Competitive Development 1 (CD1)
Coach: Logan/Marie/Justin
Performance Criteria
Swimmers aged 12- 14 in the season who have achieved:
Automatic Qualification (based on Olympic events)
Consideration Qualification
Competition Level
Training Commitment
Those swimmers unable to commit to the number recommended number of training sessions per week or who do not compete at open meets away from home will be considered for movement to another squad with fewer sessions.
Competitive Development 2 (CD2)
Coach: Logan/Marie/Justin
Performance Criteria
Swimmers aged 10 -13 in the current season who have achieved:
Automatic Qualification (based on Olympic events)
Consideration Qualification
Competition Level
Training Commitment
Skills
Those swimmers unable to commit to the number recommended number of training sessions per week or who do not compete at open meets away from home will be considered for movement to another squad with fewer sessions.
Coach: Logan/Marie/Justin
Performance Criteria
Swimmers aged 12- 14 in the season who have achieved:
Automatic Qualification (based on Olympic events)
- Swimmers who achieved county times in multiple distances and strokes.
Consideration Qualification
- Swimmers who competed for AVSC in the National Arena League.
- Swimmers who were in CD1 squad last season and who have demonstrated continued performance improvement and fulfilled the criteria in CD2.
- Swimmers whom the lead coach feels has the potential to gain county or regional QT’s in the future.
- Swimmers who qualified and competed at a level 1 or 2 meet in the previous season.
- Swimmers who have committed fully to representing AVSC in TVJL and county relay teams during the previous season.
- Swimmers who fulfilled the criteria by competing at open meets away from home & attended a minimum of 4 training sessions per week.
Competition Level
- Mainly level 3 meets but working towards or gaining some experience at select Level 1 and 2 meets
- Swimmers are required to attend long course meets and attend both days of competition (only under special circumstances will one day be acceptable).
- Achieved times in all 200’s (excluding Fly) and 400 FS.
- To attend a minimum of 6 external meets.
Training Commitment
- Swimmers 13/14yrs: to attend a minimum of 5 pool sessions per week.
- Swimmers 11/12yrs: to attend a minimum of 4 pool sessions per week, preferably 5.
Those swimmers unable to commit to the number recommended number of training sessions per week or who do not compete at open meets away from home will be considered for movement to another squad with fewer sessions.
Competitive Development 2 (CD2)
Coach: Logan/Marie/Justin
Performance Criteria
Swimmers aged 10 -13 in the current season who have achieved:
Automatic Qualification (based on Olympic events)
- Swimmers who qualified for individual events at the county championships.
Consideration Qualification
- Swimmers who were in the Academy squad last season and who have demonstrated continued performance improvement and fulfilled the criteria in the previous season.
- Swimmers whom the lead coach feels has the potential to gain county or regional QT’s in the future.
- Swimmers who have committed fully to representing AVSC in the TVJL and county relay teams during the previous season.
- Swimmers who were in an Academy squad last season.
- Swimmers who hold a minimum attendance of 80% across the season (including the season previous).
Competition Level
- Mainly level 3 meets but working towards or gaining some experience at select L2 meets
- LC meets requirements
- To attend a minimum of 4 external meets
Training Commitment
- Swimmers 13yrs: to attend a minimum of 4 pool sessions per week.
- Swimmers 12yrs: to attend a minimum of 3 pool sessions per week preferably 4.
- Swimmers 10/11yrs: to attend a minimum of 3 pool sessions per week.
Skills
- Be able to hold correct technique over an entire session based on coaches’ discretion.
Those swimmers unable to commit to the number recommended number of training sessions per week or who do not compete at open meets away from home will be considered for movement to another squad with fewer sessions.