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The Brookings Swim
Club offers training and practice groups for swimmers of
all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of
the Brookings Swim Club to offer age
specific training for all of our athletes geared towards
challenging each individual and developing each individual to the
best of THEIR abilities.
Please call us
at 320-282-6177 to schedule a tryout,
or Click Here to send us an email request for more
information.
Brookings Swim Club Training
Groups
Bronze:
Objective:
The main objective of this novice group is to provide the swimmer
with an introduction to swimming technique in an environment that
resembles group swimming. During this time, the swimmer also
will begin to understand the relationship between the team and
swimmer. This
program is for swimmers age 5 and older who are able to swim 25
yards of freestyle (front
crawl). This program is the beginning level of
competitive swimming with BSC. Swimmer will work on the four
competitive strokes, start and turns. They will learn to use
the pace clock and will learn the terms and concepts relevant to
USA Swimming. Swim meet competition is
offered in a variety of
formats.
Goals: To be able to swim three out of
the four strokes legally, have basic understanding of flip turns
and begin to understand the inner workings of the sport of
swimming. To learn about swimming as a sport; to learn about the
basic rules of the sport; to be able to swim each stroke
legally.
Bronze
Practice Schedule:
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Silver:
Objective: With the
knowledge of the basic fundamentals of swimming technique, swimmers
in the Silver group will continue to focus on improving their
technique on strokes and turns. Swimmers also will learn
different training methods for anaerobic and aerobic conditioning,
providing them with the skills necessary to advance into the upper
levels of BSC if they want. The Silver group offers
refinement of skills learned at the novice level.
Swimmers will be able to swim all four
strokes legally and can demonstrate good starts, turns and an
underwater pull-kick-glide. Swim meet competition is offered in a variety of
formats
Goals: To improve basic swimming
technique and to learn the basic parameters of swimming (use of
pace clock and anaerobic and aerobic
conditioning).
Silver
Practice Schedule:
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Junior
Competitive:
Objective: While continuing to fine-tune
strokes, starts and turns, the objective of the Junior group is to
develop an understanding of the basic parameters of competitive
swim team training and introduce dryland workouts. The
skills, habits and behavior learned are essential for the
Competitive Swimming level. These swimmers will be
expected to read the pace clock correctly and perform a workout
with intervalsSwim meet
competition is expected and will be offered in a variety of
different formats.
Goals: To become familiar with swimming
as a competitive sport; to start to understand and appreciate the
commitment of the sport.
Junior Competitive
Practice Schedule:
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Competitive
Swimming:
Objective: The competitive swimming
level is for the swimmer who is committed to the sport of swimming
and is looking to increase the level and intensity of his/her
training. Methods will include anaerobic and aerobic
conditioning, stroke specialization and dryland training.
Athletes will continue to train using all of the techniques learned
in the earlier levels. This includes sets that incorporate
different aspect of training and pushes the athletes to discover
their potential
- Swimmers at this level will be asked to make a commitment
to the sport of swimming.
- Swimmers will set goals for themselves on a seasonal
basis. They will be expected to challenge themselves both
independently and to work with team goals in
mind.
- The
will be training for an end-of-the-season shave and taper
meet.
- Swimmers at this level are good role models for the
younger swimmers, they display positive attitudes of a quality
athlete and they exhibit leadership in and out of the
water.
- It is
through Competitive Swimming that swimmers can pursue the highest
level of commitment offered by BSC and achieve the highest level of
expectations.
- Swimmer at this level in grades 7-12 can earn a varsity
letter. See lettering policy.
Goals: To continue to improve and
understand the basic aspects of training and technique, and how
both are beneficial to performance. To have the opportunity
to train at the highest level possible; to understand and
appreciate the value of hard work, commitment and goal-setting; to
strive for excellence; and to pursue one’s
potential.
Competitive Practice
Schedule:
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Masters
Swimming-Adults of any ability! Must
Register for USA Swimming. Masters Team starts October
13th.
Practice
Schedule: Please contact Coach Books if interested
in this group. Schedule varies dependent upon
age/ability.
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