇸

27 May - 2 June 2024 (inclusive)

Why Become a Swim Smooth Coach?

Becoming a Swim Smooth Coach can be a rewarding and fulfilling career choice for individuals who are passionate about swimming and helping others improve their swimming skills. Here are some reasons why you might choose to become a Swim Smooth Coach:

  1. Love for Swimming: Many Swim Smooth Coaches have a deep passion for swimming and want to share their enthusiasm for the sport with others. Becoming a coach allows them to stay involved in the swimming community and help fellow swimmers reach their goals.

  2. Help Others: Being a Swim Smooth Coach provides an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of swimmers. You can help individuals of all skill levels, from beginners to competitive athletes, improve their technique, reach their goals, and develop a lifelong love for swimming.

  3. Personal Growth: Coaching is a continuous learning process. Becoming a Swim Smooth Coach involves gaining in-depth knowledge of swimming technique, stroke analysis, and training methodologies. It can be a pathway to personal and professional growth.

  4. Flexible Career: Many Swim Smooth Coaches work independently or as part of a swim coaching team. This flexibility allows them to set their own schedules, work with clients on a one-on-one basis, or run group coaching sessions, making it a versatile career option.

  5. Building a Business: For those who want to start their own coaching business, becoming a Swim Smooth Coach provides a framework, brand recognition, and access to resources that can help kickstart their coaching careers.

  6. Lifelong Learning: The field of swimming is continually evolving, and becoming a Swim Smooth Coach involves staying up-to-date with the latest techniques, training methodologies, and research in the sport, which can be intellectually stimulating.

  7. Networking: Being a Swim Smooth Coach allows you to connect with other coaches, swimmers, and professionals in the swimming industry, creating opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing.

  8. Rewards: Through our new affiliate and commission scheme, Swim Smooth Coaches benefit from a profit share of 20% of every referral to the Swim Smooth GURU for the lifetime of that swimmer’s access to our online service, as well as a generous 80% revenue share for those swimmer’s utilising our new Swim Smooth GURU “Ultimate” level - a fusion of online tools with real, human coaching.

Becoming a Swim Smooth Coach involves undergoing a 3-stage certification process and training specific to the Swim Smooth methodology. It's important to have a strong foundation in swimming, an understanding of stroke mechanics, and a desire to work with a wide range of swimmers to help them improve their skills and enjoy the water more fully.

How to Become a Swim Smooth Coach:

Stage 1: 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp

  • This course is conducted purely online and designed to introduce you to the technical skills, equipment and software required to run a successful 1-2-1 Video Analysis Session

  • A one-time fee to access our 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp for a period of 12 months.

  • Any coach or swimming enthusiast can register for the 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp and get instant access to the course which is designed to be drip-fed over the period of 7 days, but accessible for up to 12 months.

  • Access is immediate and available 24/7.

  • Watch the video below and then register here for immediate access to this course.

Stage 2: 3-day Coach Education Course

  • This 3-day* Coach Education Course is designed to take the skills and knowledge of the equipment and software you have studied in the 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp and start to get a deeper insight into how to develop the more nuanced aspects of both 1-2-1 and group delivery using Swim Smooth Methodology.

    *this course is sometimes run over 5-days when run in conjunction with an event like the Best Fest in Mallorca, Spain each May.

  • Cost includes 3 intense days of learning (expect 10-12 hour days) directly with a Swim Smooth Mentor Coach on the application of Swim Smooth Methodology in the context of 1-2-1 Video Analysis and Squad sessions.

  • Coaches and swimming enthusiasts seeking to take their swim coaching to a higher level can apply to attend the 3-day Coach Education Course upon successful completion of the 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp.

  • Check our latest schedule here.

  • Apply here for one of our upcoming courses by selecting the best course for you and scrolling to the bottom of the page to Apply via the course-specific form.

Stage 3: Final Certification in Perth, Australia

  • Following the 3-day Coach Education Course, candidates who fit the selection criteria and Core Values of Swim Smooth will be invited to take the final stage in becoming a Swim Smooth Coach. This involves 3 parts:

    1. Remote learning and mentoring with a Swim Smooth Mentor Coach
    2. Attendance in Perth for final assessment and certification.
    3. Your certification license valid for 12-months with a minimal initial term of 3 years.

  • Your training. mentoring and certification are included in Year 1 of your certification fees.

    Year 1 will commence upon the start of your remote mentoring prior to attending your final certification in Perth, Australia.

    We have a minimum 3-year commitment to becoming a Swim Smooth Coach given the time and energy invested in your mentoring, training and assessment.

    Your ongoing annual license fee provides the following:

    1. use of all internationally trademarked Swim Smooth logos on your own website and promotional materials, either as “Swim Smooth X-LOCATION” or “X Powered by Swim Smooth”;
    2. prominent promotion and listing of all your services on the www.swimsmooth.com and www.swimsmooth.guru websites;
    3. direct linking of your coaching profile to remote users of the Swim Smooth GURU within your region;
    4. regular promotions and listing via the once-weekly blog which is read by ~120,000 swimmers and triathletes each week;
    5. promotion of your services on our various social media channels, i.e. YouTube, Facebook, Instagram;
    6. offline access to all of Swim Smooth’s coaching resources and video content;
    7. the Swim Smooth Coaching Handbook - a comprehensive guide to operating as a Swim Smooth Coach;
    8. affiliate links to subscriptions of the Swim Smooth GURU earning you 20% of the monthly / annual fee for each new sign-up for the lifetime of that swimmer’s access to the GURU;
    9. 80% commission on delivery of the Swim Smooth GURU Ultimate level;
    10. provision of all presentation materials to allow you to deliver 1-day Swim Smooth Clinics.

    On top of this, you will be joining an elite network of Swim Smooth Coaches each of whom are passionate about sharing their experiences and what works with you.

  • You will be contacted directly after Stage 2 is we are ready to accept your application to become a certified Swim Smooth Coach.

  • Certification courses available twice per year: March and November.

  • Subject to Stages 1 and 2 being completed to a high standard with evidence of our Core Values being met as a worthy representative of Swim Smooth, you will be invited to Perth, Australia to complete full certification as a Swim Smooth Coach.

    For those who have completed Stages 1 and 2, you can apply for our Class of 2024 here.

Take the first step…

If you’re keen on starting your journey with Swim Smooth - or just want to improve your coaching skills independently - this fun 10-minute video below about our 7-day Video Analysis Bootcamp is a great place to start as it considers some of the challenges and barriers to improving your swim coaching that - as a forward-thinking coach - you may have already come up against. Enjoy and hope to see you in there soon!