Stoughton Aqua Racers Practice Groups
Stoughton Aqua Racers
Practice Groups
Stoughton Aqua Racers Parents
Just a short note to the parents of our Aqua Racers swimmers. I’m
sure you are all aware just how vital parent involvement is to any
youth program, as well as to the success of your child in the program.
In any youth program that is successful, you will notice a very high
degree of parental involvement. If our children are to benefit from the
Stoughton Aqua Racers program, parent involvement is a MUST. There are many ways to
volunteer and help the team (please see a Stoughton Aqua Racers Board member or a coach
for information on volunteering!). But most importantly, a swimmer who
sees his parent helping, knows he cares, and that translates into a
happier, more motivated, more successful swimmer!!
Practicing!!!
The STAR team has a philosophy to make swimming a lifetime sport of all of our swimmers. We encourage kids to be at practice on a regular basis, as well as continue to be involved in other activities they are interested in. Trying other sports and activities as they mature is only natural so that kids become well rounded.
As children grow older, they will naturally make choices and narrow down the activities they enjoy most participating in. In swimming they will need to add more practice time and will be able to handle the expectations needed to achieve in swimming.
Coaches recommend attending their practice group when they can. Schoolwork always comes first but we ask that you encourage your child to make the best use of their time so they don’t miss out on practice.
If children are ill or need to be gone from practice for an extended time please inform the coach so we are on the same page with regard to your child.
For more information on practicing and commitment to swimming try looking at the USA Website (www.usaswimming.org) for parents regarding this and many other topics.
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Practice
Group Guidelines and Requirements
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Mini Vikings |
(Ages 6-8) Practices will be offered 4 times per week with flexibility in attendance but 3 days preferred.
Prerequisites: Completion of Level 4 or 5 of ARC swim lessons or swimmers must perform one length back and one length free at a try out. Often a swimmer is new to competitive swimming will start in this group even if it is for a very briefly time to get the basics.
Skills Covered: Technique in all four strokes and Individual Medley along with drills starts and finishes.
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Norse Team |
(Ages 9 and older who are new to competitive swimming) they will practice four days a week.
Prerequisites: Completion of Level 4 or 5 of ARC swim lessons or swimmers must perform one length back and one length free at a try out. Often a swimmer is new to competitive swimming will start in this group even if it is for a very briefly time to get the basics.
Skills Covered: Technique in all four strokes and Individual Medley along with drills starts and finishes.
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| Purple A Team |
(Ages 9 to 11 +/-) they will practice five days a week.
Prerequisites: Swim four lengths of the pool (100 yards) using three of the four competitive strokes. Swimmers should also be comfortable swimming a 45 – 60 min. practice. Swimmers should display good listening skills and demonstrate self-motivation.
Skills Covered: We average about 1500 to 2000 yards a practice. Skills covered include stroke refinement, turns, starts, drills and endurance.
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| Purple B Team |
(Ages 9 to 11 +/-) they will practice five days a week.
Prerequisites: Swim four lengths of the pool (100 yards) using three of the four competitive strokes. Swimmers should also be comfortable swimming a 60 – 75 min. practice. Swimmers should display good listening skills and demonstrate self-motivation.
Skills Covered/Guidelines: We average about 1800 to 2500 yards a practice. Skills covered include stroke refinement, turns, starts, drills and endurance.
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| Pre-Senior Team |
(Ages vary depending on ability) they will practice five days a week.
Prerequisites: Coaches evaluation.
Skills Covered/Guidelines: Pre-Seniors should display good listening skills, self-motivation, and leadership and be goal directed with a commitment to their practice group. The focus should be self-improvement both in the water and out of the water. We usually swim about 2200-3500 yards a practice. Skills covered include turns, technique, drills and endurance. Attending all practices specified for Pre-Seniors team will show the coach you are interested in moving into the next group.
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| Senior Team |
(This practice group is for swimmers who are 13 years and older) they will practice five to six days a week.
Prerequisites: Prior swimming experience. Coaches’ evaluation needed to participate.
Skills Covered/Guidelines: Swimmers should display all Pre-Senior or Senior Team guidelines including participation in extra practices, attending all practices specified for Senior team, dry land, and technique. Senior team will work at increasing distances and effort levels throughout the season. Anticipate some Saturday practices.
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| Seasonal High School Team |
(High School Students) they will practice five to 6 days a week.
Prerequisites: Prior swimming experience. Coaches’ evaluation needed to participate.
Skills Covered/Guidelines: Swimmers should display all Pre-Senior or Senior Team guidelines including participation in extra practices, attending all practices specified for Senior team, dry land, and technique. Senior team will work at increasing distances and effort levels throughout the season. Anticipate some Saturday practices.
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