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Coach Betsy
Shoemaker
Silver
Group: ages 8
and up.
This group transitions the
swimmers from learning the competitive events and strokes to
competitive training. Much of what we do in Silver lays the
groundwork for more advanced skill knowledge and refinement in the
years to come with focus on strong form, length in stroke and body
line, smooth turns and starts, building a fit aerobic base,
building self-confidence, attending swim meets and improving times,
meeting and being with friends in a team environment while enjoying
the sport of swimming.
The age range varies in this
group. Skills and speed develop differently in boys and girls,
maturity levels differ along with commitment and experience in
competitive swimming. There are practices held Monday-Friday for 1
½ hours. Practice yardage ranges from 1500 yards and
less at the begining of the season and progresses about 15% each
week to about 4000. Attendance of at least three practices a
week is encouraged to maximize improvement. At this level
participation in other sports such as, but not limited to, dance,
basketball, and soccer is encouraged.
Training Focus and Goals in Silver Group for
advancement:
· Set and achieve personal goals
with parents/guardians and coaches to encourage enjoyment of
swimming with longevity in the sport
· Learn how to use the pace clock
and use send offs
· Follow directions given by coach
and maintain focus for the entire practice
· Achieve at least three 11-12 PNS
Gold times (this is for advancement; younger swimmers will focus on
their respective age group and improve from there)
· Show leadership and
sportsmanship within lanes
· Gain fitness and skill
comparable to those in Gold
· Gain swim meet experience
in all
events
· Regularly maintain 5 days a
week of practice
· Begin to understand and use
stroke technique as a vital tool for speed and
efficiency
· Develop good practice habits;
remembering water bottles, bringing and picking up equipment, lane
etiquette rules
· Maintain club responsibilities;
volunteering, fundraising etc.
· 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.
Silver 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 not see an increase in yardage. We’ll
maintain an average of 3000-4500 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.
Silver December 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 Championship meet we will go into our Holiday
Training schedule where our focus will be long aerobic swims. It
will be tons of fun!
Check out the entire short course
season goals, with the Silver 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 silver 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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