| Squad |
Criteria; Squad Entry |
Criteria; Squad Retention |
Training Expectation |
| Youth Performance |
- 3x SER Youth Automatic Times or 5x SER Youth Consideration Times (or combination of both)
- Potential to compete at British/English Summer National Championships &/or British Swimming Championships (April)
- Meeting Coach attendance expectation (with strong attendance shown in previous squad)
- Strong technical foundations
- Ability to meet training expectations and to balance educational pressures with demands of the sport
- Coachable, Respectful, Honest, Responsible & Hard Working
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- Improving and/or maintaining Squad Entry Criteria for SER Youth Championships, whilst attaining qualification for SER Winter Championships, English/British Summer National Championships &/or British Swimming Championships (April).
- Meeting Coach attendance expectation that is progressive year-on-year.
- Progressing in training performance level, and in technical proficiency.
- Continuing to show behaviours expected of a performance athlete: Coachable, Respectful, Responsible, Hard Working and taking ownership for own training and performances.
- Building an understanding for the demands and processes of race day; be it at a swim-through or target meet.
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- Agreed with coach; average of 6-8 sessions per week (including pre/post land work and additional land training sessions) based upon age, training history/ability, performance level and goals.
- Ability to train 6-8 sessions per week consistently throughout busy periods of the season where multiple meets are taking place.
- Consistent weekly land training/gym session attendance to support pool program.
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| Age Group Performance |
- 3x SER Age Group Automatic/Consideration Times (or potential for) as a qualifier (i.e. racing at the meet).
- Demonstrating potential to gain further qualification times across multiple events/strokes/distances at the Kent County & South East Regional Championships.
- Meeting Coach attendance expectation (with strong attendance shown in previous squad)
- Ability to meet training expectations
- Good technical foundations
- Coachable, Respectful, Honest & Hard Working
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- Improving and/or maintaining Squad Entry Criteria for SER Age Group Championships, or showing marked improvement towards achieving these targets.
- Demonstrating potential to gain further qualification times across multiple events/strokes/distances at South East Regional or English National meets.
- A proven record of racing across all four strokes (200m) and 400m+ events.
- Continuing to perform at expected levels of the squad, improving training ability/loads each season.
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- Agreed with coach; average of 5 sessions per week, 6 before moving into the next squad.
- Attendance at land training average of 2 times per month
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| Youth Development 1 |
- Kent County Qualifier, with the aspirations or ability to qualify for Regional and National level.
- Demonstrating potential to gain further qualification times at Kent County Championship Level.
- Meeting Coach attendance expectation (with consistent attendance shown in previous squad)
- Ability to meet training expectations
- Coachable, Respectful, Honest & Hard Working
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- Improving and/or maintaining Squad Entry Criteria for Kent County Championships
- Continuing to perform at expected levels of the squad, improving training ability/loads each season as determined by the Squad Lead Coach
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- Agreed with Squad Lead Coach; maintaining a consistent weekly average attendance including land training; 4-5 sessions per week.
- Weekly attendance determined by swimmer age, training history/ability, performance level and goals.
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| Youth Development 2 |
- Kent County Qualifier or potential to achieve a Qualification Time.
- Demonstrating good technical foundations, and a willingness to improve technically and aerobically.
- Consistent attendance shown in previous squad and a consistent attendance at meets.
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- Improving and/or maintaining Squad Entry Criteria for Kent County Championships.
- Continuing to learn/adapt race craft by attending allocated squad meets.
- Continuing to perform at expected levels of the squad, improving training ability/loads each season.
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- Agreed with Squad Lead Coaches; maintain a consistent weekly average to support development.
- This should result in an average attendance of 2.5 training sessions per week.
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| Age Group Development 1 |
- 3x Kent County Qualification Times (or progression towards) and the Potential for South East Regional Qualification.
- Good, consistent attendance in previous squad.
- Strong meet attendance/history across multiple strokes/events/distances
- Demonstrating good technical foundations, and a willingness to improve technically and aerobically.
- County Qualification/Multiple County Qualifier (potentially regional), good attendance in previous squad, technical and racing potential
- Portraying good coachable behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful, Listening.
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- Consistently good attendance and coachable behaviours that contribute towards developing aerobic capacity, technical improvements and attaining Kent County Qualification Times.
- Beginning to build a proven record of racing across all four strokes (200m) and 400m+ events.
- Continuing to perform at expected levels of the squad, improving training ability/loads each season.
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- Weekly average of 4 sessions per week (more if dictated by Squad Lead Coach).
- Average attendance of 2 land training sessions per month.
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| Age Group Development 2 |
- 1x Kent County Qualification Time or potential to achieve.
- Good, consistent attendance in previous squad and a strong meet attendance across multiple strokes.
- Good technical foundations.
- Portraying developed coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening.
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- Consistently good attendance and coachable behaviours that contribute towards developing aerobic capacity, technical improvements and attaining Kent County Qualification Times.
- Beginning to build a proven record of racing across all four strokes (1/200m) and 200 IM.
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- Weekly average of 3.5 session per week (more if dictated by Squad Lead Coach). Average of 4+ before moving into the next squad.
- Average attendance of 2 land training sessions per month.
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| Competitive Development |
- Competitive swimmer who wishes to race and/or train in a competitively focussed environment.
- Fair attendance in previous squad.
- Willing to continue improving technical ability.
- Portraying fairly developed coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening.
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- Consistent attendance that contributes towards developing technical and racing skills.
- Beginning to build a proven racing profile by attending squad allocated meets.
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- Consistent attendance to best enable technical and speed development, as advised by Squad Lead Coach.
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| Junior Development |
- Oaks Academy Gold Graduate/Appropriate squad from external club/school/swim school.
- Good attendance in previous squad.
- Attending squad allocated meets and showing potential for Kent County Qualification.
- Portraying fairly developed coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening.
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- Consistently good attendance to improve technique, racing skills & aerobic capacity.
- Beginning to develop racing experience at different meets and across different strokes/distances/events.
- Further developing coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening
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- Weekly average of 2.5 sessions per week (more if dictated by Squad Lead Coach), 3+ before moving into the next squad.
- Consistently good attendance to improve technique, speed & aerobic capacity. Beginning with exposure to race experience.
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| Oaks Academy Gold |
- Oaks Academy Silver Graduate/Appropriate squad from external club/school/swim school
- Able to complete 8-1200m in a session whilst displaying consistently good technical skills expected of junior competitive swimmers; as expressed in Swim England Learn to Swim Stages 9 & 10
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- Consistent attendance
- Consistently showing competent turns across all strokes
- Beginning to attend allocated squad meets to begin race exposure/experience
- Continuing to develop coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening
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- Consistently good attendance to improve technical foundations & skills.
- Recommended average of 2 sessions per week.
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| Oaks Academy Silver |
- Oaks Academy Bronze Graduate/Appropriate squad from external club/school/swim school
- Able to complete 6-800m in a session whilst displaying consistently good technical skills; as expressed in Swim England Learn to Swim Stages 8 & 9
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- Consistent attendance
- Beginning to complete competent turns across all strokes
- Continuing to develop coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening
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- Consistently good attendance to improve technical foundations & skills.
- Recommended average of 2 sessions per week.
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| Oaks Academy Bronze |
- Minnows Graduate/Appropriate squad from external club/school/swim school
- Completed Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 6 and/or 7 Award (age/experience/swim school dependant)
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- Consistent attendance
- Beginning to develop coachable and respectful behaviours; Polite, Hard Working, Respectful & Listening
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- Consistently good attendance to improve technical foundations & skills.
- Recommended average of 2 sessions per week.
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| Club Squad |
- Ability to complete 1500m within a 1 hour training session
- Competent to train with the group; working to improve technical ability and aerobic capacity
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- Willing to work, improve and be respectful to the coaches and training group
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- Consistent attendance to uphold fitness and technical development
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