Junior Elite

Details

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 February 2018 17:34

Junior Elite Squad - £100.00 per month

Lead Coach - Dan Cocking

Assistants - Karen Clifton, Luke Howdle and Luke Smith

Squad Liaison Officer - Sue Barker

Criteria

• Swimmers would normally be between 12 and 17 years of age
• Have advanced stroke technique and effective turns in all four strokes
• Swimmers will normally be of National Standard
• Be able to perform a 400 individual medley under ASA laws and swim 1500m continuously using competition turns
• Minimum attendance of six or seven sessions (11 & 12 year olds), seven or eight sessions (13 & 14 year olds), eight or nine sessions (14+ year olds) per week

Aims

• To enforce the swimmers’ competition and training skills, ready for the intense training required in Senior Elite Squad
• To introduce swimmers to energy systems and cyclical training
• To build stability and basic strength through harder land training
• To educate swimmers on time management, healthy lifestyles and gala protocols
• To build the swimmers’ discipline and commitment level
• Swimmers will target National Championships, North East Region Championships, Yorkshire Championships, Speedo Leagues and various Open Meets. There are also trips around the country and abroad for selected swimmers
• From June 2nd 2014 Training Times are: