Lakeshore Swim Club Training Groups

 

 

Gray 1

  • Description: Exploration of the sport of swimming. Iintroduction of the 4 strokes, starts, and turns. Most importantly this group is fun and focused on developing a love of swimming. 
  • Requirements: Ability to swim a 50 of freestyle and backstroke, unassisted. Understand breaststroke and butterfly. Be comfortable with a 45 minute training session. 
  • Attendance Recommendation: 1-2 practices per week
  • Meet Policy: We encourage everyone to try a meet once a month but it is not required.  
  • Equipment: Long blade fins and Kickboard

Gray 2 

  • Description: Exploration of the sport of swimming. Improvement of the 4 strokes, introduction to starts, and turns. Most importantly this group is fun and focused on developing a love of swimming. 
  • Requirements: Ability to swim a 50 of freestyle and backstroke, unassisted in under 1:30. Understand breaststroke and butterfly. Be comfortable with a 45 training session. 
  • Attendance Recommendation: 2-3 practices per week.
  • Meet Policy: We encourage everyone to try a meet once a month but it is not required.
  • Equipment: Long blade fins and Kickboard

White 1

  • Description: Exploration of the sport of swimming. Improvement of the 4 strokes, introduction to starts, and turns. Most importantly this group is fun and focused on developing a love of swimming. 
  • Requirements: Ability to swim a 50 of freestyle and backstroke, unassisted in under 1:30. Understand breaststroke and butterfly. Be comfortable with a 45 to 60 minute training session. 
  • Attendance Recommendation: 2-3 practices per week.
  • Meet Policy: We encourage everyone to try a meet but it is not required.
  • Equipment: Long blade fins and Kickboard

White 2 

  • Description: Discovering the love of the sport. This group builds a foundation in the basic fundamentals of each stroke. Training is focused on developing legal and efficient strokes and introducing goal setting and racing skills. 
  • Requirements: Basic knowledge of all 4 strokes. Comfortable with 1-hour training session. 
  • Attendance Recommendation: 3 practices per week
  • Meet Policy: We encourage everyone in this group to do 1 meet a month, if possible. Completing your IMR or IMX is a great goal.
  • Equipment: Long blade fins and Kick Board

Yellow 1

  • Description:Developing the skills learned in the White groups. Introduction to training skills and a new emphasis on developing endurance.
  • Requirements: Knowledge of each of the 4 strokes and basic rules of swimming.
  • Attendance Recommendation:  3-4 practices a week.
  • Meet Recommendation: Attend at least 1 meet per month. Complete the IMR and IMX Challenge for your age group over the season!
  • Equipment: Long blade fins, Snorkel, Pull Buoy, Kickboard

Yellow 2 

  • Description:Developing the skills learned in the White groups. Continuing to work on training skills and a larger emphasis on developing endurance.
  • Requirements: Knowledge of each of the 4 strokes and basic rules of swimming.
  • Attendance Recommendation:  3-4 practices a week.
  • Meet Recommendation: Attend at least 1 moet per month. Complete the IMR and IMX Challenge for your age group over the season!
  • Equipment: Long blade fins, Snorkel, Pull Buoy, Kickboard

Blue 1

  • Description: Technique, and race skills will be expanded upon with a focus on refining the fundamentals of each stroke. Introduction to race strategy and an increase in aerobic training.
  •  Requirements: 4 legal strokes. Racing experience.
  • Attendance Recommendation: 4 times per week
  • Meet Recommendation: Complete IMX challenge for your age group over the course of the season.
  • Equipment: Fins, Kickboard, Paddles, Snorkel

Blue 2

  • Description: Increased training intensity, and expectation. Focus on developing race strategy and preparing for elite training and competitions.
  • Requirements: Invitation from coach. Willingness and ability to train and compete in all 4 strokes, regular meet participation, self-motivated and self-reliant.
  • Attendance Expectation: 5 practices per week
  • Meet Recommendation: Complete the 13-14 IMX challenge
  •  Equipment: Fins, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Snorkel. 

Senior

  • Description: Training group dedicated to high school age swimmers of all levels.
  •  Requirements: High School age 
  • Attendance Expectation: 3-8 practices a week based on Swimmer Goals
  •  Meet Recommendation: All swimmers should participate in meets.  Senior Championships in March and July are strongly encouraged.
  • Equipment: Short Blade Fins and/or Long Blade Fins, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Kickboard and Snorkel.

Senior Select

  • Description: Training group dedicated toj committed high school age swimmers 
  •  Requirements: High School age, NAG 'AA' time or coach selection critieria
  • Attendance Expectation: 5 or more practices per week
  •  Meet Recommendation: All swimmers should participate in meets.  Senior Championships/Sectionals in March and July are required.
  • Equipment: Short Blade Fins and/or Long Blade Fins, Paddles, Pull Buoy, Kickboard and Snorkel.

 

Please remember that the Coaching Staff has the final say regarding practice group assignments based on the needs of the individual swimmer, and the betterment of the entire Lakeshore swimming family. Thank you for your understanding and support.