Academy Squad is Bexley Swimming Club’s entry group. The age of swimmers within this group should not exceed 10 years.
Entry criteria:
- 25m freestyle, using bi-lateral breathing.
- 25m backstroke.
- 25m breaststroke (with legal leg kick).
- 25m butterfly (simultaneous arms & legal leg kick).
- A dive from a starting block.
- A forward roll in the water.
Training aims & objectives:
- Learn & develop stroke technique on all four strokes.
- Learn & develop starts, turns & finishes on all four strokes.
- Training in a group environment & lane discipline.
- Punctuality.
- Have all training equipment (kick-board, fins & drink bottle).
- Introduction to Club Time-Trials & Club Championships.
Criteria for consideration of movement to Development Group:
- Participate in club Time Trials.
- Attend all 3 training sessions on a regular basis.
- Swim 200m freestyle with bi-lateral breathing.
- Swim 100m backstroke with tumble turns.
- Swim 100m breaststroke with correct underwater pullouts.
- Swim 25m butterfly.
- Swim 100m IM with correct turns.
- A competitive racing dive.
- Correct finishes on all four strokes.
- Respect for coaching staff.
- Willingness to learn.
- Good lane discipline.
- Punctuality.
Training Schedule
THE DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
PM | Swim | 1900-2000 DGGS (Development only) | 1830-1930 Sidcup | 1800-1900 Eric Liddell | 1500-1600 Sidcup | |||
PATHWAY | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
PM | Swim | 1800-1900 Sidcup | 2000-2100 DGGS | 1900-2000 Eric Liddell | 1600-1800 Sidcup | |||
COMPETITIVE | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
PM | Swim | 1800-1900 Sidcup | 2030-2145 Crook Log | 2030- 2200 Sidcup | 1900-2000 Eric Liddell | 1600-1800 Sidcup | ||
PERFORMANCE | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
AM | Swim | 0630-0730 Crook Log | 0630-0730 Crook Log | 0630-0730 Crook Log | 0630-0730 Crook Log | 0730-0930 Crook Log | ||
PM | Land | 1815-1915 Sidcup | ||||||
Swim | 1900-2100 Sidcup | 1800- 1900 Sidcup | 1900-2100 C/Lido (to 23/10) | 2100- 2200 Eric Liddell | 1930-2130 Sidcup | |||
CLUBMASTERS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
PM | Swim | 2100-2200 Sidcup (*) | 2100-2200 Eric Liddell | |||||