Practice Information and Resources

Practice Times

These are the regular practice times. All practices at Central Municipal Pool. Check the announcements section on the the main page for cancellations and extra practices. Use your browser's "refresh" button or press F5 to load the most recent changes.

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Age Group 3:

Mon, Tue & Thu: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 - 9:00 am

Age Group 2:

Mon - Thu: 6:15 - 7:45 pm
Fri: 4:00 - 6:00 pm or 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Sat: 7:00 - 9:00 am

Age Group 1:

Mon - Thu: 6:00 - 8:00 pm; Early Age Group 1 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Fri: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Sat: 7:00 - 9:00 am

High School Group:

Mon - Thu: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Fri: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 5:00 - 7:00 am

Senior Group:

Mon - Thu: 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Fri: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Tue, Thu: 5:00 - 7:00 am
Sat: 7:00 - 10:00 am

Exceptions: On days when High School meets are held at the Bubble, some groups start practices later.

Feb 2: Seniors, High School, early Age Grp 1 begin 5:30pm; All other groups @ regular times.
Feb 3: Age Group 3 No practice; All other groups 6:00-8:00 pm.
Feb 9: No afternoon practice.

Articles, Websites and Other Resources for Swimmers

	My USA Swimming A benefit available to USA Swimming members, your My USA Swimming Account will provide a display of all your personal-best times, and track the meets you swim in.
	IMX Challenge USA Swimming automatically scores and calculates results for all athlete members who compete in each required event at least once in a season. Visit this website to check your ranking.
	Make Excellence Part of Your Daily Routine Excellence is certainly not ordinary. It is special. It is also however, for the most part, not a chance or accidental occurrence. Excellence results from consistent preparation, positive beliefs and attention to detail. (continued...)
	Gator Top Times and Records Page All about Gator times and achievements.
	Nutritional Cheat Sheet Part I and Part II Expert recommendations to help you stay on the right path regarding food and nutrition.
	On "Doing Less"... John Leonard, Executive Director of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) shares a story about the direct correlation between effort and results.
	The Ten Commandments for Swimming Parents A great article with invaluable advice for parents by Rose Snyder, a former director of the US Olympic Committee Coaching Division

Equipment

Each Gator swimmer is expected to wear goggles during practice. As for additional equipment, the needs are different by training group and are as follows:

Senior - Goggles, Swim Cap (for anyone with long hair), Swimming Fins, pull buoy, kickboard (optional), hand paddles (see a coach purchasing)
Senior Prep - Goggles, Swim cap, Swimming Fins
Age Group 1 - Goggles, Swim cap, Swimming Fins
Age Group 2 - Goggles, Swim cap, Swimming Fins (optional)
Age Group 3 - Goggles, Swim cap, Swimming Fins (optional)

Videos

The Gator Coaching Staff is trying to make it easier for our swimmers and parents to understand the basic drills we do for each stroke. The drills and turns are briefly demonstrated by Coach Steve. There is normal speed and soon we will have it in slow motion. I hope this helps our Gator family and all those visitors to the website.

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Freestyle Drills
Front Scull	Side Kicking (Arms at Sides)
Middle Scull	180° Rotations
Press Backs	360° Rotations
3-3-3 (3 front, 3 middle, 3 press backs)	One Arm Offside Breathing
Sculling on Back (Hands Below Waist with Kick)	Stop-Stop-Switch
Underwater Overhead Sculling with Dolphin Kick	Triple Switch
Sculling on Belly (Hands Below Waist)	Alternating 6-Kick Catchup
Recliner Scull	12+3, 9+3, 7+3 and 5+3
In Line Kicking	Ice Skating

Backstroke Drills
In Line Kicking	90° Chop with 7 Kicks
Side Kicking	12&3, 9&3, 7&3 and 5&3
Side Kicking Arm Extended	Lane Line Pull
Side Kicking Rotations	Tea Cup
Double Arm	Ice Skate

Breaststroke Drills
Front Scull, Middle Scull, Shoot to Extension	Walking Breaststroke
2 Kick Katie/O	Underwater Upside Down
2 Kick Katie/O to Extension	Breaststroke Pull Dolphin Kick
3 Kicks 1 Pull	Breaststroke Pull Flutter Kick
2 Kicks 1 Pull	Breaststroke D.P.S. (Distance per Stroke)

Butterfly Drills
Chest Press Arms at Side	Right/Left Arm Sky Fly (Breathe to Side)
Chest Press Arm in Front	One Arm Breathe to Front
Chest Press Reach to Corners	2 Right, 2 Left, 2 Full
Press-Press-Pull	Rumpelstiltskin Diamond Power Stroke
3 Kicks 1 Pull