| All training sessions are held at Willowburn Pool. Swimmers need to train as often as possible every week in order to improve their stamina, speed and stroke technique. Swimmers are grouped by ability, not age(except Masters). As they progress they are moved up and training intensity is gradually increased.
Swimmers are issued with record sheets to record any new PBTs (Personal Best Times) that they set. The Bagcat and Open Squads have goal sheets to encourage individual progress.
Teaching Squads
Squad lead coach - Lorna Whike (upper squad)
Assistant coach - Ivor Partridge (middle squad)
Assistant coach - Matt Cross (starter squad)
Assistant coach - Heather Dobbins (middle squad)
Assistant coach - Mary Purvis (starter and lower squads)
All swimmers join the squad by invitation after having a trial session and being assessed by Lorna, Heather and Mary as able to train at the required level. Teaching squad sessions concentrate on gaining a really strong understanding of the basic strokes (Front crawl, Back Crawl, Breaststroke and Butterfly), they take place on:
Monday - 18.00 to 19.00 (upper squad - 1hr)
Wednesday - 17.00 to 18.00 (upper squad - 1hr)
Friday - 18.00 to 20.00 (middle, lower and starter squads - 45mins/1hr)
Saturday - 17.00 to 19.00 (all squads - 30mins/1hr)
Sunday - 09.00 to 09.45 (middle squad - 45mins)
Club Squads A & B
Squad lead coach - Ivor Partridge
Assistant coach - Lorna Whike
they take place on:
Monday - 07.00 to 08.15
Wednesday - 07.00 - 08.15
Thursday - 17.00 to 18.00
Saturday - 17.00 to 18.30
Sunday - 08.00 to 09.00
Bagcat Squads A & B
Squad lead coach - Bill Cunningham
Assistant coach - Dave Prokic
they take place on:
Monday - 07.00 to 08.15
Monday - 18.00 to 19.00 (A squad)
Wednesday - 07.00 - 08.15
Wednesday - 17.00 to 18.00
Thursday - 17.00 to 18.00
Saturday - 08.00 to 10.00
Sunday - 08.00 to 10.00
Open Squad
Squad lead coach - Adam Duncan
Assistant coach - Darren Bloom
Assistant coach - Nicola Foy
they take place on:
Monday - 18.00 to 19.00
Tuesday - 07.00 to 08.15
Wednesday - 17.00 to 18.00
Thursday - 07.00 to 08.15 & 18.00 to 19.00
Saturday - 08.00 to 10.00
Sunday - 08.00 to 10.00
Masters Squad
they take place on:
Thursday - 18.00 to 19.00
Staurday - 8.00 to 10.00
Sunday - 19.00 to 20.00
X Factor Squad
Specially selected swimmers of all ages who are invited to train
Squad lead coach - Bill Cunningham
The squad trains every 4 weeks on a Friday night from 18.00 - 20.00
Squad Progression
A swimmer’s progression through the squads will be regularly assessed by their squad coaches and determined every 3 months in consultation with the "exporting & importing" coaches. Each swimmer will be required to reach a certain standard before moving on to a higher squad. Swimmers may be invited to move into the higher squad once a week to determine if they have reached the desired standard before a permanent move is made. This will also give the swimmer more confidence.
Squad Criteria
All swimmers must read, agree to, sign and return a copy of their squad criteria.
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