Green Squad
Squad Level: Junior Fundamental Awareness
Age Range: 6 years – 11 years
No. of Sessions/week: 2
Session Duration: 60 mins
Training Pool: 25m indoor pool
Squad Description: Swimmers will be taught to develop skills and abilities in all four competitive strokes with correct technique. They will also be taught the art of ‘turns’, the concept of the pacing clock and the general rules and etiquette of squad training.
Minimum Criteria: Swimmers are able to demonstrate a minimum distance of 50m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke with correct timing and coordination. Essential to demonstrate limited knowledge of stroke starts and turns. Butterfly desirable but not essential.
Squad Expectations:
Swimmers take part in Club Nights while in this squad
Swimmers may take part in competitions if they are aged 9 years and over
Swimmers have SWA membership
Under 12 years old swimmers must be accompanied to and from pool deck by an adult or responsible person
No Parents on Pool Deck Policy (with the exception of “Watch Week”):
We request that parents wishing to observe their children training remain on the grandstand side of the pool. It is important that parents are seated beyond eye contact with their children while they are training to avoid distraction by the parent’s presence.
Watch Week:
We invite all parents to come along during the first week of each month to observe the training sessions and catch up with the coach before or after training.
Session Times (your choice of two sessions per week):
Monday 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Monday 5.00pm – 6.00pm
Tuesday 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Tuesday 5.00pm – 6.00pm
Wednesday 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday 5.00pm – 6.00pm
Friday 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Friday 5.00pm – 6.00pm
