Over the weekend we lost a fellow coach, a friend, a mentor, and someone who brought a lot of joy to our sport. Tony Lisa was not only a coach at his alma mater, Rowan University or Glassboro State as it was known when Tony stalked the soccer pitch for the Profs, he was also a president of the CSCAA, a shoulder to lead on in hard times and someone who was always learning. His obituary is linked below, but I wanted to share some words from his former colleagues:
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Hiring season is upon us.
With at least four positions open and three new programs coming online and looking for a coach, hiring season is officially open. In fact, the data shows that in a given year 10% of teams will hire a new head coach and almost a quarter will hire an assistant.
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Our goal is to make Swimming and Diving the strongest collegiate sport, so last Spring was a gut punch. Buffalo cut their men's team, Quincy dropped their women, while Clemson put the final nail into their aquatics program, eliminating diving. Worst of all, Wright State and North Dakota reneged on promises to save their teams. The cuts were devastating, not just for the coaches and athletes affected, but also to myself, our staff and our board. How could we have been better prepared? What could we have done better?
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The November NCAA Championship Newsletters are available now. Each newsletter contains important links for the 2017-18 Championships. Please take a moment to read and review the linked documents.
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What does it actually take to win? How big a budget? What Salary level? How many scholarships? What type of facility? How many assistants?
We get asked for benchmarks on these and other metrics often. The data we collect allows us to better advocate for our sport, your program and you, our members. The more we know, the more we can help.
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The 2018 Virginia TECHNOtational
FEBRUARY 2-4 Hosted by: Virginia Tech
Open to All NCAA Teams
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NCAA DI and DIII Waivers for USA Swimming (DI and DIII) and USA Diving (DI) Summer Nationals, World Championship and World University Games Trials.
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The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announces the following award recipients from the 2017 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
Read MoreOver the past couple of days this video, unveiling the campaign to endow the scholarships of the Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving, has been circulating on the internet. The video is tremendous, featuring legendary coaches, athletes and moments to remind us of the special elements of our sport. While the video is great, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Behind the scenes there is significant work and planning to produce a fundraising campaign of this magnitude.
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Swimming World Magazine is hoping to wrangle together another gifted group of writers interested in enhancing their journalism skills and garnering valuable experience to add to their resumes.
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World Clinic Rates Go Up on July 15
We have a special offer for CSCAA members who are not current ASCA Members of a $50 rate for your first years’ ASCA membership. (Normally $80 annual membership.) You can join at
https://swimmingcoach.org/new-member/ . Use the promotional code of CSCAA2016. This offer is good until 12/31/16
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Starting in 2016-17, Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, VA will expand their swimming program to include postgraduates who are looking to improve academically or just get stronger and faster in the water before attending college.
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Announcing the 2016 CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Championship
Join Kansas swimming and diving and the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association for CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships at Lone Star Lake near Lawrence, Kansas this summer. The top collegiate men’s and women’s distance swimmers with qualifying times from NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA competition are invited to the 5K open water races scheduled for Sept. 17, 2016.
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As many of you are aware, on May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its Final Rule revising the “white-collar” exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements.
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Dear Coaches: Need Some Inspiration to Swim 15 Minutes?
Since 1987, Swim Across America—a CSCAA partner—has been hosting benefit swims to raise money for cancer research. Over the past two decades, SAA has granted more than $65 million to fund doctors finding new cures and treatments to defeat cancer.
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CSCAA Track at the ASCA World Clinic
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The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) takes great pleasure in announcing the 2016 recipients of six annual major awards. The awards will be presented at the CSCAA Annual Banquet on Thursday, May 5, 2016 held in conjunction with the CSCAA Convention at the Hilton Doubletree Washington DC-Crystal City
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In addition to multiple sessions for coaches of both swimming and diving, for the second year we have sessions geared specifically for diving coaches.
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The CSCAA Coach Academy May 3-4, 2016
The Coach Academy was the compass I needed to develop a total team philosophy unique to our swimmers. It is a valuable resource that inspires coaches and brings further purpose to a program.Read More