| TST GROUPS & DESCRIPTIONS... |
| TST GROUPS |
White Group 2
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 2-3 days a week. (45-60 mins) Practice Requirements –Must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle Time Standards – Personal Best Times Group Emphasis – The main focus in this group will be on increasing the efficiency of freestyle and backstroke and teaching breaststroke so the swimmers have three legal strokes. Starts and turns technique will be taught. Coach – Coach Laura Dolton, Coach Erica Larkin, & Coach Amy Kerr w/ additional support from coaching staff
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 2-3 days a week. (60 mins) Practice Requirements – 10 and under swimmers should be proficient in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke to proceed to Blue Group. 8 and under age group swimmers should be able to swim 25 freestyle and backstroke and be working towards efficient breaststroke. Time Standards – Personal Best Times Group Emphasis – Primary concentration will be on advancing stroke technique in all four strokes with the addition of interval sets to better prepare them for the next level. A continuation of start and turn work will also be emphasized. Coach – Coach Laura Dolton, Coach Erica Larkin, & Amy Kerr w/ additional support from coaching staff Blue Group 2
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 3 days a week (60 - 75 mins) Practice Requirements – Should be able to swim proficiently in all 4 strokes. Time Standards – Goal is to achieve “B” times. Group Emphasis – The emphasis of this group will be stroke mechanics with further introduction to competition, training, starts and turns, and dry land exercises. Additionally, they will be introduced to time clock management. The use of timed sets and intervals will be introduced and used. Coach – Coach Erica Larkin w/ additional support from coaching staff Blue Group 1
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 3-4 days a week. (60-90 mins) Practice Requirements – Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes at coaches set time standards. Time Standards – Goal is to achieve "B" & "BB" times. Group Emphasis – The emphasis of this group will be stroke mechanics for all four competitive strokes with introduction to competition, training, starts and turns, and dryland exercises. Coach – Coach Erica Larkin w/ additional support from coaching staff Gold Group 3
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 4-5 days a week. (90 - 120 mins) technique, time standards, and intensity.
Group Emphasis – This group will emphasize more advanced stroke technique, starts and turns, goal setting, training, and mental training. All previous instruction will be continued and advanced. Additionally, swimmers will meet and update goals for the year. Coach – Coach Steve Larkin w/ additional support of coaching staff
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 4-5 days a week. (90 - 120 mins) Practice Requirements – Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes with focus on technique, time standards, and intensity. Time Standards – Goal is to achieve "A" times. Group Emphasis – Training methodology and heart rate use is introduced in this group. Swimmers will begin to work more with race strategy. Conditioning takes on a greater importance to the athlete. All previous technical instruction will be continued and advanced. Coach – Coach Steve Larkin w/ additional support of coaching staff Gold Group 1
Attendance Requirements – Suggested 4-5 days a week. (90- 120 mins) Practice Requirements – Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes with focus on technique, time standards, and intensity. Time Standards – Goal is to achieve "AA", "AAA", "AAAA", WPIAL, & PIAA times. Group Emphasis – Advancement of all previously listed items plus the addition of preparation of Eastern Zone competition and Additional National level Competition. Coach – Coach Steve Larkin w/ additional support of coaching staff |
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