Hilton Head Aquatics Group Criteria
2009-2010 Season
Every swimmer at Hilton Head Aquatics is
registered with USA Swimming and is encouraged to compete. The
coaching staff will determine what meets are best suited for each
athlete in the program.
Pre-Team
This group is for 5-11 year olds that have
not mastered freestyle or backstroke. In Pre-team the goal is teach
all four strokes in a progression like manner. Swimmers are
encouraged to make 2 practices a week. Average daily yardage
N/A
Nova
This group is for 7-11 year olds that know
all four strokes, but are not quite proficient in all of them. In
this group stroke technique and kicking with a board is 80% of the
daily workout. Swimmers are encouraged to make 2 practices a week.
Average daily yardage 500-1000 yards.
Bronze
This group is for 8-11 year olds that are
proficient in all four strokes. In this group stroke technique and
kicking with a board is 70-80% of their daily workout. Athletes
will start some interval training as they learn how to read the
clock. Swimmers are encouraged to make 2-3 practices a week.
Average daily yardage 1000-2000 yards.
Silver
This group is for 9-12 year olds. In this
group stroke technique and kicking with a board are 50-60% of their
daily workout. Interval training starts to become a bigger
component at this point. The swimmers in this group are working
developing the 200IM and 500 Free and the goal of competing at the
state and sectional level. This group is encouraged to make
4 - 5 practices a week. Average daily yardage 4000 - 5000
yards
Gold
This group is for 11-14 year olds. In this
group stroke technique and kicking with a board are 40-50% of their
daily workout. Interval training is part of the daily routine. The
swimmers are preparing to swim the 200’s stroke, 400IM, 500,
1000 and 1650Free. The goal of this group is to be prepared to swim
at the state and sectional level. The group is encouraged attend
4-5 practices a week. Average daily yardage 4000-6000 yards
Senior
II
This group will be our Senior II group which
will be for swimmers that are 13-Over. This is a great opportunity for
athletes who are getting ready for high school swimming, cross
training for other sports, and triathlon training. Coach Jack and Alex will be
working with this group. We will transition some swimmers
from other groups into this group. This group is encouraged to
attend 3 practices a week. Average daily yardage of 3,500
– 5000 yards.
Senior
This group is 13-18 year olds. In this group
stroke technique and kicking with a board are 30-40% of their daily
workout. Interval training is part of the daily routine. The
swimmers start to do some specializing at this level but with the
training emphasis geared towards the 200’s of stroke, 400IM,
and 500/1000/1650Free. The goal of this group is to be prepared to
swim at the sectional, Junior National, and National level. It is
required that all athletes make 100% of all practices. Average
daily yardage 6500-9000 yards.
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Criteria Information
