This policy seeks to establish rules and guidelines to ensure that PASC members are well cared for and are protected from harm.
PASC are committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults who participate in our programme of planned activities.
PASC, which is run by volunteers, endeavours to inform and involve parents, guardians, carers in partnership to ensure as far as it is reasonably practicable, a safe environment at PASC. All PASC coach and committee members will be vigilant and if they suspect that a child is being or in danger of being harmed they will intervene to prevent such harm.
Parents/ guardians should note that buildings used for all PASC events are open to the general public. PASC is not responsible for members or other accompanying children when they are in public areas outside the pool. This includes the toilets. It is the responsibility or parents/ guardians to ensure that their children or vulnerable adults are adequately supervised. This policy relates to children under the age of 18 years. It also applies to those vulnerable adults of any age who are identified to the PASC committee prior to joining PASC.
Our guiding principles are:
Each year at the Annual General Meeting PASC appoint Club Children’s Officers, whose role is to focus on Child Protection. The name and contact detail for these officers is provided on the PASC noticeboard and available at the PASC desk.
If you have a concern please contact the Club Children’s Officer or any committee member who will direct you to the appropriate person. Every problem raised with the PASC committee will be taken seriously and will be documented, dated and retained for 3 years.
The primary responsibility for looking after a child rests with the parent/guardian. All of whom are made aware of this policy once they agree to become a PASC member. This policy makes it clear that where parents/guardians are not personally attending with their child/children, PASC expect them to satisfy themselves that their children will be supervised at PASC activities by other responsible adults acting on their behalf. Where a parent/guardian has decided that a child is old enough to attend unsupervised they must accept responsibility for that decision. No parent/guardian should expect PASC to supervise their children at all times while at a PASC event.
Important note: Photographs video recording (including mobile phones) and press photography policy
By agreeing to your son/daughter becoming a PASC member we will assume that you are also giving your consent to your child’s photograph being taken on occasion and used for promoting PASC for example website, leaflet and local press coverage. Parents should also be aware that the club uses underwater video camera footage to analyse swimming technique.
If you have an objection to this or have a query please let the PASC committee know in writing. If parents/guardians do not wish photographs to be taken the responsible adult attending is responsible for ensuring that they are not included in press photographs.
No unauthorised photography of whatever nature will be permitted poolside or in changing areas.
📣Aquasprint will be returning📣
For those new to the club, Aquasprint is a series of league galas where it’s one club against another and these galas are really exciting and fast paced and all events are 25m Male or 25m Female, with mixed 4 x 25m Medley Relay and Freestyle Relay events in each age group. The galas take a maximum of 90 mins to run and we aim to give as many swimmers as possible the chance to compete for PASC in a smaller setting than an open type gala (such as those detailed above).
We will be publishing lists of swimmers in the coming weeks and we need your commitment to attend so that we can work out the teams as best as possible. In the meantime keep up the hard work in training.
There will be 3 sessions for this gala covering age groups from 9 year olds (born 2013) and older with no upper age limit and there are medals for different age groups as detailed in the attached information form. More information about this gala will be found in your emails. The PASC closing date will be Wed 2nd Feb 2022 to allow us to collate all the entries and no entries will be accepted after training finishes on that night.
Unfortunately the section for Primary Schools had to be cancelled and there is only a section for Secondary Schools which is now on Saturday 5th February. Check your email for more information.
Good Luck to all school taking part 🏊🏻♀️🏊♂️🏆
Remember to check your email for details of the online meeting with Julia Knox from Banbridge who heads off to America on a swimming scholarship this week.
We’re going to chat about what it took to get to this level and what she’s looking forward to next.
Reply to the club email if you have any questions for Julia.
Tune in on Tue night at 7pm!
📣Portadown ASC Virtual Meet
Dates to be confirmed
❗️Please email entries to the club email address marking FAO Paula by Sunday 11 October 2020❗️
See below list of events!
#wearepasc #letsgoportadownletsgo
Following on from last years successful joint training session with Newry & Mourne Swimming and Waterpolo Club another one has been arranged for this year:-
Date: Saturday 14 March 2020
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Newry Leisure Centre
This is open to all age groups and everyone is welcome. Last year proved to be great fun and a friendly game takes place at the end of session! Although it’s a friendly won’t it be great to show how far we have come from last year! If you are interested in attending please speak to Ian, email portadownasc@gmail.com or send a PM to our Facebook page! 🤽♀️🤽♂️
Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Bangor
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March 2020
To be eligible for this gala you must have achieved 3 times in a Level 2 Licensed Meet during the 12 months prior to the entry closing date. This gala takes place in the 50m pool and there are 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m events. Closing date Monday 2 March 2020. Please email portadownasc@gmail.com marking FAO Paula and include gala in subject title and ensure you state which events you are looking to enter.
01&02/02/20 Spring Qualifying Meet
09/02/20 Irish Minor Schools, Dublin
15/02/20 Aquasprint v Brefine – Away
16/02/20 Templemore Gala
16/02/20 Waterpolo Skills Camp
22/02/20 Armagh Championships
29/02/20 Development Gala 4 Lisnasharragh
07/03/20 PTL Area heats
08/03/20 Waterpolo U11 Competition
08/03/20 Skills Meet
14&15/03/20 Easter Qualifying Meet CANCELLED
21/03/20 Aquasprint v Leander – Away – CANCELLED
28/03/20 PTL Finals – CANCELLED
Check out the gala section of our website for full Swim Ulster Calendar.
