Group Requirements
Performance
Age
- Minimum of 13 years old, Maximum age is Coaches Discretion
Cuts
- Minimum of 2 AA times required
Technique/Skills
- Legal 100 of each stroke
- Advanced turns
- Advanced Starts
- 8 fly kicks on fly and free off each wall
- 12 fly kicks on backstroke
- Understands breath control on starts and turns and for specific races
- Bi-lateral breathing for 500 free.
Test Set
- 10 X 100 @ 1:25 SCY or 1:30 SCM
Time Management
- Parents should commit to bring their children 5-6 times per week and arrive on time
- Athletes should arrive 15 minutes before warm-up for meets
- Inform coach of practice absence and reasons
- Athletes should avoid procrastinating
Training Focus
- Must have IMX Ready Scores
- Minimum Goal of 4 AA times, and qualifying for TAGS, Sectionals, and Futures
- Focus on high performance in the 200 of strokes
Character Development/Sportsmanship/Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Respectful of all swim meet officials
- Demonstrates proper meet behavior
- Respectful of members of other teams
- Encourage teammates
Social Skills
- Communicates with coach
- Listens to coach
- Respectful of others space in practice
- Leads their lanes weekly
- Accepts criticism from coach and understands the coach is working on their skills and not criticizing the athlete.
Knowledge
- Understands flexibility and core body strength -Pace Clock and interval training
- Learn positive mental attitude
- Knows their best times
- Knows time standards
- Understands Splits
- Distance per stroke
- Set season goals
- Understands Safety Rules
- Understands how to build up a set
- Understands how to descend a set
- Learns visualization/relaxation
Competition
- Must compete in one USA Sanctioned Swim Meet per month
- Competes in all team hosted meets
- Must compete in appropriate Championship Meets
- Athlete/Coach communication and planning
- Talks with coaches before and after swims
- Completes proper warm-up and warm-down
- Stays hydrated, warm and rested at meets.
- Watches other swimmer’s events
- Shows up early to stretch prior to warm up
Team Commitment
- Wears team suit and cap at meets
- Wears team t shirts
- Cheers with and for teammates
- Helps pick up pool deck
- Has a favorite Olympian in his or her best events
- Knows history of Streamline Aquatics
Inspired
Age
- Minimum Age 13 years old, Maximum Age 18 years old. Or Coaches Discretion
Cuts
- Minimum of 2 B times required
Technique/Skills
- Legal 100 of each stroke. Legal 200 IM
Test set
- 10x100 @1:45 SCY, 1:50 SCM
Time Management
- Parents should commit to bring their children 4 times per week and arrive on time.
- Athletes should arrive 15 minutes before warm-up for meets.
- Inform coach of practice absence and reasons.
- Athletes should avoid procrastinating
Training Focus
- Training for IMX ready Scores
- Minimum Goal of reaching A time standards
- Focused on improving all training aspects of each individual in an effort to advance to the next training group.
Character Development/Sportsmanship/Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Respectful of all swim meet officials
- Demonstrates proper meet behavior
- Respectful of members of other teams
- Encourage teammates
Social Skills
- Communicates with coach
- Listens to coach
- Respectful of others space in practice
- Leads their lanes weekly
- Accepts criticism from coach and understands the coach is working on their skills and not criticizing the athlete.
Knowledge
- Understands flexibility and core body strength
- Pace Clock and interval training
- Learn positive mental attitude
- Knows their best times
- Knows time standards
- Understands Splits
- Distance per stroke
- Understands Safety Rules
- Understands how to build up a set
- Understands how to descend a set
Competition
- Must compete in one USA Sanctioned Swim Meet per month
- Must compete in appropriate Championship Meets
- Athlete/Coach communication and planning
- Talks with coaches before and after swims
- Completes proper warm-up and warm-down
Team Commitment
- Wears team suit and cap at meets
- Wears team t shirts
- Cheers with and for teammates -Helps pick up pool deck
Dream Team
Age
- Minimum Age 8 years old, Maximum Age 13 years old. Or Coaches’ discretion
Cuts
- Minimum of 2 BB Times Required
Technique/Skills
- Able to swim legal 50 of all 4 strokes
- Legal turns & finishes.
- Breaststroke Pullouts
- 6 Fly kicks on fly, free off walls
- Streamline on side of body and initiate bottom hand scull
- 8 fly kicks on back off walls
- Bi-lateral breathing for a 100
- Breath control on starts
- No breathing off turns.
Test Set
- 9X100 (3x100 @ 1:55/2:00, 3 x 100 @1:50/1:55, 3 x 100 @1:45/1:50 SCY/SCM)
Time Management
- Parents should commit to bring their children 4 times per week and arrive on time.
- Athletes should arrive 15 minutes before warm-up for meets.
- Inform coach of practice absence and reasons.
- Athletes should avoid procrastinating
Training Focus
- 9 & under -Legal 50 of all 4 strokes for 10 & under
- 9 & Under -Legal 100 of all 4 strokes for 11 & up
- 10 & up legal 100 of all 4 strokes, and 500 free
- Great Streamlines
- Must have IMX ready scores
- Minimum Goal of 4 BB Times
Character Development/ Sportsmanship/Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Respectful of all swim meet officials
- Demonstrates proper meet behavior
- Respectful of members of other teams
- Encourage teammates
Social Skills
- Communicates with coach
- Listens to coach
- Respectful of others space in practice
- Leads their lanes weekly
- Accepts criticism from coach and understands the coach is working on their skills and not criticizing the athlete.
- Understands splashing and touching others is inappropriate during practice.
- Understands and takes responsibility for attendance, practice habits, meet performance and understands how those three things relate to meet performance.
Knowledge
- Understands flexibility and core body strength
- Pace Clock and interval training
- Learn positive mental attitude
- Knows their best times
- Knows time standards
- Understands Splits
- Distance per stroke
- Set season goals
- Understands Safety Rules
- Understands how to build up a set
- Understands how to descend a set
- Learns visualization/relaxation
Competition
- Must compete in one USA Sanctioned Swim Meet per month
- Competes in all team hosted meets
- Must compete in appropriate Championship Meets
- Athlete/Coach communication and planning
- Talks with coaches before and after swims
- Completes proper warm-up and warm-down
- Stays hydrated, warm and rested at meets.
- Watches other swimmer’s events
- Shows up early to stretch prior to warm up
Team Commitment
- Wears team suit and cap at meets
- Wears team t shirts
- Cheers with and for teammates
- Helps pick up pool deck
- Has a favorite Olympian in his or her best events
- Knows history of Streamline Aquatics
Explorer 1/A
Age
- Minimum age 7 years old, maximum age 13 years old or coaches’ discretion
Technique/Skills
- Complete legal turns for all strokes
- Able to swim butterfly
- Able to dive from a starting block
- Bi-lateral breathing for a 50 freestyle
- 4 Fly kicks on fly, free, and back off each wall
Test Set
- 6X100 @ 2:20 SCY or 2:30 SCM
Time Management
- Parents should commit to bring their children 3 times per week and arrive on time
- Athletes should arrive 15 minutes before warm-up for meets
- Inform coach of practice absence and reasons
Training Focus
- Legal 50 of all 4 strokes for 10 & under
- Legal 100 of all 5 strokes for 11 & up
- Great Streamlines
- Legal 100 IM
- Minimum Goal of 1 B time
Character Development/ Sportsmanship/ Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Respectful of all swim meet officials
- Use lane etiquette
- Respectful of themselves
- Encourage teammates
Social Skills
- Communicates with coach
- Listens to coach
- Respectful of others space in practice
- Understands splashing and touching others in inappropriate during practice
Knowledge
- Knows how to count swimming distance sets
- Able to circle swim
- Pace clock 5 & 10 seconds, and 30 and 60 intervals
- Knows how to use the backstroke flags
- Demonstrates legal finishes
- Understands Safety Rules
- Understands how to build up a set
- Understands how to descend a set
- Sets practice goals
Competition
- Must compete in two USA Sanctioned Swim Meet per season -Must compete in STX Championship meets when qualified
Team Commitment
- Wears team suit and cap at meets
- Wears team t shirts
- Cheers with and for teammates
- Helps pick up pool deck
Explorer 2/B
GROUP REQUIREMENTS
Age
- Minimum Age 6 years old, Maximum Age 12 years old
Technique/Skills
- Rotary Breathing
- Good Head Position
- Long Strokes with above water arm recovery
- Smooth Kick
- Head first diving
- Correct free/back turns
- Body position and roll in the backstroke. Perform the glide phase of breaststroke.
Time Management
- Parents should commit to bring their children 3 times per week and arrive on time.
- Athletes should arrive 15 minutes before warm-up at meets.
- Inform coach of practice absence and reasons.
Training Focus
- Legal 25 of each stroke
- Great Streamlines
- Legal 100 IM
Character Development/Sportsmanship/Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Respectful of all swim meet officials
- Use lane etiquette
- Respectful of themselves
- Encourage teammates
Social Skills
- Communicates with coach
- Listens to coach
- Respectful of others space in practice
- Participates in group and team events
- Leaves 5 seconds apart
Knowledge
- Knows how to count swimming distance sets
- Able to circle swim
- Pace clock 5 & 10 seconds, and 30 and 60 intervals
- Knows how to use the backstroke flags
- Demonstrate Legal finishes
- Understands Safety Rules
Competition
- Must compete in one USA Sanctioned Swim Meet per season
- Must compete in B and C Championship meets when qualified
Team Commitment
- Wears team suit and cap at meets
- Wears team t-shirts
- Cheers with and for teammates
- Helps pick up pool deck
Explorer 3
GROUP REQUIREMENTS
Age
- Minimum 4 years old
Technique/Skills
- Front Float
- Back Float
- Side Breathing
- Streamline Rockets
Time Management
- Parents will be responsible for athletes arriving on time.
- Athletes are expected to be dressed and ready to practice at start time.
Training Focus
- Kick using a kickboard freestyle, and begin breaststroke, fly, and kick on back
- Breathe to one side during freestyle
- Swim 25 freestyle without stopping
- Swim 25 backstroke without stopping
Character Development/ Sportsmanship/Spirit
- Respectful of other swimmers, parents, and coaches
- Use lane etiquette
- Respectful of themselves
Social Skills
- Has good listening skills
- Willingness to learn
- Has no visible separation anxiety (Crying during practice)
Competition
- Must Compete in one Streamline Aquatics hosted meet per season
