7th Grade and Over
The Launch Pad Squad serves as the entry level to our program for swimmers in 7th and 8th Grade.
Attendance: Recommend 4-5 times each week.
Monthly Training Fee: $130
Training Offered: 6x for 120 minutes
Required Equipment:
- Kickboard
- Fins
- Water Bottle
- Goggles
Swim Meets: Home meets are required, there are optional local and regional meets that are encouraged, but not required. Competitive experiences will also be introduced during normal training times. Practice and intrasquad meets are not a substitute for competitions.
Goals of the Launch Pad Squad:
- Develop consistent attendance habits
- Push-off and streamline to flags with a dolphin kick
- Develop legal strokes and turns for all 4 competitive swimming strokes
- Swim 100 freestyle, Backstroke, IM with correct turns
- Swim 50 butterfly and breaststroke with correct turn
- Perform track start and backstroke start
- Acquire basic understanding of the pace clock
Attendance: Recommend 6 times each week.
Monthly Training Fee: $130
Training Offered: 6x for 120 minutes
Required Equipment:
- Kickboard
- Fins
- Water Bottle
- Goggles
- Snorkel
- Paddles
- Tempo Trainer
Swim Meets: Expected for local meets one full weekend per month plus all team championship meets in February, March, & July.
Goals of the Eclipse Squad:
- Develop consistent practice attendance prior to moving to next level
- Complete USA-S IM Xtreme program in competition
- Athletes know their attitude & effort affects how they swim and how others around them swim
- Perform all turns and push-offs efficiently
- Perform track start and backstroke start effectively
- Athlete is motivated to listen to coaches and try to improve
- Courteous to other swimmers in pool
- Qualify for B-Cuts and BB-Cuts
Attendance: Required 6 sessions each week.
Monthly Training Fee: $130
Training Offered: 6x for 120 minutes
Required Equipment:
- Kickboard
- Fins
- Water Bottle
- Goggles
- Snorkel
- Paddles
- Tempo Trainer
- Socks
Swim Meets: Expected one full weekend competition per month plus all team championship meets in February, March, & July.
Goals of the Apex Squad:
- Complete USA Swimming IMX challenge
- Prepare for Senior level squads by increasing training commitment & consistency
- Create good body positions in all four competitive strokes
- Reduce swimmer's drag and increase efficiency
- Increase fluidity during turns
- Mastery of pace clock during workout
- Swimmer is courteous to other swimmers in the group
- Create great practice habits by showing up to workout early and ready to learn
- Continue to learn goal setting
- Qualify for Gulf Champ Cuts and TAGS