Tucson J Stingrays Swim Team

Junior 2 (ages 10-13): Competition Team

Formerly “Gold”

Prerequisites:

Goals:

Have fun swimming and learn to promote team values during practice, competition, and in daily life
Take personal responsibility for completing stretching, warm up, and warm down
Refine starts, turns, and finishes technique
Refine stroke technique and build speed and endurance through drill and interval-based training
Understand and demonstrate ability to use the pace clock and complete interval-based sets
Work on personal goal-setting with the coach
Nutritional awareness
Begin to explore preferred strokes and events
Understand and demonstrate the ability to swim a 200 Freestyle with negative splits
Participate in dryland training targeted at improving in-water performance
Earn a time in each of the following events: 200 Freestyle, 200 Preferred Stroke, 500 Freestyle, 400 I.M.
Achieve a B time in at least one event for each stroke

Expectations and Requirements:

Follow the Athlete Code of Conduct
Have a positive attitude
Be on time to practice
Be open to trying new techniques and drills
Come to practice and meets prepared to succeed: that means following uniform requirements and bringing required gear
Attend 4-5 practices per week and a minimum of three meets between August and March and a minimum of three meets between April and July
Attend all required team meetings
Act as a role model to Athletes in Junior 1, Group 2, and Group 1, modeling good behavior and work ethic and providing support by cheering at swim meets
Come to practice to work hard and have fun: a positive mindset—no matter the challenges Coach presents you with—will go a long way to improvement
Come to swim meets ready to work hard and compete: if you qualify for finals you must swim in the finals
Follow and promote team values and act with kindness and respect to all participants
Participate in and contribute to team fundraising and volunteer opportunities
Complete athlete SafeSport training

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