City of Derby Swimming Club
Affiliated to ASA East Midland Region and Derbyshire ASA

Training Plan - A SQUAD

Number in Squad

• A maximum of thirty

Entry Criteria

AGE:

• 10 to 12 years
  
  

ABILITY

• Proficiency in all strokes
  
  
• Three Derbyshire ASA Qualifying Times in at least two different strokes

Aims

To provide a training programme, structured to ensure that the development of technique and racing skills are maintained, with the aim of improving performance in competition at County, District and, where appropriate, at National levels.

Required Training Sessions per Week

Minimum: Four sessions per week Maximum: Six sessions per week

Time Trials

At three-monthly intervals:

200m/yds Front Crawl and 4 x 1 Individual Medley

At monthly intervals:

50m on one stroke.

Monthly time trials will not be conducted when they coincide with a three-monthly trial. Swimmers will be advised of the dates for the time trials by their squad coach.

Demonstration Swims

Once every two months a swimmer from National Squad will demonstrate drills on a selected stroke.

Periodically an A-Squad swimmer may be selected to perform demonstrations swims to B Squad.