Practice Groups

Senior

            This group has practice 5 afternoons, every Saturday morning, and 3-5 mornings a week during the spring, summer, and fall seasons.  (During the high school season we have practice in the evenings along with Saturdays and mornings)  They do 2 hours of swimming plus 45 minutes of dry land every weekday and during Saturday workouts we do 4 hour workouts which are a combination of swimming and dry land workouts.  Practices are broken up into Distance, Middle Distance, as well as Sprint groups, along with Back, Breast, Fly and IM practices.  A typical practice can run from 9,000-6,500 yards depending on the group.

Expectations:  5 afternoons, every Saturday, and 3 mornings, a total of 9 workouts.

Next Generation

            This group has practice 5 evenings/afternoons, Saturdays, and is welcome to attend mornings.  (During the high school season all practices are during the evening.)  They participate in 2 hour practices at every practice which include high intensity workouts as well as including a great deal of technique instruction.  Athletes are typically in the 14U and 12U age groups and their practices will range from 7,500-5,500 yards in a practice.

Expectations: 4 out of 5 evenings, every Saturday, a total of 5 workouts.

Advanced

            This group has practice 5 evenings, and Saturdays.  They participate in 2 hour practices at every workout which include difficult practices as well as including a great deal of technique instruction.  Swimmers are pushed to attain high goals while continuing to focus on the fundamentals of their strokes.  Athletes are typically in the 14U and 12U age groups and their practices will range from 6,500-5,500 yards in a practice.

Expectations: 3-4 out of 5 evenings or Saturday, a total of 4 workouts.

Junior

            This group has practice 5 evenings, and Saturdays.  They participate in 2 hour practices at every workout which include challenging practices as well as including a great deal of technique instruction.  Swimmers are pushed to attain high goals with a great deal of focus on the fundamentals of their strokes.  Athletes are typically in the 12U and 10U age groups and their practices will range from 5,500-4,500 yards in a practice.

Expectations: 3-4 out of 5 evenings or Saturday, a total of 4 workouts.

Intermediate

            This group has practice 5 evenings, and Saturdays.  They participate in 1.5 hour practices at every workout with an emphasis on technique with time given to endurance training.  Swimmers are pushed to attain high goals with a great deal of focus on the fundamentals of their strokes.  Athletes are typically in the 12U and 10U age groups and their practices will range from 4,500-3,500 yards in a practice.

Expectations: 3 out of 5 evenings or Saturday, a total of 3-4 workouts.

Transitional

            This group has practice 5 evenings a week.  They participate in 1 hour practices which are nearly completely technique driven.  Swimmers are expected to place a great deal of focus on the fundamentals of their strokes.  Athletes are typically in the 10U and 8U age groups and their practices will range from 2,000-1,500 yards in a practice.

Expectations: 3 out of 5 evenings.