KingstonSC Squads

Below are the new Squad timetables, effective from 01/01/2008

Tadpoles Squad - £25 per month

Head Coach - Ken Parker
Squad Coaches - Jackie Denton, Lynne Devaney, Scott Pearson
Squad Manager - Glenys Williamson

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Training Schedule 2007

Tadpoles Squad aims
To develop and improve all round technical ability on all strokes.
To introduce swimmers to competitive turns.
Swimmers must be competing as aged 6-9 years
Swimmers are chosen in the form of a swimming trial.

Age Group 2 Squad - £27 per month

Head Coaches - Graham Martin
Squad Coaches - Colin Hackett, Louise Stone
Squad Manager - Sarah Templeman

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Age Group 2 Training Timetable

Age Group 2 Squad aims
To develop and improve all round technical ability on all strokes.
To introduce, develop and improve competitive starts and turns.
Swimmers must be competing as 6 – 11 years.
To introduce swimmers into inter club competitions (White Rose Junior League).
Swimmers are chosen in the squad by coach selection.

Age Group 1 Squad - £33 per month

Head Coaches - Graham Martin
Squad Coaches - Roy Shepherdson, Pete Richardson
Squad Manager - TBA

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Age Group 1 Training Timetable

Age Group 1 Development Squad aims

To improve and develop all round technical ability on all strokes.
To facilitate and encourage swimmers to achieve their full potential.
To progress swimmers to achieve North Eastern County Times and National Age Group times.
To fully prepare swimmers for the national age group squad.

All swimmers to be aged 10 years or older
Must have Yorkshire County Times on Freestyle and 1 other stroke
Attend 4 sessions a week
Saturday sessions are compulsory
Maintain a swimming log book to incorporate the following

1. Daily session
2. Height & Weight (fortnightly)
3. All current PB Times

Swimmers only to compete in those Gala’s as selected by the squad coach & head coach. Any other Gala’s to be with the approval of the squad coach.

All swimmers who train with two clubs must have written confirmation of weekly training attendance’s from the second club.

Age Group Development Squad - £27 per month

Head Coach - Sue Moon
Squad Coaches - Steve Arksey, Tony Whitehurst, John Hessey, Anne Arksey.
Squad Manager - Arthur Moon

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Age Group Development Training Timetable

Squad aims
To develop all round technical ability
To encourage swimmers to enjoy the sport of swimming
All swimmers must be competing as 12 years or older in the year of competition

The Age Group Development 2 Squad is sponsored by Apple Engineering

Click here to view the Age Group Development 2 Web site

Senior Development Squad - £37 per month

Head Coach - Tony Whitehurst
Squad Manager -
Squad Coach -

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Senior Development Training Timetable

Senior Develolpment Squad aims
To encourage swimmers to continue swimming into further education/work.
To offer opportunities for swimmers to fulfill their full potential.
Swimmers must be within the following North Eastern Counties qualifying times

1 second off a 100m time
2 seconds off a 200m time
4 seconds off a 400m time

Swimmers must train a minimum of 5 sessions a week
Ages to be 15 years or older in the year of competition
During examination periods all swimmers must complete half of their normal training commitment.
Swimmers must compete in meets selected by squad coach
Swimmers must compete in a minimum of 3 rounds of the Pocklington Times League if selected
To be on poolside 5 minutes before each session

All swimmers who train with two clubs must have written confirmation of weekly training attendance’s from the second club.

National Performance Squad - £55 per month

Head Coaches - Roy Shepherdson and Pete Richardson
Squad Manager -Karen Bellamy

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National Performance Training Timetable

National Perfomance Squad aims

To place swimmers on International Teams at all levels and on the World Class Potential/Start Programme.

All swimmers must have competed at any of the following, ASFGB Championship Trials, ASA National Age Group/Youth Championships, ASA National Long Course Championships or the National Short Course Championships

• Swimmers must only compete in meets selected by the head coach

• All swimmers must fulfill the following minimum training commitments for their gender/age

Born 1988 Girls 8 sessions/week
Born 1987+ Boys 8/9 sessions/week Girls 9/10 sessions/week

• All swimmers must keep an up to date log book to be handed in as required by the head coach

• All swimmers must compete in all national championships in which they qualify

• No 50m events will be accepted

• Swimmers must have good all round technical ability

• Swimmers must have fully complied with their previous squads criteria

• Saturday training sessions are compulsory unless competing

• During GCSE/SAT exams swimmers must complete half of their normal training commitment

• Swimmers must show a good attitude to training and competition

HAVING ALL OF THE ABOVE DOES NOT MEAN AUTOMATIC SELECTION

Swimmers training with two clubs must have written confirmation of weekly attendance’s from the second club.