Green Group - Ages 8-11

This is a pre-competitive training group targeted at continuing to teach swimmers advanced skills in all four competitive strokes, starts, turns, and basic racing strategies. Skills will be taught with an emphasis on fun in order to provide an all-around positive experience for the swimmer.

Requirements to Enter Green Group

To be considered for placement into the Green group swimmers must first be able to complete the Goals of the Maroon Group. In addition, swimmers must be able to complete each of the following practice sets:

• 8 x 50 Free with flip-turns on 1:30 (SCY)
• Swim a legal 100 IM
• 6 x 50 Flutter Kick with a kick board on 2:00 (SCY)

Practice Attendance
For regular improvement, swimmers are encouraged to attend all practices offered per week.

Meet Attendance
Swimmers are required to participate in at least 3 YMCA meets during the short-course season. In addition, swimmers are strongly encouraged to attend any swim meets recommended by the group coach during both the short and long-course seasons. Swimmers are also required to attend the highest-level championship meet they qualify for at the end of both the short and long-course seasons.

Goals of the Green Group
By the time swimmers move out of the White group they should be able to complete all of the following:

• Achieve 10 & under “AA” and “Zone” time standards
• Display an effective standing and backstroke start
• Perform all turns and push-offs efficiently, including streamlining and underwater kicking
• Display the ability to go 15 yards of underwater dolphin kick in a streamline body position
• Display a proven ability to listen to coaches and make effort to improve
• Understand and demonstrate the YMCA's 4 core character values
• Display courteous behavior towards coaches and other swimmers
• Display consistent practice attendance (3 out of 4 practices per week)

Swimmers ages 11 and older that have not successfully demonstrated all of the goals of the group should enroll in either the Stroke and Turn class, Swim Lesson programs at the YMCA, or a Private Lesson with a team Coach.