Age Group Parents Meeting (Mid-Year) · 2011. 4. 23. · Professional Swimming for Professional...

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Age Group Parents Meeting(Mid-Year)

22-April-2011



Group Today Fall ‘11

Gold Florence Quallen Florence Quallen

Varsity Renee Schoenung ?

Silver Kelly Higgins ?

Bronze Nickie Measel ?

Blue Jami Russ Jami Russ

Red Debi Schrand ?

White/Mini Shawn Fry ?

Group Contacts

• For you team needs, fundraising, caps, etc



General Announcements• Fall Age Group Practices begin 5-Sep

– Labor Day

– Free Trial week for new swimmers

– Parent Meeting & Equipment Day Sat 10-Sep

• Spring Stroke Clinic for non-Raiders– May 17-24 (6 dates) at WSU

– Info on website under Programs

• 12 & Under 1-Day Clinics for non Raiders– Sun May 22nd and Sun May 29th at WSU

– Info on website under Program


Short Course Yards25-yd pools

Sep through Apr (winter)

Long Course Meters50-mtr pools

Apr through Aug (summer)

• USA

• High School

• YMCA

• NCAA

SC vs. LC Seasons

• USA

• International

•Olympics



Ohio Open Water Championships

• Wed June 29th

• Signup by June 14th

• East Fork Lake

• 1-2-3-4 km swim

• Nat’l BB longest freestyle of your age group to qualify

• Ages 10un, 11-12, 13-14, OPEN



CyndiBodner

VeronicaCassidy

KatieRippl

GeriHolty

LauraHolty

JamesLandis

BrentPeaden

AndrewSellers

KevinWeldon

GaryGalbreath

EricLimkeman

HeatherMoeller

JaclynHelt

Jenny Jenkins

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SENIOR AGE GROUP MOVIN’ ON

Coaching Staff



Practice Schedule

• Spring through Sun June 12th

– Posted on website

• Mon June 13th through Fri July 23rd

– Coaches setting up now



Long Course Meet ScheduleEntry Deadline: Wed April 27th

• Marlins Spring Cincinnati, 13-15 May

• CAC Classic Oxford, 3-5 June

• Nashville TN, 24-26 June

• OSU Mike Peppe (14un), 1-3-July ????

• Ohio Open Water, 29-June

• OH Regional Champs Bowling Green, 8-10 July

• OH Junior Olympics Oxford, 14-16 July

• USA Central Zones Indy, 5-8 Aug

Entry Deadline: Later



Summer Planning

• Carpools• Swim meets - only a few• Practices

– Remember? …12 11 weeks tiltaper

• April is goal-setting month– June is too late

• Vacations– Top athletes still find a way to practice– USA Swim teams are a fraternity, join in their practices– Coaches have travel workouts. Ask them



Summer League

• Parents often ask: “How many Raiders compete on a local summer league team?”

– All numbers are very rough and very approximate

Mini, White, Red75%

Blue, Bronze50%

Silver, Varsity, Gold25%



Summer League• Discuss practice plans

with your group coach– Ex: White Group:

alternate days– Ex: Bronze group:

Fridays w/summer team

• Be Raider Ambassadors– Conduct yourself like a

professional– You are the face of the

team

Friends will ask: “How’d you learn to swim so fast? Tell them.



USA-Swimming Progression

• What are your goals?

8-Un Mini ChampsRegional Champs

JulyJunior Olympics

JulyUSA Central Zones

Aug

Senior ChampsJuly

Speedo Sectionals

July

Junior Nat’lAug

US OpenAug

USA Olympic Trials

(every 4 years)

Age Group Track (14 & Un)

Senior Track



Current Training GroupsGroup Ave Age

(23-Apr)Age Range(low-high)

Ave Stay (months)

Gold 16.4 14-18 24-48m

Varsity 16.4 15-18 24-36m

Silver 13.8 13-15 18-36m

Bronze 11.9 11-13 18-36m

Blue 11.3 10-13 12-28m

Red 9.2 7-10 9-24m

White 7.7 6-11 6-18m

Mini 6.3 6-7 3-12m



Current Training Groups

Group Sample Training Group Goal

Gold National Level

Varsity High School District/State Champs

Silver Ohio JO, USA Zone, USA Sectional

Bronze Ohio JO, USA Zone

Blue Stroke Mastery, Ohio JO

Red Balance Mastery, Stroke Mastery

White Balance Mastery

Mini Skills Mastery



Current Training Groups

• Strengths

– Low Coach/Swimmer Ratio, good coach eyes

– High Lane Space, no overcrowding

• Challenges

– Multiple Pool Sites, tough on same family siblings

– Teams within the team, staff/swimmer integration



Group Moves

• Lead coach from your current group will coordinate• Factors: age-based, skill-based, emotional readiness,

group space and size• Four dates

– Dec 31, following December championships– Mar 31, following winter championships– May 31, following indoor season– July 31, following summer season

• Out of cycle group moves not out of the question, but generally results in negative impacts for athletes, families, and coaches



Group Expectations

• See separate handouts

• Scalable by groups

– Mini/White

– Red

– Blue

– Bronze

• Excellent feed into Senior groups



Group Expectations

• Sample #1 (Swim Practice)

• Sample #2 (Swim Meets)

Expectation White Red Blue Bronze Notes

Training Categories80%

balance/drill20% other

60% balance/drill20% training20% other



Averages only, dependent on

season

Expectation White Red Blue Bronze Notes

Meet Results, Personal Best

Times

Focus on technique and not PB

times

Midseason:25%Champs: 50%



Red group introduces

championship meets



Raider Mission StatementWe, the Dayton Raider (OH) Swim Club, are committed to excellence and dedicated to developing world class citizens and world-class athletes. The Dayton Raiders (OH) Swim Club is a competitive program with the purpose and commitment to:

•Advance the sport of swimming and sport

•Enable individuals to share our vision

•Provide swimmers with the highest quality of coaching

•Create and maintain an enjoyable and productive swimming environment

•Recognize each individual and value his or her role in the success of our organization

•Encourage positive mental attitudes and mutual respect

•Teach and develop life skills through swimming

•Provide swimmers the opportunities to grow and succeed to their highest level, including the Olympic Dream



Raider Values

• Excellence – Reach maximum potential individually as athletes and financially as an organization.

• Strong Work – Goal relationships, balanced and realistic.

• Educationally Sound and Ethical Program

• Stand up to the element of time

• Evolve with the overall progression of the sport at all levels



Raider Technical Values

• Unsurpassed technical instruction on:– Balance, Core, Stroke, Starts, and Turn

development

– How to train

– How to compete

• Maximum Proficiency in:– All four strokes, underH2O swimming, IM, and

relay strokes

“The career of a swimmer can be broken down into 3 different training phases: learning to swim, learning to train, and learning to achieve.”



Recent USA Coach Clinic

• Coaches attended USA Coach Clinic in KY

• Viewed examples what some of the USA elite swimmers are doing

• Affirmation of our progressive teachings

• New areas for our coaches to enhance

• Technical overview of all four strokes

• Nutrition, team admin, dryland

“The Raiders commit to staying ahead of the curve so that our athletes receive the highest level of instruction available anywhere”



Focus Areas• Nutrition

– Plenty of information out there, just not strategically disseminating to our membership by the Raider staff

• Dryland

– Unlimited dryland programs available.

– Key areas for swimming: posture, motor skills & movement, increase strength, and adaptable to the water



Equipment

• View equipment checklist on website under Resources

• Spot check your swimmers bag monthly

• Possible Fall changes:

– Blue/Red to add snorkel

IMPORTANT: If a swimmer does not have a filled water bottle at practice, they are “out of uniform”



Key areas of website

• Area #1 –Swim Meets and Events Tab

• The Events tab generally contains “non-meet” events associated with the team



Key areas of website• Area #2 – Meet Homepage• Basic page is setup early to

assist your planning• Host teams may not give us

the “details” until later (unfortunately)

• Some details are assumptions or carried from previous year

• “ATTEND THIS EVENT” button will show events only if the host built the meet first (you can always confirm your intent to swim so coaches will know you are attending)



Key areas of website

• Area #3 – Group Info (private area)

• Travel Workouts

• Test Sets

• Parent Meeting notes

• Group Expectations

• Coaches “What’s New”



Summer Recruiting• Clinics (details on the website)• Direct your summer pool friends and teammates

to our clinics and fall “free trial” week• Advertise why your athlete looks so good in the

water• The Raider Age Group program emphasizes

teaching and development ,and we are seriousabout it. Some people misunderstand “serious”. Help explain.

Word of mouth has always been the dominant form of building the membership base of any youth organization



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