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All of the criteria below
must be met in order for an athlete to be
fully prepared for the next stage in their
development. Fast swimming alone is not a
compelling enough reason to push a swimmer
to the next level.
Physical
Cognitive
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Accurately counts
and computes distances
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understands and
accepts individual differences in
physical size within an age group
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knows that energy
for exercise comes from nutrition
Competitive
Performance
Biomechanical
Progression
-
starts from
block, executes legal turns for all four
(4) strokes
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Swim 100yd IM
with legal technique
-
knows best times
and stroke count for all strokes (25 yd)
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demonstrates
correct timing of kicks, pull, and
breath for both fly and breast
-
"undulates" while
performing butterfly
Character
Development & Life Skills
-
understands what
is considered "championship behavior"
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treats teammates
and coaches in the same manner he/she
would like to be treated
-
the swimmer talks
to the coach before & after each race
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during practice
the swimmer will:
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leave on time
during sets
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start and finish
at the wall
-
swim sets as they
are designed (doesn’t drill on fly sets,
does turns, etc..)
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swims the ENTIRE
set (no walking on the bottom, sitting
out…)
Commitment & Team
Loyalty
Psychological
Skills
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can describe the
relationship between nervousness and
performance
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can describe the
mind/body connection
(thought/tight/perform)
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understands the role
failure plays in our success; learns
from mistakes
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has general
understanding of the effect negative
self talk has on performance (GIGO…if
you say you can’t…), knows that the mind
plays a big role in success
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is aware of what to
focus in on and, conversely, block out
during workouts and meets
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can bring self back
when focus leaves the target
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