| Group Structure | |||||||||
| Introduction to Appropriate Athlete Development 2020 (formerly know as Long Term Athlete Development) |
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| Competitive Group Structure |
| Groups Explained | ||||
| Age | Requirements | Group Focus | ||
| White | 4+ | • must be comfortable in the water without parent/guardian on swim deck | • developing basic swimming skills (i.e. floating, gliding, streamline, position, jumping into deep water, treading water, swimming unassisted) | |
| • no swimming skills required | ||||
| Yellow | 6+ | • Comfortable in the water unassisted | • Basics of Freestyle and Backstroke | |
| • Can swim around in some form without an aid or coaches help | • Basics of Breast/Whip Kick | |||
| • Can float on front and back unassisted | • Basics of Butterfly Kick | |||
| • Have had prior swim lessons or passed White level or assessed by a FAST coach | ||||
| Orange | 6-8 | • Can swim Freestyle and Backstroke | • Freestyle and Backstroke | |
| • Can do Flutter Kick (on back and front) | • Breast/Whip Kick | |||
| • Understands what Dolphin Kick and Breast/Whip kick are and can demonstrate in some form | • Butterfly Kick | |||
| • Can glide and float on front and back | • Intro to Flip/Open turns | |||
| Green | 7-9 | • Can swim Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke | • Breaststroke | |
| • Can do Flutter Kick (on back and front), Breast/Whip Kick, and Dolphin Kick | • Flip/Open Turns | |||
| • Understands what Butterfly is and can demonstrate in some form | • Intro to diving off edge/Starting Blocks | |||
| • Intro to Backstroke Starts | ||||
| Blue | 7-10 | • Can swim Freestyle, Backstroke, and Breaststroke | • Butterfly | |
| • Can do Flutter Kick (on back and front), and Breast/Whip Kick | • Legal Turns | |||
| • Can do Dolphin Kick and basics of Butterfly full stroke | • Diving/Starts | |||
| • Can do flip turns and open turns | • Intro to Individual Medley (IM) | |||
| • Can dive off edge of the pool | ||||
| • Can do Backstroke Starts | ||||
| Purple | 7-10 | • Can swim Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly | • Endurance | |
| • Can do flip and open turns | • Individual Medley (IM) | |||
| • Can dive off the Starting Block | • Intro to Competitive Racing | |||
| • Can do Backstroke starts | ||||
