Developmental 1

Description: Entry level group.

Focus: Introduces swimmer to competitive swimming. This group will focus solely on Freestyle and Backstroke technique including streamlines, underwaters, turns, and starts.

Practice:  At least three 45 minute practices a week offered.

Meets: Encouraged to attend at least 1 meet per season. Introductory beginner level meets are offered to swimmers in this group.

Required Equipment: ​Kick Board and Fins.

Cost: $70 monthly

​Eligible if:​ Can swim 25 yards freestyle with proper breathing and 25 yards of backstroke.

 

Developmental 2

Description: Entry Level Group.

Focus: In this group, swimmers will continue to work on Freestyle and Backstroke technique and start learning Breaststroke and Butterfly. Continued work on streamlines, underwaters, turns, and starts. 

Practice:  At least three 45 minute practices a week offered.

Meets: Encouraged to attend at least 2 meets per season. Introductory beginner level meets are offered to swimmers in this group.

Required Equipment: ​Kick Board and Fins.

Cost: $70 monthly

E​ligible If: Can swim 50 yards Freestyle with proper side breathing along with 50 yards of backstroke. Flip turns are required for the 50s.

 

Bronze

Description: Beginner Training Group.

Focus: The Bronze group will continue to refine all 4 strokes, flip turns, open turns, and underwaters while adding skills like pullouts and breakouts. Technique will be a big focus in this group.

Practice:  At least four one hour practices a week offered.

Meets: Encouraged to attend at least 3 meets per season. Introductory beginner level meets are offered to swimmers in this group.

Required Equipment: ​Kick Board, Pull Buoy, Fins and Snorkel.

Cost: $80 monthly

Eligible If:​ Swimmers can swim 3 of the 4 strokes legally for 100 yards with proper turns and streamlines and able to swim a 100 IM.  Swimmers need to be able to do a dive from the starting block, freestyle flip turns, backstroke flip turns and open turns.

 

Silver

Description: Intermediate Training Group.

Focus: In Silver, Interval training is implemented on a daily basis. Swimmers being to complete “workouts”. Practice is presented in a structured format that usually includes: Warmup, Drill/Technique Work, Training Set, and Warm Down. 

Practice:  At least four practices a week offered.

Meets: Encouraged to attend at least 4 meets per season.​

Required Equipment: Kick Board, Pull Buoy, Fins, and Snorkel.

Cost: $85 monthly

Eligible if: Swimmers must be able to complete a 200 IM demonstrating the correct turns and streamlines, followed by 8x50’s of Freestyle on an interval that is conducive to the Silver group.

 

Gold

Description: Intermediate Training Group.

Focus: These swimmers are introduced to advanced age group swimming. Swimmers have devoted time to develop skills in the water. Dryland will be offered in the Gold group, working on core strength. Gold swimmers are recommended to attend 4 practices a week on a consistent basis.

Practice:  5 workouts offered each week. Dryland is offered at the discretion of the coach.

Meets: Encouraged to attend at least 5 meets per season.

Required Equipment: Kickboard, Pullbuoy, Paddles, Fins, and Snorkel.

Cost: $90 monthly

Eligible if: Swimmers have achieved 4 Silver time standards in their respective age group or a State time standard. Swimmers need to have the endurance to make it through the workouts.

 

Senior

Description: Advanced Training Group.

Focus: 13&Over training group. This group is focused on keeping swimmers in shape for HS season and/or getting them ready for the transition to High School Swimming.

Practice: 5-6 practices offered per week, with an additional 2 morning practices per week.

Meets: Minimum of 3 meets per season. 

Required Equipment: Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, and Snorkel.

Cost: $110 monthly

Eligible if: Swimmers have at least completed the Silver or Gold level requirements within the PSC program.

 

​Platinum Elite

Description: ​Advanced Training Group.

​Focus:  This is an advanced training group where swimmers are dedicated to consistently attending practices and competing at a high level. The Platinum Elite group is a performance-based group and swimmers are asked to meet the following requirements:

- Maintain a 70% Attendance Rate.

​- 2 Travel and 2 Local Meet per season​.

- Attend all prelim/finals sessions qualified for.

- Attend all days qualified for at the State Meet.

Practice: ​6 practices offered per week, with an additional 2 morning practices.

Required Equipment: ​Kick Board, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, and Snorkel.

Cost: $110 monthly

Eligible If: Swimmers are eligible to move to Platinum Elite once they have achieved 3 or more 13-14 Age Group State Qualifying Times.

 

​​Elite

​Description: Elite Training Group.

Focus: ​High School group, high level training for athletes who have committed to the sport of swimming. This is a performance-based group where athletes are asked to meet the following standards:

- 75% Attendance Rate.*

​- 3 Travel and 1 Local Meet per season.

- Attend all prelim/finals sessions qualified for.

- Attend all days qualified at the State Meet.

- Attend all days qualified at the Speedo Sectionals/Futures Meet.

Practice: ​6 practices offered per week, with an additional 2 morning practices.

Required Equipment:​​ ​Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, Snorkel and drag suit.

Cost: $120 monthly

Eligible if: Swimmers are eligible to move to Elite once they have achieved 3 or more Senior State Qualifying Times.

 

​​Diamond

​Description: Elite Training Group.

Focus: ​High School/College group, high level training for athletes who have committed to the sport of swimming and want to excel at the next level. This is a performance-based group where athletes are asked to meet the following standards:

- 80% Attendance Rate.

​- 4 Travel and 1 Local Meet per season.

- dryland and morning practices required

- Attend all prelim/finals sessions qualified for.

- Attend all days qualified at the State Meet.

- Attend all days qualified at National Meets.

Practice: ​6 practices offered per week, with an additional 2 morning practices.

Required Equipment:​​ ​Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, Snorkel and drag suit.

Cost: $120 monthly

Eligible if: Swimmer are eligible to move to Diamond once they have achieved Speedo Sectional/Futures Qualifying Times and have attended these meets.

*For athletes who participate in multiple sports, the attendance requirement will be waived while an athlete is in-season for a school sponsored sport.

All group placements and move-ups are at the discretion of the PSC Coaching Staff. Coaches need to be confident athletes will be successful in the next group. We want to ensure our swimmers are training in an appropriate and healthy environment based upon their attitude, maturity, skill set, work ethic, and commitment level.