YMCA of the Foothills Dragons Swim Team Groups

PRACTICE SCHEDULE - Arrive 15min before start

Senior - Coach in Charge: Gregory Manvelian; 2 ½ hour practice

Elite training group preparing swimmers for the likes of Senior meets*, YMCA Nationals, & swim career after High School

• Emphasis:
  • Focus is on understanding training principles, setting and achieving goals, and maximizing realized strengths and potential.
• Pre-requisite:
  • Must be able to swim:10x100 free @ 1:10; 10x100 kicks @1:30
  • 5% or faster time standard set/ achieved time standard from YMCA Nationals that year.
• Training Offered:
  • Includes 5-6 swimming sessions per week (up to 9/wk in the Summer), 2-3 strength- training sessions per week (including core work, weights, drills, running).

Group Requirements:

• Attendance:
  • 4 out of 5 Weekday Practices + Saturday Morning mandatory.
• Parent Notes:
  • Required for late arrival, early departure, and missed practices. Contact group coach for preferred method of communication.
• Commitment:
  • Must be committed to compete year-round.
• Monthly Group Fee:
  • $145

Swim Meets:

• Y-League: Participation in 3 invitationals to qualify for the league championship at the end of the season and our own hosting meet required.
• USA Swimming: Encouraged to attend all meets designated by the coaching staff.

Junior - Coach in Charge: Noah Bernstein, Asst. Coach: Gregory Manvelian; 2 ½ hour practice

Designed for swimmers ages 10-13, with an incentive towards transitioning from advanced age-group to senior level swimming

• Emphasis:
  • Focus is on improving technique, aerobic conditioning, goal setting, and race strategy. Senior level training concepts and ideas are introduced and worked on.
• Pre-requisite:
  • High School Swimmers, JO+ Qualified swimmers
• Training Offered:
  • Includes 5-6 swimming sessions per week (up to 9/wk in the Summer), 1-2 strength training sessions per week.

Group Requirements:

• Attendance:
  • Practice attendance 90% per month
  • 10% off time placement from YMCA Nationals standards that year.
• Parent Notes:
  • Required for late arrival, early departure, and missed practices. Contact group coach for preferred method of communication.
• Commitment:
  • Must be committed to compete year-round.

Swim Meets:

• Y-League: Participation in 3 invitationals to qualify for the league championship at the end of the season and our own hosting meet required.
• USA Swimming: Encouraged to attend all age group meets designated by the coaching staff.

Junior - Coach in Charge: Noah Bernstein, Assistant  2 hour practice Age Group 10-14 & JO Development Level

• Emphasis:
  • Proper stroke technique, starts, and turns. This group further develops ideas of a workout structure, interval based training, and aerobic conditioning with the introduction of goal setting and race strategy.
• Pre-requisite:
  • Junior Olympic, Winter Age Group, June Age Group, Q Champs
• Training Offered:
  • Includes 5-6 swimming sessions per week (up to 9/wk in the Summer), 1-2 strength-training sessions per week.

Group Requirements:

• Attendance:
  • 4 out of 5 Weekdays, Optional Saturday morning practice
• Parent Notes:
  • Required for late arrival, early departure, and missed practices. Contact group coach for preferred method of communication.
• Commitment:
  • Must be committed to compete year-round.
• Monthly Group Fee:
  • $140

Swim Meets:

• Y-League: Participation in 3 invitationals to qualify for the league championship at the end of the season and our own hosting meet required.
• USA Swimming: Expected to attend all meets including championship meets and Sr. Developmental level meets as designated by the coaching staff.

Y-Champs - Coach in Charge: Tiffany Duarte; 1 ½ hour practice

Aimed for the beginning age group swimmer from ages 8-12 years of age

• Emphasis:
  • Focus is on proper stroke mechanics, starts, and turns. This group introduces the ideas of a workout structure with base intervals and sets. Time standards of Blue/Red/White introduced.
• Pre-requisite:
  • Must Register for and Complete Team Try-Outs.
• Training Offered:
  • Training includes 4-5 swimming sessions per week, 0-1 strength- training sessions per week.

Group Requirements:

• Attendance:
  • 3 out of 5 Weekdays
• Parent Notes:
  • Required for late arrival, early departure, and missed practices. Contact group coach for preferred method of communication.
• Commitment:
  • Must be committed to compete year-round.
• Monthly Group Fee:
  • $130

Swim Meets:

• Y-League: Participation in 3 invitationals to qualify for the league championship at the end of the season and our own hosting meet required.
• USA Swimming: Expected to attend all meets including Age Group championship meets and National level meets as designated by the coaching staff.