TST GROUPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

TST GROUPS

White Group 2

Age Requirements - Beginners
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 2-3 days a week. (45-60 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle
Time Standards - Personal Best Times
Group Emphases - The main focus in this group will be on increasing the efficiency of freestyle and backstroke and teaching breaststroke so the swimmers have three legal strokes. Starts and turns technique will be taught.


Coach - Coach Matt Tschippert w/additional support from coaching staff


White Group 1

Age Requirements - Beginners / Intermediate
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 2-3 days a week. (60 mins.)
Practice Requirements - 10 and under swimmers should be proficient in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke to proceed to Blue Group. 8 and under age group swimmers should be able to swim 25 freestyle and backstroke and be working towards efficient breaststroke.
Time Standards - Personal Best Times
Group Emphases - Primary concentration will be on advancing stroke technique in all four strokes with the addition of interval sets to better prepare them for the next level. A continuation of start and turn work will also be emphasized.


Coach - Coach Jamie Dolton w/additional support from coaching staff


Blue Group 2

Age Requirements - Intermediate
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 3 days a week. (60 - 75 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Should be able to swim proficiently in all 4 stokes.
Time Standards - Goal is to achieve "B" times.
Group Emphases - The emphasis of this group will be stroke mechanics with further introduction to competition, training, starts and turns, and dry land exercises. Additionally, they will be introduced to time clock management. The use of timed sets and intervals will be introduced and used.


Coach - Coach Dan Kostovney w/additional support from coaching staff


Blue Group 1

Age Requirements - Intermediate +
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 3 - 4 days a week. (60 - 90 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes at coaches set time standards.
Time Standards - Goal is to achieve "B" & "BB" times.
Group Emphases - The emphasis of this group will be stroke mechanics for all four competitive strokes with introduction to competition, training, starts and turns, and dryland exercises.


Coach - Coach Dan Kosnovney w/additional support from coaching staff


Gold Group 3

Age Requirements - Intermediate ++ / Middle School
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 4 - 5 days a week. (90 - 120 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes with focus on technique, time standards and intensity.
Time Standards - Goal is to achieve "BB" & "A" times.
Group Emphases - This group will emphasize more advanced stroke technique, starts and turns, goal setting, training and mental training. All previous instruction will be continued and advanced.


Coach - Coach Dianne Becker w/additional support from coaching staff


Gold Group 2

Age Requirements - Middle School / Advanced
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 4 - 5 days a week. (90 - 120 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes with focus on technique, time standards and intensity.
Time Standards - Goal is to achieve "A" times.
Group Emphases - Training methodology and heart rate use is introduced in this group. Swimmers will begin to work more with race strategy. Conditioning takes on a greater importance to the athlete. All previous technical instruction will be continued and advanced.


Coach - Coach Dianne Becker w/additional support from coaching staff


Gold Group 1

Age Requirements - Advanced / High School
Attendance Requirements - Suggested 4 - 5 days a week. (90 - 120 mins.)
Practice Requirements - Should be able to complete interval sets of all 4 strokes with focus on technique, time standards and intensity.
Time Standards - Goal is to achieve "AA", "AAA", "AAAA", WPIAL, & PIAA times.
Group Emphases - Advancement of all previously listed items plus the addition of preparation of Eastern Zone competition and Additional National level Competition.


Coach - Coach Dianne Becker w/additional support from coaching staff