KSC Team Structure

KSC provides different team levels, all working toward a common goal of excellence and success in swimming.
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Smolt Group

Smolt acts as a bridge between KSC's Novice Swim Program and is an introduction to competitive swimming. The fourth stage of a salmon’s life cycle is the Smolt stage and the fourth stop for swimmers in the KSC swim program. This group works to refine freestyle and backstroke, teach butterfly and breaststroke, and introduce swimmers to swimming as a sport. Swimmers in this level will be encouraged to attend appropriate competitions and attend team functions as well.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 6 and 12

Prerequisites

  • Swimmers will need to have completed KSC’s Novice Program Parr class or be able to demonstrate legal stroke technique for a 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke.
  • Swimmer can safely complete a 60 minute training session.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 2 practices a week.

Discover Group

Discover is the fifth stop for swimmers in the KSC program.  Discover concentrates on refining stroke technique for all four strokes, teaching competition starts and turns, and introducing the individual medley. Swimmers in this group will be encouraged to participate in appropriate competitions and team events to continue building on their love for the sport.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 6 and 12

Prerequisites

  • Swimmers will need to have completed KSC’s Novice Program or be able to demonstrate legal stroke technique for all four strokes for no less than 12 yards.
  • Swimmer can safely complete a 60 minute training session.

Goals

  • Swim 100 individual medley (IM) with correct turns and stroke transitions.
  • Swim 100 freestyle with proper start and flip turns.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 2-3 practices a week.

Challenge Group

Swimmers in this group generally are older and have limited swimming experience or are looking to swim less often than their peers because of other extra-curriculars. They are looking to improve their strokes and fitness while having fun and competing when they are ready.  Swimmers in this group may have a wide variance of ability and availability and will communicate with Coach Jaime to come up with a training plan and schedule that works for them.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 12 and 18

Prerequisites

  • Swimmers will need to have completed KSC’s Novice Program Parr class or be able to demonstrate legal stroke technique for a 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke.
  • Swimmer can safely complete a 90 minute training session.

Goals

  • To swim all 4 competitive swimming strokes, turns and starts with proper technique
  • To work on improving their times for personal development, whether in competition or just in practice.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 2-3 practices a week.

Dream Group

Dream continues to build stroke technique work, while introducing the reading and comprehension of a written practice. Swimmers in this group will prepare to swim a 200 Free and 200 IM and possibly the 500 free.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 9 and 12

Prerequisites

  • Swim 100 individual medley (IM) with correct turns and stroke transitions.
  • Swim 100 freestyle with proper start and flip turns.

Goals

  • Swim 200 individual medley (IM) with refined stroke technique and correct turns.
  • Swim 200 freestyle with proper start and flip turns.
  • Achieve two 9-10 “BB” USA Swimming Age group motivational times in different strokes.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 3-4 practices a week.

Believe Group

Believe swimmers have proven to be ready for more training oriented practices, while still committing to the development of proper stroke techniques, starts, and turns. Swimmers will be encouraged to increase the number of training sessions they are attending, and emphasis will be placed on swimming longer events.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 11 and 14

Prerequisites

  • Swim 200 individual medley (IM) with refined stroke technique and correct turns.
  • Swim 200 freestyle with proper start and flip turns.
  • Achieve two 9-10 “BB” USA Swimming Age group motivational times in different strokes

Goals

  • Swim 100 yards of each stroke with refined technique and proper turn and underwater sequences.
  • Compete in 500 Freestyle and 400 individual medley (IM).
  • Achieve two 11-12 “BB” USA Swimming Age group motivational times in different strokes.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 4-5 practices per week.

Achieve Group

Achieve is designed to serve as a bridge between the Age Group and Senior groups. The Achieve group is designed to introduce swimmers to the level of training required to excel at the senior level. Swimmers will be expected to maintain a minimum level of 5 practices per week. Coaches reserve the right to recommend that swimmers, who are consistently unable to maintain the practice standards, transfer to another group. Technique must be sound so injury does not occur with added yardage.

Age

  • Swimmers are generally between the ages of 13 and 18

Prerequisites

  • Swim 100 yards of each stroke with refined technique and proper turn and underwater sequences.
  • Compete in 500 Freestyle and 400 individual medley (IM).
  • Achieve two 11-12 “BB” USA Swimming Age group motivational times in different strokes.

Goals

  • Swim 200 yards of each stroke with refined technique and proper turn and underwater sequences.
  • Compete in 1650 Freestyle and 400 individual medley (IM).
  • Achieve two 13-14 “A” USA Swimming Age group motivational times in different strokes.

Attendance

  • Swimmers should plan on attending 5-6 practices a week. Swimmers moving to performance should plan on attending one double a week.