Team Structure
KSC provides different team levels all working together toward a common
goal:
Excellence and Success in swimming.
Dolphin Kids:
The Dolphins program provides a pre-team experience for your
swimmers to introduce them to the routine of practice, and prepare them
for entrance into the swim club. Dolphin applicants must be able to swim
the width of the pool (15 yards) using the front crawl stroke, and have at
least a basic level of back crawl stroke. They must be able to tread water,
bob, streamline on the front and back, flutter-kick on a kick board, and exhibit
a desire to learn. The Dolphin Coach, considering relative strength, age and
other relevant factors, may make exceptions. Dolphins will be advanced to
the Novice 1Team when requirements for that level are met. Practice time is
twice a week.
Novice I:
Candidates for the Novice Team must be able to swim the length of the pool
(25 yards) in both front and back crawl strokes. At this level, the swimmers
will be introduced to breaststroke, butterfly, and Individual Medley (IM)
as well as flip turns on the front and back. Swimmers must be motivated to
learn and advance in swimming. Swimmers at this level may compete in local
swim meets at the discretion of the coach. Practice for the Novice swimmers
is instructional in nature, and swimmers must display discipline, an adequate
attention span, and cooperation with their teammates. Practice time is one
hour twice a week in the fall increasing to three times a week in Nov.
Age Group:
Age Group swimmers continue to improve stroke and turn technique. These
swimmers begin to increase endurance and develop goal setting & planning
skills. This program continues to be largely instructional, with dry land
conditioning. Swimmers frequently achieve championship time standards and
may travel to State Championships for which they qualify. Practice time
is an hour and a half, three days a week.
Juniors:
Perfecting performance and training for championship
meets is the major agenda for swimmers for this level. Members from this team,
who qualify, make up the KSC National Travel Team, attending meets on the
West Coast and beyond. At this level swimmers are introduced to advance
swimming theory, sophisticated training techniques, and racing strategy. Dry
land conditioning is performed daily. Goal setting and self-motivation are
major topics. Motivated athletes may achieve the Junior National level. Practices
are two hours long, 5 days a week.
Seniors:
Two morning practices a week are added to the Junior schedule for
swimmers in this category. Swimmers are generally in high school, and may
only attend two-a-day practices with the coach’s approval. Practices
are one and a half to two hours long with seven practices available during
the week.
