Overview
The Juniors Group represents the highest-level of swimming under 13 years old. Swimmers in this group range in age from 10-14 years old and will compete at home, state, and regional-level competitions.
Objectives
- Understand the refining concepts of stroke technique
- Skilled and consistent long course training, endurance swimming
- Further develop each of the 4 competitive strokes with their starts and turns
- Further understand concepts of IM training and racing
- Further development of long course and short course of sprint racing
- Further development of racing start techniques
- Development of race strategies, including negative splitting
- Understand the healthy eating habits of young athletes for optimal performance
- Develop the ability to kick 8-15m well off each wall
- Understand time limitations and how to manage time effectively
- Dryland training, focusing on core strength, power, and flexibility
- Reinforce concepts of being a good teammate
- Exhibit strong sportsmanship in practice and in meets
- Stronger development of leadership skills within lane, group, and team
