NLAC Group Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites necessary in being placed and remaining in each training group.

Novice:

Must be able to complete two lengths of the pool in freestyle and backstroke
Must be able to attempt butterfly and breaststroke (but do not necessarily need to be legal)
Must be able to complete a 1-hour practice without needing regular breaks
Must be able to complete a 1-hour practice without needing their parents on the pool deck

Must have mastered skills of the Novice Blue level
Must be able to swim a 200-yard freestyle and 200 yard IM
Must be able to swim 100 yards of backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly
Must be able to swim for 10 minutes straight completing flip turns at each wall and circle-swimming
Must begin to learn pace clock usage
Must have good listening skills and be able to make corrections when instructed by the coach
Must have a demonstrated level of commitment and an overall good attitude
Must be able to complete training sets up to 2000 yards in length
Must be able to complete general conditioning and core body dry-land exercises
Must be able to complete the following training sets: 10 x 100 yard freestyle @ 1:40, 10 x 100 kick w/ board @ 2:20, 10 x 100 IM @ 1:50, 5 x 100 stroke @ 1:50 (2:00 breaststroke)

Must have the desire to progress to the National Team
Must be recommended by the NLAC coaching staff
Must be be at least 13 years of age.
Must have a proven track record of practice attendance, work ethic, and achievement at meets.
Must have a solid foundation of technique and endurance.
Must be able to complete the following training sets: 10 x 100 yard free @ 1:25 (progressing to 1:20), 10 x 100 yard @ 1:40, 10 x 100 yard kick @ 2:00.
Must be committed to training year-round.
Must have a good attitude.