YELLOW (Ages 9-13)
Practice Attendance Requirement: up to 3 practices per week
Practice Length: 45 minutes
Equipment Necessary: kickboards (which are provided at practice), fins and snorkel
Competition Expectation: participation in a minimum of 2 meets per season
Group Description: Swimmers in the yellow group know how to do freestyle, and backstroke and have a general understanding of breaststroke and butterfly. Refinement and continued development of these skills are the main objectives of the yellow group. Other activities and sports are encouraged. The basic points of emphasis are having fun, learning proper stroke techniques, lane etiquette, and continue to expand the swimmers' competitive experience. Swimmers will build meet independence and accountability.
Swimmers in the Yellow Group must be able to complete a 200 freestyle with a snorkel, with flipturns, without stopping before being considered to advance to the next group.
Below is a link to suggested equipment for the YELLOW training group by the Flyers Coaching staff:
Fins - Sporti Essential Floating Swim Fins (Color) at SwimOutlet.com
TYR Fins - TYR CrossBlade Training Swim Fins 2.0 at SwimOutlet.com
Snorkel - FINIS Swimmer's Swim Snorkel at SwimOutlet.com
TYR Snorkel - TYR Ultralite Swim Snorkel 2.0 at SwimOutlet.com
TYR Snorkel - TYR Ultralite Swim Snorkel Elite at SwimOutlet.com
* We are a TYR team so we prefer athletes use TYR equipment. There are many other options for equipment, your swimmer may prefer another brand, these are merely suggestions from the Flyer Coaching Staff. You can also find a great selection of equipment on our Team TYR site, but following the link under the PARENTS tab on this website.
These group descriptions are for basic guidelines and are not intended as hard-line requirements. The Head Coach, in conjunction with the assistant coaches, has the final say in all instances. In all instances, the coaches will do what is best for the swimmer and the team as a whole.
