Practice Info

PRACTICE INFO

Monday, May 19th - Thursday, June 5th (no practice Memorial Day)

3:30-4:30pm 8 & unders.
All swimmers 8 & under may only attend 7 of the 13 practice days available. Sign up is required. Sign up link is HERE. We are going to limit this time to 50 swimmers per practice. This practice format will help us address parking and to make sure we are giving as much attention to each swimmer as possible. 

4:30-5:30pm 9-10 year olds
5:30-6:30 11-12 year olds
6:30-7:30pm 13 & up

Friday, June 6th - Friday, July 18th (no practice July 4th)

2:30-3:30 6 & unders
3:30-4:30 7-8 year olds
4:30-5:30 9-10 year olds
5:30-6:30 11-12 year olds
6:30-7:30 13 & up 

Please come prepared for practice! Properly fitting goggles are a must. Tie back long hair or wear a swim cap (provided to all swimmers!) While caps are not required they can really help both boys and girls with managing hair. 

Come to practice with a can-do, positive attitude!

In the summer we have A LOT of swimmers! In order to maximize swimming and safety we ask that all swimmer come with listening ears and be ready to pay attention. The more we pay attention the more we get to swim. Keeping our goggles on helps to keep things moving along! 

For swimmers who haven't swam in a while or who this is their first time on a swim team, the first few practices might be kind of tough. That's okay! Stick with it and talk to the coaches with any concerns you may have. If you don't know a stroke, watch the other swimmers and just give it a try! Coaches will teach the swim strokes as the weeks go on. 

For our year-round swimmers or regular summer swim team participants - be patient! It takes a couple of weeks to get everyone in the routine of things. 

Swimming "up" or "down" at practice

We have many requests for siblings to "swim up" due to camp/other activities or so that siblings can swim at the same time and families do not need to commit to long periods of time at the pool. 

While we understand the need for flexibility and we do want to work with families to make swim team convenient and accessible, YWCA coaching staff has decided this summer to limit swim up requests. Swimmers can swim down but coaching will still be geared towards the age group that is practicing. 

We feel it is in the best interest of all of our swimmers to attend their age group's practice. Even swimmers that are more advanced are going to get more out of a swim time with their age-group peers.

First, they will make friends! Secondly, swimmers will know who they're swimming with and against! Finally, and this is perhaps most important, coaches work on skills specific with each age group.

Each age group has specific criteria that we will use to determine if a swimmer can swim up. We are going to ask that swimmers come in for a formal assessment in order to determine if they can swim up this season. HERE is a link to the criteria. And HERE is a link to sign up for an assessment.