Junior 2 (ages 10-14): Competition Team  

Prerequisites:  

• 8x 50 Freestyle @1:15 
• 4x 100 I.M. @2:30 
• 4x 100 Freestyle @2:15 
• 1x 500 Freestyle @10:00 
• Ability to demonstrate legal 50s in each stroke (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle)
• Ability to demonstrate legal turns in all four strokes and the I.M.
• Ability to complete forward start and backstroke start certification, if under 10 and/or with less than one-year competitive-swimming experience

American Development Model Guide & Goals:

• ADM Competence Level 3, working toward Level 4
• ADM Character Level 3, working toward Level 4
• ADM Confidence Level 3
• ADM Connection Level 3

Goals: 

• Take personal responsibility for completing stretching, warm up, and warm down 
• Refine starts, turns, and finishes technique 
• Refine stroke technique and build speed and endurance through drill and interval-based training 
• Understand and demonstrate ability to use the pace clock and complete interval-based sets 
• Work on personal goal-setting with the coach  
• Nutritional awareness 
• Begin to explore preferred strokes and events 
• Understand and demonstrate the ability to swim a 200 Freestyle with negative splits 
• Participate in dryland training targeted at improving in-water performance 
• Earn a time in each of the following events: 200 Freestyle, 200 Preferred Stroke, 500 Freestyle, 400 I.M. 
• Achieve a B time in at least one event for each stroke  

Expectations and Requirements:  

• Attend a minimum of 4-6 practices per week and a minimum of four meets between August and March and a minimum of three meets between April and July
• Attend Regionals-level Championship meets
• Attend all required team meetings 
• Act as a role model to Athletes in Junior 1, Group 2, and Group 1, modeling good behavior and work ethic and providing support by cheering at swim meets 
• Participate in and contribute to team fundraising and volunteer opportunities 
• Complete athlete SafeSport training (athletes 13&Over)