SRVA PROGRAMS |
| SRVA is a year round competitive swim team that competes in Pacific Swimming LSC. SRVA offers 2 swim programs, Year Round and Seasonal Swim Programs. Our mission is to develop the character traits, technical skills, and intense desire necessary for maximum realization of each individual’s potential. |
| YEAR ROUND SWIM PROGRAM | ||
| Our year round groups swim from September through July. | ||
| Novice Groups 1 - 2 Emphasis on Competitive Fundamentals such as stroke, turn and start technique for future competitive swimmers. These groups are the very beginning level of a competitive swimming career. These groups, patiently, builds the foundation for a long productive swimming career. Meets suggested. SRVA hosted meets strongly suggested. 3 or 4 practices per week recommended. Ideal Age Range: 6 - 10 years old |
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| Age Group Development Our Age-Group Development group represents our swimmers of tomorrow; become quality age group swimmers with an eye on the future. In this group, we first emphasize teaching the proper stroke technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Starts, turns, finishes, and reading the pace clock are also taught.
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| Pre-Senior Group: Start adding yardage to the good techniques learned in previous groups. Improvement Curve should start to accelerate here. Decisions about which direction they want to go in the swimmer's High School years, start to become important by 8th grade. The swimmers are now Junior High aged and aerobic base training increases dramatically based on their physiological needs. Practice attendance, meet attendance and TEAM training with TEAM goals as well as individual goals are now required. 80% attendance required to be in this group but better attendance expected to reach optimal results. Emphasis is on technique and conditioning. Training plans target an end of season goal competition. Practice for 7th graders is 5 weekday afternoons and Saturday morning. For the 8th graders, it is the same plus Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Meets on schedule are required. To qualify for this group, the athlete must have the maturity to be able to succeed in this group and must have the ability to enhance others in the group. Also, the athlete and their parents must be willing to adhere to the attendance requirements of the group. Ideal Age Range: 7th and 8th Grades |
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| Varsity 1 - 2: The emphasis is on technique, conditioning, camaraderie, discipline without the pressure of highly competitive athletics. Swimmers in these training groups will have the opportunity to put in the work necessary to prepare for a transition to the Pre-Senior/Senior Groups if desired. To qualify for these groups, the athlete must be able to perform all four strokes legally and be mature enough to practice in a group setting when at the pool. The athletes in these groups must be able to practice in a fashion that allows all swimmers present to pursue their individual goals. Practice Time Frame: 60 min. (V1) and 90 min. (V2) per session, 5 days per week |
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| Senior Group Four years of High School to work on maximum improvement while pursuing excellence.
Senior and Senior Development: This training group is for High School athletes and older. Practice attendance, meet attendance, and TEAM training with TEAM goals are still required. However, this group is starting to look at taking each athlete to the farthest possible levels that they can reach. Training will sometimes have an individual emphasis when warranted. Stroke technique and racing technique will be molded to the individual’s strengths. This group is about individual training in a group setting. World Class skills are taught and used when the individual is ready. To qualify for this group, the athlete must be physically and mentally mature enough to enhance the group with their addition to the group. Also, the athlete and their parents need to be willing to adhere to the attendance requirements.
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| SEASONAL SWIM PROGRAMS |
| SRVA offers 3 types of seasonal programs. Information for these programs are updated seasonally as it becomes available. |
| Intro Program This group is a transition group from swim lessons to the main competitive team. Swimmers in this group learn the proper competitive skills they will need on the team from members of the SRVA Coaching Staff. The Intro Program is run in two groups: 10 years old & Under and 11 years old & Over. Swimmers are evaluated throughout the session and moved onto the competitive team when they have improved enough. For more information please contact Assistant Coach Audra Grundy at [email protected]. |
| Fall Rec Swim Program SRVA offers a comprehensive Fall Program for any Rec swimmer interested in continuing their season into the fall. Swimmers are placed in SRVA competitive year round program to practice with our year round, competitive swimmers. Swimmers will develop their swimming fundamentals from SRVA's experienced coaching staff. Fall Rec swimmers will have the opportunity to swim in swim meets alongside their year round SRVA teammates, as well as attend their regularly scheduled workouts. Swim meets in Pacific Swimming have a priority registration system, all swimmers participating in our Fall Program will get priority registration for swim meets. For information please contact Head Coach Jake Mefford at [email protected]. |
| High School Get in Shape Training Program SRVA offers a Get in Shape Training Program specifically designed for high school swimmers who want to get a jump on their high school season. |
