Long Term Athletic Development Stage: Training to Train

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As a member of Performance Squad swimmers should be able to:

• Attend at a minimum of four sessions per week with additional cardio workouts outside the pool, including a minimum of at least one gym/cardio session per week.

• Potential to achieve at Regional/National Level.

• Proven performance at County level in multiple strokes and distances with at least one stroke at Regional Level.

• A positive attitude to training both technically and physically (also focusing on anaerobic development).

• Compete in a minimum of four open meets per year in order to gain qualifying entry times for County/Regional/National competitions.

 

The aim of this squad will be to:

• Provide consistency of performance of techniques of all four strokes to a high level.

• Provide consistency of starting and turning skills under ASA law to a high level.

• Provide a balanced competition programme.

• To have full knowledge of SMART goals for each periodised plan.

• Retain training skills including heart rate monitoring, target time use and provide increased test sets.

• Provide further increased anaerobic, short sprint training and significant anaerobic training.

• Provide access to nutritional and psychological knowledge and skill development.

• Targeting regional/national qualification.