UNDERSTANDING THE LEVELS

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Mako Swim Team is divided into different training groups to allow swimmers to practice and learn with athletes of similar abilities. All swimmers are exposed to stroke technique training through practices that combine drill and stroke sets. As swimmers show a proficiency in the skillset of their group and begin to show the skills needed to advance, coaches will determine if movement to the next training group is appropriate. In the more advance groups, dryland training is added as well as discussions regarding the importance of racing techniques and nutrition.

National Team
The national team consists of those competitors who have demonstrated a skill level commensurate with that needed to compete at the YMCA National Championship, USA National Championship, or Olympic Trial levels.

Senior Team
The senior team consists of swimmers that exhibit a high level of swimming and workout ability. These swimmers are expected to be mature, dedicated, responsible, and dependable. As our more advanced swimmers increase their commitment to swimming, we insist that they maintain a good academic standing.

Junior Team
Junior swimmers are well versed in technique and strategy. They are also a full-fledged training group. The goal of this program is to have a skill level commensurate with USA Regional Championship and YMCA New England time standards; as well as other time standards based upon USA Swimming progression for athlete development. Workouts for the Junior Team are offered five days a week and usually last 1 1/5 hours each day.

Age Group Team
These swimmers have started to exhibit good swimming skills. They spend their time equally between stroke technique and training skills and processes. These swimmers are offered practices five days a week where workouts range from one hour for Age Group to one and a half hours per day for Age Group Plus.

Novice Team
This is a beginning competitive group with a major emphasis on stroke technique. This group will be introduced to a few low-level competitions. The Novice swimmers swim three times a week for 45-60 minutes each day during the school year.

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