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Practice Group Descriptions
Minimum Requirement: Swimmer must be able to swim at least 25 yards (one length of the Arne Hanna lap pool) of continuous freestyle (crawl stroke) with side breathing.
Focus of Group: Basic stroke technique for the four competitive strokes. Balance in the water. Streamlining. Legal starts and turns (USA Swimming rules). Intro to stretching and flexibility.
Life skills: Sportsmanship, responsibility, positive attitude, giving your best effort, team spirit and pride, respect for teammates and staff, goal setting.
Optimum number of practices per/week: 2
Minimum Requirement: Basic stroke proficiency in all four competitive strokes (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle) according to USA Swimming rules (i.e. legal 100 individual medley). Flip turns. Streamline to flags.
Focus of Group: Junior swimmers will build upon the technical foundations of the Novice Group as they continue their pursuit of individual swimming improvement. More time will be spent on concepts such as balancing in the water, body and head position, refined stroke techniques, distance per stroke, pacing, basic race tactics, starts, turns, and finishes. Junior swimmers will also be introduced to higher levels of training. Swimmers will be encouraged to compete in swim meets as this venue helps athlete and coach gauge improvement in the sport and map further training.
Life Skills: Goal setting, hard work, dedication, commitment,, and teamwork, along with the skills introduced in the Novice group.
Optimum number of practices per/week: 3-4 (depending on age)
Pre-Senior Group
Age Requirements:
Maximum age in to be in Pre-Senior = Freshman in high school.
Requirements for Pre-Senior Group (must achieve all 3):
* 10 x 100 @ 1:35
* Swim a quality 400 IM (legal turns, etc.)
*Attend 70% of swim meets.
*Above are minimum requirements. Additional consideration will be based on attendance, commitment level, work ethic, goals, attitude, and coach’s discretion.
*Subject to space availability. If there is no space in group, swimmer will be placed on ‘Group Advancement Waiting List’ and have priority over the ‘BBST Returning Member Waiting List’.
Focus of Group: Pre-Senior swimmers strive to maintain high standards in their training skills and in their attendance. This group works on furthering their foundational swimming and life skills in order to advance to the most advanced levels of training in a USA Swimming Club: the Senior Group. Swimmers in this group learn to do something all serious athletes do: set challenging goals based on personal improvement and focus on what it takes to achieve them. Mastery of stroke technique, develop aerobic base, continue to improve distance per stroke, refined race tactics heart rate monitoring, threshold training.
Life Skills: Goal setting, commitment, dedication, time management, accountability and focus are emphasized in this stage of athletic development. An annual commitment to personal and team goals becomes increasingly important at this high level of swimming achievement. The goals of this group are to continue to develop physical and mental skills that lead to success in swimming and in life. The goal setting process and lessons learned along the way is also an important focus.
Optimum number of practices per/week: 5-6
Varsity Group
High school swimmers in season (Girls: September – November; Boys: December – February) that desire supplemental technical, endurance, and strength training. Morning weekday practices and Saturday practices often work well for these swimmers.
Senior Group
Age Requirements:
Must be in at least eighth grade to swim in the Senior group.
Sophomore in high school = no minimum requirement to move/be in the Senior group.
Freshman = *T20 with 1:20 average or 8 x 100 @ 1:20 OR 3 of 6 requirements below.
Eighth grade = 4 of 6 of the requirements below.
Requirements for Senior Group:
* T20 with 1:20 average OR 8 x 100 @ 1:20
* (1) PNS Championship Time Standard
* Sub 1:05 (girls), sub 1:00 (boys) in 100 free
* 90% attendance for 2 months prior to move
* 8 x 50 Kick @ :55
* One of the following:
[(1 x) Girls: 200 IM sub 2:40; 200 back sub 2:45; 200 breast sub 3:00; OR 200 fly sub 2:50]
[(1 x) Boys: 200 IM sub 2:30; 200 back sub 2:35; 200 breast sub 2:50; OR 200 fly sub 2:40]
*Must attend 70% of swim meets and compete in the 400 IM and 500 freestyle.
*Above are minimum requirements. Additional recommendation will be based on attendance, commitment level, work ethic, goals, attitude, and coach’s discretion.
*Subject to space availability. If there is no space in group, swimmer will be placed on ‘group advancement waiting list’ and have priority over the ‘membership waiting list’.
Group Focus: The Senior group is composed of swimmers who have reached a high level of skill in the water and in their approach to sport and team. This group is for swimmers who have made a commitment to the sport and are striving to become strong swimmers at the Local and State level (Pacific Northwest Swimming and Washington State), Regional level (Western U.S.), and National level.Swimmers continue to set appropriate goals concerning attendance and performance with their coach. Swimmers in this group progress to ‘two a day’ practices where they will begin to realize their full potential as swimmers. These swimmers demonstrate a commitment to the sport and the team through discipline in training and competition.
Life Skills: The goal of this group is to continue to develop and sharpen all the life skills introduced in previous groups that lead to success in swimming and in life. The setting and achievement of appropriate short and long term goal continues to be a focus. An annual commitment to personal and team goals is important at this level.
Optimum number of practices per/week: 8-10
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