Strategic goals Swimming aligned with AAF draft.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1	Strategic Goals for Swimming Aruba - Period 2025-2028
2		AAF Strategic Direction	Derived Goal Swimming	Baseline July 2025	Goal to be achieved in 2028	Action Items	Action Owner
3							SW TC	AAF EC
4	1	Improving the governance structure	SW TC is in place and follows AAF governance framework with clearly defined roles for athlete development, competition planning, fundraising, and promotion. Ensure that all decisions and plans are documented and reported to AAF.	Just installed SWTC - non operational	Functioning SWTC - at least 5 and no more than 7 independent members - clear procedures and responsibilities	Find more members. Create Procedures and Responsibilities.	X	X
5	2	Ensuring transparency and accountability	Create and share annual Swimming activity reports, budget summaries, and selection criteria for national and international events with members and parents through digital platforms	General assembly meetings are held yearly around Oct/ Nov. during which the annual report of the previous year are shared with members.	During the General assembly the annual report of the previous year (selected athletes; development activities; international results; expenses) as well as the budget of the coming year, development criterias, calendar of events, are shared with members. Same meeting but adapted should also be presented to the entire community. Competition results are always shared with the entire community through the social media platforms and Whatsapp groupchats. All policies, rules, and guidelines will be posted on the AAF website		X	X
6	3	Strengthening inclusivity and diversity	Introduce inclusive recruitment campaigns in schools and other communities to attract young athletes (boys and girls) from all backgrounds.	Not structurally and actively being done	25 New member Registration every year	Create campaign throughout the year to provide exposure to SW. Implement a Registration system for AAF to be renewed every January 1.	X	X
7	4	Increase member engagement	Conduct annual satisfaction surveys to assess communication and engagement	Not being done	Have a yearly survey to get feedback	Create survey	X
8	5	Striving for ethical leadership and integrity	Adopt the AAF's code of conduct and organize yearly workshops on integrity, respect, and fair play for all SW athletes, parents, coaches, judges and technical officials.	Drafts Rules and regulations are ready	Rules and regulations are updated where necessary, and distributed with all members, posted on website	Review and update policies, rules and regulations and share on webiste and every year with the membership.	X
9	5	Striving for ethical leadership and integrity		Organogram SW has been drafted	Organogram is revised, finalized, and placed centrally on the Google drive	Revise organogram and place on Google drive	X
10	6	Achieving sustainability goals	Implement sustainable practices during trainings and events (eg. Reduce plastic use, encourage reuse of costumes and props)	Nothing structurally and actively done	Eliminate paper waste, elminate plastic bottles	Use reusable water bottles during events, reduce printing by elminating event programs	X
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12		AAF Main Goal	Derived Goal Swimming	Baseline July 2025	Goal to be achieved in 2028	Action Items	Action Owner
13							SW TC	AAF EC
14	7	Enhancing sports performance	Develop a long term development plan focused on whole athlete.	Criteria for Athlete Selection is in place	Integral performace improvement plan is in place	Create a long term athlete identification and development plan	X
15				Selected athletes are training with Selectie or with own clubs	Criterias are clear, reveiwed and updated and distributed	Prepare Technical Director plan and implement	X	X
16					Technical Director in place working in collaboration with the Head Coaches of each of the Member Clubs	Prepare Plan for athletes with training, camps and clinics	X
17					Training sessions and clinic/camp opportunities for selected athletes
18	8	Developing talent	Introduce an early talent identification program. Create clear athlete progression pathways toward national and regional competitions	Nothing in place	Have a plan and pathway in place	Create a long term athlete identification and development plan	X
19	9	Expanding sports participation	Promote SW through school demonstrations, 'Try-out' events, and media campaigns targeting girls and boys from the age of 6 years. Have opportunities for older swimmers to continue progressing and competing.	Nothing in place	Structured collaboration with Schoolzwemmen and with Learn to Swim programs	Digital flyers are created and posted on AAF social media channels	X	X
20					Distribution of flyers in primary schools is done every August and at the end of the School Zwemmen period	Create flyers and distribute at all primary schools in Aruba	X	X
21					Active Masters Swimming Competition Schedule	Implement Masters Competition	X
22	10	Plan, coordinate, compete	Design and publish an annual calendar of local and international competitions, including training milestones and fundraising activities.	Calendar in place but always incomplete and too many changes.	Calendar presented by Sept 1 for the next year. International and National. Fundraising ideas and needs presented to parents by Oct 1.	Have converasations with stakeholders in May-July. Plan fundraising ideas	X
23	11	Sustainable infrastructure use	Advocate for improved pool and equipment quality. The Computer room needs to be functional and organized	AAF has been talking to the pool management and the Gov't of Aruba to improve the quality of the water of the pool.	Functional Computerroom. Up to date and clean database. Working and well taken care of Equipment	Clean up and organize Computer room. Continue talking and lobbying for the pool and pequipment necessary to run events
24	12	Effective communication & collaboration	Strengthen ties with other AAF disciplines, COA, and regional federations to share best practices, joint camps, competitions, and communication platforms. Actively contribute updates to the AAF's public communication channels.	As per the appointment of the new AAF board, an SW liaison was appointed to be part of the AAF board, as to have an SW representative in the board, and also to make the communication lines between the federation and SW shorter.	The SWTC and the SW liaison actively work together with other disciplines when needed. Participate in sessions with COA, ASU, PAQ and AQUA were offfered and relevant. The lines of communication between the SWTC and the AAF EC are open and active.	Implement.	X
25	13	Mental health and resilience	Collaborate with mental health professionals to deliver age-appropriate sessions on confidence, focus, and stress-management for athletes. Integrate wellness check-ins before and after competitions.	Sporadically mental health sessions are offered. However, this should be structured, and, if possible, also subsidized.	Sessions with mental health consultants and other health consultants (eg. nutritionists) should be facilitated to the athletes	Implement. There are funds available for athlete development	X	X
26			Create a safe environment for athletes		A 'Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag' is in place, and needs to be signed by all coaches and other persons working with the athletes	This needs to be implemented still (and might be an idea to implement it higher up under AAF)	X	X
27					A 'vertrouwenspersoon' is appointed	This needs to be implemented still	X	X
28	14	Equal opportunities for all athletes	Collaborate with health professionals to deliver age-appropriate sessions on health-related topics.	Sporadically health sessions are offered. This should be structured, and, if possible, also subsidized by sport subsidies for all AS athletes.	Clinics by a dietist and other health-related clinics to improve the athletes' health and strength, and facilitated by sport subsidies	This needs to be implemented still	X	X
29	15	Improving coaching quality	Organize annual coaching clinics and certification programs in collaboration with World Aquatics and PanAm Aquatics. The purpose is for the coaches to remain up to date with regards to the sport, new training methods based on international best practices, and also to obtain periodic refresher courses on necessary soft skills required when working with youngsters.	When attending international competitions, coaches are offered clinics. However, these are not always attended fully.	Include in its rules and regulations that coaches need to take at least 1 coaching related course per year. The type of course should be chosen together with the SWTC and daily board of club.	This needs to be implemented still	X	X
30	15	Improving coaching quality			Yearly performance appraisal evaluations of all coaches	TC to draft performance appraisel / Barracudas to perform the yearly appraisals with the coaches before the end of each season (July/ August)	X	X
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