AB SENIOR TRAINING GROUPS

There are attendance requirements for Senior I and II. It will include ANY practices missed, including vacations during season and summer jobs etc. Please see your coach in planning these conflicts before the season starts.

SENIOR II – (13 & Older, 12 yr w/ Zone cut)

• Practices are 6 x / week for 2 hours

• Must commit to 80% attendance for short course season / 70% for Long

  Course

• Doubles are offered for Sophomores and older who are deemed ready

• At least (3) YMCA meets are required before High School Meet participation. 

• Swimmers will be expected to compete in the highest level of Championships. A Champs, AA Champs, Zones or YMCA Nationals.

• Dry land/Lifting will be an integral part of the training

• Training will be challenging and Expectations high for those in this group

• Summer long course training will be expected for those wishing to move into

  Senior I

SENIOR I - (13 & Older)

• Practices are 6-9 x/week for 2 hours 15 minutes, additional 45 min. of dryland and weight room work

• Senior I is only for those who have made a year round total commitment to swimming to compete Nationally

• This group will be limited to the best 25 candidates able to train at a very high level

• Morning double practices are mandatory for Sophomores and older. All in the group for summer

• Practices will be endurance based with additional speed training as a supplement

• At least (3) YMCA meets are required before High School Meet participation. 

• Every swimmers will be expected to compete in the highest level of Championships qualifed to attend;  A Champs, AA Champs, Zones or YMCA Nationals.

• Every swimmer will be expected to be a positive role model to the team and their group

• Every swimmer will meet the minimum attendance requirement or be removed from this training group, 90% for the short course season and 80% for long course. This includes any vacations or jobs.

Because of the high standards to be in the Senior I group, not all AB swimmers will make it into this training group.

NATIONAL TEAM- When any ABLY swimmer achieves a “National Time Standard” whether it be a YMCA, USA Jr National or USA Senior/US Open time standard they will be on the ABLY NATIONAL TEAM. They will then receive the National team warmup, bag, and any other clothing/Speed Suit supplied by our sponsor, Speedo. This status is permanent. They will travel to any National meets with the National team. The swimmer will continue to train with their respective training group as this is the group that was determined to be the most effective group for them. There will not be a National Training group anymore starting with the 2016-17 short course season. A National training Group may be a part of ABLY in the future again at some point.