Caroline McDermott (PA)
Chosen as ASCA Fellow for 2017 Class
Caroline has been chosen as an ASCA
fellow for a pilot project. Below is the description of
the project.
ASCA Fellows 2017 project ----
With our world changing at a rapid rate, ASCA would like to
explore how changing generational influences affect athletes
and impact how they are coached. The 2017 Fellows class will
construct a comprehensive definition/description
illustrating today's "contemporary athlete", which will
encapsulate what/who the modern (Age Group) athlete is. The
class will propose a model on how to reach/coach this
demographic effectively in Swimming.
Scope of Work:
The 2017 class will conduct background research and consult
with outside organizational experts to explore and answer
many burning questions about our current athlete
demographic, such as: Are swimmers today (Gen Z, iGen)
different from previous generations of athletes
(Millennials, Boomers), and in what ways? How does this
demographic learn? How do they communicate? What are their
priorities? Strengths/weaknesses?
(The class may also explore: Are the athletes the same, but
the parents different? Are the athletes the same, but the
coaches different? How have Millennial parents/coaches
affected the latest generation? How can the coach's role on
their team evolve to be effective across all generations
from athletes, to parents, to board members?)
Deliverables:
The summarized research will be followed by contemporary
recommendations in the form of a formal coaching model that
provides tools and action items for use in working with
today's athlete effectively.
From the ASCA Website:
The Fellows is a mentorship program aimed at developing
future (off deck) coach-leaders of our sport. The program is
centered on the completion of a project done in the year
between World Clinics, with the projects designed to advance
the swimming body of knowledge.
Congratulations, Caroline
