COUNTY AGE AND YOUTH SQUAD
Development Objectives
The emphasis of this squad will have a continued emphasis on participation in training and competition with the focus on maintaining quality throughout sessions with increasing intensity, with triple periodization of the training year. Swimmer’s physical, technical, tactical, mental, and ancillary capacities should be emerging with the focus now on optimization of skill acquisition. Training will introduce strength, core body strength and maintain suppleness. Athletes should be focused on performance at the highest level with a 100% in approach. Swimmers must also have a good understanding of what attributes need to be developed as a person, performer and athlete to achieve this standard.
A link to the squad flyer is here
Squad Criteria
- Competition age 13 yrs and over.
- Must maintain a minimum of 70% attendance across the year. All morning attendance compulsory unless agreed by the Head Coach. Swimmers who fall behind on attendance will be directed to an alternative swimming pathway.
- Must show multiple emerging OADF characteristics.
- Swimmers must compete in galas and open meets.
- All swimmers are subject to a 3-month week rolling review period.
- Black club hats only for training and competition.
- Expected to arrive 15 mins prior to the start of training.
- Expected to carry out mobility and stretching, before and after training/ competition.
- Must attend training the night before and after every competition.
- Must only compete in competitions listed on the club’s calendar.
- Must report to the coach before and after every race.
- Expected to complete full warm-up and swim-down protocols.
- Expected to take part in every race and final entered unless notified by the Head Coach.
- Contact the coach if absent or unable to fulfil criteria.
- Appropriate reasonable adjustments will be made for para athletes. Please contact Head Coach.
Kit/Equipment
Swimmers should arrive with the following kit and equipment properly adjusted and in good working order;
