Practice Schedules
Practice schedules are up to date for the 2023 season
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May 22 - June 9
(Pre-season) 9-10s: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 8 & U GREEN: 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm 8 & U BLUE: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm 11-12s: 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm 13 & Up: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
June 5 - July 28
(AM Regular Season)* 13 & Up: 7:30 am – 9:00 am (dryland M-T-W-F) 9:00 am – 9:45 am 8 & U BLUE: 9:00 am – 9:45 am 8 & U GREEN: 9:45 am – 10:15 am 9-12s: 10:15 am – 11:15 am Starts & Turns: 11:15 am – 11:30 am |
June 12 - July 27
(PM Regular Season) 9-12s: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 8 & U BLUE: 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm 8 & U GREEN: 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm 13 & Up: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
*On Thursdays, following meets, morning practices are game day! The game day practice schedule is:
13 and ups, water polo: 8:30 am - 9:45 am (please be 15 mins early for set up)
ALL 8 and unders, games with coaches: 9:45 am - 10:30 am
9-12s, water polo/sharks and minnows: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
13 and ups, water polo: 8:30 am - 9:45 am (please be 15 mins early for set up)
ALL 8 and unders, games with coaches: 9:45 am - 10:30 am
9-12s, water polo/sharks and minnows: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Please note that for Regular Season, the goal is for morning workouts to be the main focus. We understand that there are time conflicts that make the afternoons the best option for some families, so we will also run a main workout in the afternoon, however for swimmers who attend both morning and afternoon practice we will run technique-focused workouts in the afternoon. For 8 and unders, we will only run the main workout, regardless of morning or afternoon practice. For differences between green group and blue group and information about dryland please see notes below.
Dryland
Dryland conditioning is a very important component of swimming. Dryland consists of various exercises and stretches that are valuable to swimmers both in and out of the water. 13 and overs will have dryland after in-water practices a few times per week. Swimmers only need a pair of tennis shoes to participate.
If in-pool practice has been delayed, there will be a small dryland session while the storm passes. Dryland is only cancelled when lightning is detected.
If in-pool practice has been delayed, there will be a small dryland session while the storm passes. Dryland is only cancelled when lightning is detected.
Green v.s. Blue Group
The 8 and under age group is split into two practice groups: the green group and the blue group. The difference between the groups is based on comfort in the water and swimming ability. The green group’s main focus is to get swimmers to be more comfortable in the water, as well as building fundamental skills like floating, kicking, and body position. Additionally, the green group will be introduced to freestyle and backstroke. The blue group is for swimmers who show proficiency in these cornerstone skills and are capable of completing full laps of flutter kick, freestyle, and backstroke. The blue group will work to improve on the swimmer's cornerstone skills, kicking, freestyle, and backstroke while introducing flip turns, starts, breaststroke, and butterfly.