Dorking Swimming Club

Junior Development Bronze

Expectations of Junior Development Bronze swimmers:

An ideal guideline age is 7 -12 years old.

Technique and swimming skills

• Continue to develop all 4 strokes and continue to develop key race skills.
• There is emphasis on preparation for competition.
• Continue developing understanding of FINA competition rules.
• Begin to learn technique and efficiency of strokes, starts, and turns.

Attendance

• Each week, we recommend attendance of all sessions to make as much progress as possible. However, by attending 2 out of 3 sessions a week that are available you can still achieve a high level of progress.
• The expectation is that Club Championships will be attended when appropriate and approved by the Squad Coach.

Attitude and approach to training

• Swimmers are expected to be punctual and arrive on poolside 10 minutes prior to the session starting.
• Gain an understanding of pre-pool exercises and the importance of RMAP.
• Come to each session, willing to listen, learn and work with the coaching team.
• Swimmers must be responsible for their own kit.
• Swimmers must consistently give 100% effort in their training.

Training capacity

• Squad members should be able to cover at least 1200m in a training session.
• Begin to independently complete some training sessions, completing small blocks of swimming without large rests, whilst keeping good technique throughout.

Lifestyle and training management

• Regular weekly attendance.
• Swimmers are encouraged to communicate with their coaches and create a two-way professional relationship. 

Equipment expectations: All kit must be named

• Two pairs of goggles
• A Dorking hat
• Kickboard
• Fins (short ones)
• Pull-buoy
• Water bottle

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.