| Group |
Peeps Pre-Competitive |
Chicks Ages 6-8 |
Roosters and Hens Ages 9-12 |
Gamecocks Ages 13+ |
| Training |
Water |
ADT |
Water |
ADT |
Water |
ADT |
Water |
ADT |
| Sessions/Week |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| Session Duration |
45 min. |
0 min. |
1 hour |
15 min. |
1.5 hours |
15-30 min. |
1.5 – 2 hours |
15 – 45 min. |
| Volume/Session |
|
800 - 2000 |
3000 - 6000 |
5000 - 8000 |
| Weeks of Training/Year |
38 weeks |
38 – 44 weeks |
38 – 44 weeks |
44 – 48 weeks |
| Motor Learning Objectives |
- Develop a feel for the water, the ability to make corrections in movement patterns.
- Develop general body co-ordination and strength
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- Develop a feel for the water, the ability to make corrections in movement patterns.
- Learn the technical skills of all four strokes.
- Develop general body co-ordination and strength
- Learn good habits for maintaining and improving natural flexibility.
- Learn to maintain correct technique on longer (submaximal) swims.
- Learn to maintain correct technique on short sprints
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- Maintain efficient technique as body proportions change.
- Accommodate increases in muscle strength to improve swimming efficiency.
- Retain diversity of performance goals (compete in various stroke events and distances).
- Improve both steady pace and sprint performance using ideal stroke technique (all strokes).
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- Adapt to diverse training methods.
- Refine stroke technique during all speeds & intensity of swimming
- Apply strength and power to swimming performance.
- Specialize in strokes and competition distances.
- Retain range of motion and muscular co-ordination at all swimming speeds.
- Refine race skills (starts & turns, tactics, pace, etc.).
- Learn to race prep for peak performance
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| Core Value of Group |
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- Fun
- Belief
- Ownership
- Leadership
- Discipline
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- Enjoyment of pool and land based activities.
- Learn to function as an individual within a group activity
- Become familiar with rules and competitive situations.
- Learn the TEAM cheers and culture.
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- Enjoyment of swimming activities and desire for personal improvement
- Become part of the TEAM culture
- Improved personal management skills (balancing training, school and social objectives).
- Develop habits and mindset which support an active, healthy lifestyle.
- Begin to function with less direct supervision and make positive decisions regarding training compliance.
- Seek opportunities to make the TEAM better
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- Become leaders of our TEAM culture.
- Create the environment you can grow in.
- Enjoyment of the process (i.e. goal setting) and product (i.e. attainment of results) of sports participation.
- Understanding and practicing performance management skills (such as good nutrition, recovery techniques, mental skills, etc)
- Independence (i.e. working with a coach and support personnel, but taking responsibility for self).
- Improved personal skills (including education & vocational objectives).
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| Competition Objective |
- Have fun and learn the swim meet environment.
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- Personal improvement (in both performance and skill) and enjoyment should be recognized and reinforced.
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- Club and State level competition (age group).
- Performance goals should be evaluated regularly, as they apply to both training and competition.
- Value each race opportunity as learning experience.
- Skill development, improvement, and number of events swum are the most important goals.
- Learn warm up and warm down protocols for the TEAM
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- Compete with belief in yourself.
- Become self-reliant in warm up and warm down.
- State and National (age-group) performance goals.
- Competition in 'senior open' events as ability improves.
- Selection of events begins to focus on stroke and distance.
- Race strategies and mental skills are perfected
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