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The Attleboro YMCA Tsunami Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of Attleboro YMCA Tsunami Swim Team 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 (508) 222-7422 to schedule a tryout, or Click Here to send us an email request for more information.
Practice Groups
The swim team is divided into 5 practice groups. Practice group placement is determined by the coaches based on age and ability during the 1st two practice evaluation sessions. If during the course of the season the coaches feel that a group change is necessary, this will be discussed with both the swimmer and parents.
A description of each practice groups is as follows:
Diamond group works on developing team skills while focusing on stroke technique. They are required to swim one length of the pool freestyle with their face in the water. This group emphasis is on learning all four strokes and is skills based.
Silver group continues to build upon the basic principles learned in the Diamond group. These swimmers start to develop a more serious distance base and focus on individual medley training (all 4 strokes in one event).
Bronze (Purple) group continues to build upon the principles learned. Workouts will increase in intensity and distance. An emphasis continues to be placed on stroke efficiency and racing strategies are introduced.
Gold group swimmers are introduced to mental training along with a basic dry land routine focusing on overall physical conditioning and injury prevention. This group is just as committed as the platinum group only younger. This group will continue the learning curve of racing strategies.
Platinum group will learn more about the mechanics of swimming and the basic physics of strokes. Emphasis in the fall is on streamlining, short axis and long axis body movements, starts, turns, and core body strength. Workouts will once again increase in distance and intensity as the season progresses.
National group swimmers have achieved a National time standard or be within 10% of one and have shown a deep commitment to swimming. The National Group will continue to enhance understanding about the mechanics of swimming and the basic physics of strokes. Emphasis in the fall is on streamlining, short axis and long axis body movements, starts, turns, and core body strength.
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