CoStA

(City of St Albans Swimming Club)

At CoStA we strive to be the best that we can be ... while having fun

Development 2

Lead Coach for Development 2 - Bradley Hill [email protected].

Training

Development 2
Age Year 7-9 at School. (swimmers out of age group are at Coach's discretion based on their developmental stage). Max age is14 years inclusive
Focus

Swimmers will develop their aerobic capacity while maintaining their existing skills. This will be accompanied by increasing levels of individualized and race specific technique development
Entry From Development 1 
Training Sessions 5 PM and 2 AM session per week. Land training (LT).
Attendance Minimum 5 sessions a week is recommended
Exit

To JP or County Squad.

Swimmers will be invited to bridging sessions with JP on discretion of the Lead Coach taking the following into account:

  • Attendance
  • Application to training
  • Quality of training and ability to meet the training standards
  • Performance at Open Meets

Once a swimmer is in Year 9 and has met the required standards for County squad, they will be eligible to make that move.

Swimmers can be invited into performance squads at any age based on coach discretion.

Sessions

A copy of the clubs training schedule can be found here.

Kit Requirements

Mandatory for training sessions are

Please ensure that all kit is named with a permanent marker.