Rob's Local Club Tour Continues

Performance Coach Rob has already visited Armthorpe and Dearne Valley in recent months, so this week's visit to Spa Askern was another introductory visit ticked off. Head Coach Dave managed to squeeze in a trip to Adwick a couple of months ago, and both he and Chairperson Gail took Rob along to meet Adwick's Chairman soon after his arrival in Doncaster.

So Wednesday evening was a great opportunity to see how another of our clubs operates - albeit currently based at Adwick due to renovations of the Askern pool. There were a number of athletes the Spa coaches wanted Rob to take a look at, which is always great to hear. But even without that, it's good to build up those relationships with our partner clubs and see how we might be able to help them develop.

From Dartes' perspective it's also good to be able to explain what we need from the swimmers sent over to us. Like many places, the standard of swimming in Doncaster is rarely consistent each year and coming out of a pandemic those inconsistencies are huge. As a result, there are opportunities for younger athletes that might not have been available to them previously and we're always keen to offer those chances to as many young athletes as possible.