Prerequisites: 

●     8x 50 Freestyle @:55 

●     4x 100 I.M. @2:00 

●     5x 100 Freestyle @1:50 

●     1x 500 Freestyle @9:00 

Ability to demonstrate legal 50s in each stroke (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle)

●     Ability to demonstrate legal turns in all four strokes and the I.M.

American Development Model Guide:

●     ADM Competence Level 4, working toward Level 5

●     ADM Character Levels 4 & 5

●     ADM Confidence Level 4, working toward Level 5

●     ADM Connection Levels 4 & 5

Goals: 

●     Take personal responsibility for completing stretching, warm up, and warm down 

●     Work on personal goal-setting with the coach  

●     Awareness of sports nutrition

●     Refine starts, turns, and finishes 

●     Begin to train in specialty stroke and events (12&Over)

●     Fully establish IMX score

o     11-12: 400 (LCM)/500 (SCY) Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM

o     13+: 400 (LCM)/500 (SCY) Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM

●     Participate in dryland training targeted at improving in-water performance 

●     Learn race strategy for various strokes and distances

●     Achieve at least one A time in Stroke and Freestyle events 

●     Swim in Regionals with the goal of attending State Championships

●     Strive to qualify for the Southwest Age Group Regional championships (SWAGR) 

Expectations:  

●     Do not rely on RA to communicate with coach for them 

●     Attend 70-75% of practices monthly

●     Attend 4+ meets during the Long Course season (April-July)

●     Attend 6+ meets during the Short Course season (August-March)

●     Attend highest-qualified championship meet each season

●     Attend all required team meetings 

●     Act as a role model to the younger Rays, modeling good behavior and work ethic and providing support by cheering at swim meets

●     Participate in and contribute to team fundraising and volunteer opportunities 

●     Complete athlete SafeSport training (athletes 13&Over)