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 Coach Ken
Rice
Gold Group: ages 10 and
up
Swimmers in the Gold group
continue to build on the foundation from the Silver group. More
advance drills, training sets, and demands for better technique to
develop speed are emphasized in the Gold group as well as a further
advancement of fitness. Some focus will be put on learning of and
qualifying for meets with time standards. Swimmers will be expected
to swim every event over the course of a season. Practices are
offered five times a week, Monday-Friday, for 1 ½ hours. It
is recommended to attend at least 4 practices a week to see marked
improvements. Gold swimmers may participate in Saturday morning
practices as they prepare to advance. Practice yardage is from
1500-6000 depending on time of season. For swimmers just entering
this level participation in other sports such as, but not limited
to, dance, basketball, and soccer is encouraged. As swimmers begin
to advance from this group focusing on swimming and greater
attendance is encouraged for maximum improvement.
Training Focus and Goals in Gold Group for
advancement:
· Set and achieve personal goals
with parents/guardians and coaches to encourage enjoyment of
swimming with longevity in the sport
· Further develop all skills from
Silver group
· Gain fitness and skill
comparable to those in Senior Development
· Develop and maintain friendships
with training partners
· Communicate positively and
effectively with coach
· Achieve at least three 14 and
under PNS time standards (this is for advancement; younger swimmers
will focus on their respective age group and improve from
there)
· Take responsibility for own
actions and swimming results
· Maintain 5 practices a week
attendance
· Continue to develop all strokes
and all events
· Manage effort and intensity
during practice
· Increase ability to use pace
clock during practice
· Learn racing
strategies
· Demonstrate good practice
habits; remembering water bottles, bringing and picking up
equipment, lane etiquette rules
· Maintain club responsibilities;
volunteering, fundraising etc.
· Contribute
to a positive team
environment
· Develop and maintain friendships
with training partners
· Be a team player; maintain a
positive attitude, encourage teammates, sit with teammates at swim
meets, participate in team cheers, and wear team gear at swim
meets.
Gold November Goals:
There are two swim meets in November. One is to be determined
(TBD). The other is an Age Group Invite, a qualifying meet. Check
to see if you qualify for this meet and sign up. If you don’t
qualify go to the TBD meet. For the swimming meet, make sure you
are signing up for events you like but also events you have not yet
swum.
Our swimming will see a slight increase in yardage. We’ll
maintain an average of 4000-4500 yards everyday. Using drill,
games, swims, and equipment, the skill work will be more refined
and race focused on all four strokes. There will be more weekly
timed swims, focusing on the 200 I.M and streamlines.
Gold December's Goals:
Again there are two possible swimming meets this month. Divisional
Championships are December 5-6. If you are qualified sign up for
the Age Group Championships December 17-20.
After our mid-season Championships we will go into Holiday training
where we will focus on long aerobic swimming. It will be tons of
fun!
Check out the entire short course
season goals, with the Gold
seasonal goal plan. Also download your meet
results sheet to plot your progress. You can easily find
your meet results in the "my meet results" section of the ESC web
site.
This guide
designed to give an idea of what is expected of the gold group and
a criteria for advancement. The coaches at Evergreen Swim club will
work tirelessly within this template to ensure that each swimmer is
getting the best training available to suit his or her goals and
needs. Some swimmers may not meet every criterion for advancement.
However, based on many factors such as fitness level, age,
maturity, group cohesion and attendance coaches may place swimmers
in a more or less advanced group
if it is more beneficial to the swimmer and the
respective training group as a whole.
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