SPY Group Descriptions: ALL GROUPS
Winter Season Swimmers are expected to participate in at least 3 YMCA meets during the regular short-course season, must participate in SPY Invitational, and to attend all championship meets for which they qualify.
National/Pre-National -
- Permission of Head Coach - Must have Y National Cuts or within 5% +/-
- Meet all Senior Group Criteria
Senior Group -
- Coaches' approval to demonstrate all necessary skills, responsibilities, attention, fitness endurance, & maturity for this group
- Swimmer should be prepared to train/swim for 2 hour pool practice
- Swimmer should be able to handle workout designs and training time cycles
- Swimmer should attend strength and conditioning practices unless swimmer has other commitments which Coaches are aware.
- Swimmer should be committed to attend 4-6 practices per week
Pre-Senior -
- Coaches' approval that swimmer is ready to handle the responsibilities, attentiveness, fitness/endurance, and maturity for this group
- Swimmer must be ready to train for 1 1/2 to 2 hour practices
- Swimmer should be able to handle workout designs and training time cycles
- Swimmer should be committed to practice 3-5 practices a week
Advanced -
- 8 & under must have "AA" in the 100 free and 100 IM for their age group & Coaches approval to train in Advanced Group Level
- 9 & older should be close to 9-10 "AA" times regardless of age
- Coaches approval that swimmer is ready to handle on the responsibilities, skills, attentiveness, and maturity needed for this group
- Swimmer must be ready to train for 1 to 1 1/2 hour practices
Development -
- Must demonstrate skills in all 4 competitive strokes
- Coaches approval that swimmer is ready to handle on the responsibilities, skills, attentiveness, and maturity needed for this group
- Swimmer must be ready to train for 1 hour practices
Beginner/PreCompetitive Level -
Must have basic skills in at least 2 competitive strokes and successfully swim 25 yards without assistance