Junior Bronze

Squad Objectives:
  • Swimmers must have consistently high commitment to the training programme
  • To enable them to continually develop to reach the selection criteria standard for promotion to Junior Silver, which includes achieving test criteria and/or set target times
Coach: Amelia Ayling
Land Training Coach: Tom Company
Pool Hours Available: 3 hours
Land Training Hours Available: 1 hour
Target Ages  (Based at the 31st December each year)  Male 8 years to 11 years
Female 8 years to 11 years
Squad Entry Criteria Attendance:
  • To attend as many sessions as possible to maximise progress
Performance
  • To have achieved a minimum of stage 7 of the National Plan for teaching Swimming (NPTS)  and or Swim Award 2
  • If the above hasn’t been completed, then to be referred by a Level 2 Swimming teacher as being competent.
Attitude:
  • To be able to demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills 
  • A strong desire to improve on current skills and technique 
  • A team player – polite, supportive, caring and empathetic
Consideration:
Lead Coach and Director of swimming’s discretion. Swimmers assessed to have near
term potential and or having longer term potential may be admitted or retained within
a squad on a probationary period for 3 months. The swimmer must be able to show
commitment and demonstrable progress towards the overall squad criteria
Squad Training & Competition Criteria  Attendance:
  • Consistently attending 75-100% of training sessions Performance:
  • Good technique on all 4 strokes as well as starts, turns, finishes and relay takeovers
  • Good understanding of swimming at different intensities (easy, moderate, fast)
  • Has the ability and desire to achieve qualification for Hampshire County Championships
  • Proven ability and commitment to following a competitive training programme (swimmers, with parental support)
  • Work towards Competitive Start Award Test Set
  • Swimmer to have raced and times recorded on British Rankings for
    all 50m events plus 100 IM.

Test Set

  • Perform 4x100m front crawl on a turnaround time of 2:30
  • Perform 2x100 individual medleys with a 60 second rest interval to
    ASA law
  • 8x50 Timed Freestyle Kick On: 1:45
Attitude:
  • To develop greater individual responsibility for swimming commitment and performance
  • To develop and improve knowledge around nutrition/hydration and its application during training and competition
  • To understand the importance of time management, healthy lifestyles & competition protocols
  • All athletes must display an attitude, commitment and lifestyle which indicates that competitive swimming is of a priority to them outside of academic
  •  Athletes will be expected to take holidays at appropriate times in the year so not to disrupt training into key meets
  • Adherence to the PNSC Code of Conduct at all times  
Squad Exit Criteria:
  • Unable to attain the relevant attendance, performance and attitude standards as set in the squad criteria.
  • Consistently late to sessions without agreement.
  •  Training at other clubs or seeking additional coaching/technical sessions outside of the Lead Coaches Planning or without their consent 
Pathway:
  • Not meeting criteria – a move into Junior Club Squad
  • Exceeds performance levels – possibility for a move into Junior Silver