Dorking Swimming Club

Junior Development Gold

An ideal guideline age is 10+ years old.

Technique and swimming skills

• Continuing to develop endurance and speed training.
• Complete familiarity with FINA competition rules and regulations.
• Monitoring progression using test sets as part of the ongoing training programme.
• Continuing to develop all 4 strokes with emphasis on IM swimming using robust technique that doesn’t break down under pressure.

Attendance

• Each week, we recommend attendance of all sessions to make as much progress as possible however by attending 4 out of 6 sessions a week you can still achieve a high level of progress.
• Each week, 1 land based training session should be attended.
• Swimmers will be expected to show depth in strokes and distances by having achieved times in ALL events and distances by age 12. This can be achieved by entering all Club Championships.
• Swimmers are expected to enter external competitions, working towards Surrey County Championships and South East Regional Championships.

Attitude and approach to training

• Arrive to training at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
• Complete the pre-pool and post-pool routine at training and competitions.
• Swimmers must always show a positive attitude and discipline.
• Work and communicate with the coaching team to maximise session effectiveness.

Training capacity

• Complete sessions in all training zones as set out by the coaching team.
• Squad members should be able to cover at least 5000m in a 2-hour training session.

Lifestyle and training management

• Utilise the process of goal setting and working towards objectives.
• Begin to understand basic nutrition, sleep management and complete any instructed pre-pool and post-pool as directed by the coaching team.
• Completing a logbook and reflecting on past sessions.
• Swimmers must be responsible for own hydration.

Equipment expectations: All kit must be named

• Two pairs of goggles
• A Dorking hat
• Kickboard
• Short fins
• Pull-buoy
• Paddles
• Water bottle
• Snorkel
• Yoga mat (optional)
• Foam roller (optional)
• Thera bands (optional)

Please Note:

All swimmers that are Primary or Junior School age must have a responsible adult present for all training sessions, and the swimmer must know who they are if it's not the parent, in case of emergency.