Duke of Edinburgh Award

Verification: Clissold Swimming Club’s approach

Guidelines for verification

Clissold Swimming Club is fully supportive of swimmers who, with school, are completing their DofE award
The club will deal equitably and truthfully with every athlete
In order to have a coach sign off a swimmers DofE logbook it will be necessary for the swimmer to register with the club outlining the activity upon which they are engaged and the objectives that they will strive to achieve
Objective and target-setting must be carried out at the beginning of the activity
Objectives will not be set and verified retrospectively
Upon completion the logbook will be signed off against those objectives, their attainment, consistent attendance and evidence of the pursuit of those goals
In this way the club will ensure that all swimmers will be treated equally and that the club will maintain a reputation for full and verifiable completion of DofE registration and validation
Coaches are encouraged to decline to sign-off sheets for which they have not had sight of the original objective sheet, proof of regular attendance or evidence of attainment of pre specified goals

suitable activities, goals and targets: suggestions

improving a stroke
improving a PB by an agreed percentage or time
promotion to a higher squad
promotion to water polo team
performing new dives
taking a lifeguard or coaching qualification.
Swimmers may also combine GCSE and A-Level course-work with training and coaching to produce a body of written-work for verification.