Senior (ages: high school): Competition Team
Prerequisites:
- 10x 50 Freestyle @:45
- 10x 100 Freestyle @1:45
- 1x 500 Freestyle @7:30
- 4x 200 I.M. @3:45
- Swim for and compete with your high school varsity swim team
American Development Model Guide & Goals:
- ADM Competence Levels 5 & 6
- ADM Character Level 6
- ADM Confidence Levels 5 & 6
- ADM Connection Level 6
Goals:
- Take personal responsibility for completing stretching, warm up, and warm down
- Work on personal goal-setting with the coach
- Build speed and endurance and continue to hone technique
- Train in specialty stroke and events
- Participate in dryland training targeted at improving in-water performance
- Continue to compete and achieve best times, with special focus on achieving A times in specialty and freestyle events
- Achieve at least one States time, strive to attend Far Westerns, Sectionals, and other Senior-level meets
Expectations:
- Communicate directly with their coach; guardian involvement in swimming decisions is minimal
- Understand nutritional management
- Attend 80-85% of practices on a monthly basis. Athletes who do not attend the minimum number of practices may be restricted from competing in any or all swim meets
- Attend 4+ meets during the Long Course season (April-July)
- Attend 8+ meets during the Short Course season (August-March)
- Attend all required team meetings
- If you plan to miss a meeting or practice or be late, you must communicate this with the Head Coach and group coach at least 24 hours in advance
- Attend all required meets for your high school varsity swim team
- Act as a role model to younger Rays, 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
