The Emerald Coast Swimming offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Emerald Coast Swimming to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.
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Swimming Groups
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Emerald Coast Swimming has various swimming groups in its program. Below are some general guidelines for each group. All athletes are grouped by the coach. Subsequently, all advancements by swimmers is at the discretion of the coach.
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Senior / Pre-Senior Group
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Swimmers in this group are either in middle school or high school. The goals of this group are to continue to refine stroke technique, and increase training volume. Swimmers in this group focus on qualifying for SES championship, state championship and other high level competitions. Swimmers in this group may commit to a minimum of 20+ hours per week of weight training and swim work-outs during peak training periods in the season. An average work-out is 6,000 - 6,500+ yards. There is a minimum of 1 classroom seminar a month which all athletes are encouraged to attend. In the Fall of 2007, ECS began to supplement their training program with a number of other physical disciplines. Yoga, Core Synergistics, Plyometrics and Kenpo training (for core rotation and power) are now integral parts of the swim program. The swimmers in the Pre-Senior and Senior groups are expected to attend all practices and meets.
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Age Group
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Age Group 1: These young swimmers are proficient in all four strokes and are trained at a high level. The average age range for this group is 9 to 12. The focus for this group is improving skills, strength and endurance while training for championship meets. Average daily yardage ranges between 3,000 and 5,000, depending on the time of year.
Age Group 2: These swimmers range in age from 8 to 14 and are proficient in all four strokes. The emphasis of this group is improving skills and building stamina for interval training. Average yardage is 2,000 to 3,500 yards per day depending on the time of year.
Age Group 3: These swimmers range in age from 9 to 14 and can swim all four strokes. The emphasis of this group is to improve technique, while being introduced to beginning interval training. Average yardage is 1,500 to 2,000 yards per day.
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Developmental 1
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These swimmers range in age from 6 to 9 and swim all four strokes. These swimmers are doing basic interval training, as well as learning improved technique. Average daily yardage ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 yards.
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Developmental 2
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These swimmers are still improving their freestyle and backstroke technique, while learning basic breaststroke, butterfly and flip turns. They range in age from 4 to 8.
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Developmental 3 & 4
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Developmental 3: These swimmers are still improving their freestyle and backstroke technique, while learning basic breaststroke, butterfly and flip turns. They range in age from 9 to 12.
Developmental 4: Our youngest swimmers are working on proper kicking techniques as well as proper body position in the water. They are learning the basics of all four strokes, with an early emphasis placed on freestyle and backstroke. They range in age from 4 to 8.
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