Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Promotion Criteria

Below is the criteria for promotion from one group to another. The coach's discretion is also a factor in when a swimmer is promoted.

Mansfield Aquatic Club
Promotion Criteria

Pre-competitive to Novice: Ages 12 and under
- Legally swim 25 yards of all four strokes.
- Legal turns for all four strokes.
- Able to do starts from the blocks & backstroke starts from the water.

Novice to Bronze: Ages 12 and under
- Legally swim 50 yards of all four strokes with a legal turn.
- Legal starts from the blocks & backstroke starts from the water.
- Achieved “B” times in the 50 distance of two different strokes.

Bronze to Silver II: Ages 12 and under
- Legally swim 100 yards of all four strokes with legal starts & turns.
- 12 & under swimmers must have achieved the “B” standard in the 50 distance of three different strokes.
- Be able to complete a set of 10 x 100 freestyle on 1:45.00

Silver II to Silver I: Ages 14 & under
- 10 & under swimmers must have achieved the TAGS standard in three events.
- 11 & 12 swimmers must have achieved the “BB” standard in three events.
- 13 & 14 swimmers must have achieved the “B” standard in three events.
- Able to complete a set of 12 x 100 freestyle on 1:35.00.
- Must have an 80% workout attendance record and a 50% meet attendance record for the current season.

Silver I to Gold: Ages 14 & under
- Must have reached their eleventh birthday.
- 11 & 12 swimmers must have achieved the “A” standard in three events.
- 13 & 14 swimmers must have achieved the “BB” standard in three events.
- Able to complete a set of 16 x 100 freestyle @ 1:30
- Must have an 80% workout attendance record and a 50% meet attendance record for the current season.

Gold to Junior: Ages 14 & under
- Must have reached their 12th birthday.
- 12 year olds must have achieved the TAGS standard in four events.
- 13 & 14 swimmers must have achieved the TAGS standard in two events.
- Must be able to complete a set of 20 x 100 @ 1:25
- Must have an 80% workout attendance record and a 50% meet attendance record for the current season.
- Must be enrolled in an early dismissal off campus PE program.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If most of the children already in the higher groups don't meet these ridiculous standards, how can you expect new, up-and-coming swimmers to meet them? If you want to enforce these standards, do you expect to demote the children who have already earned their place in the group with their hard work and dedication?

Anonymous said...

These standards are ridiculous!

Anonymous said...

It is regretable that you feel the standards are ridiculous. Much thought from myself and the coaching staff was put into coming up with the criteria for promoting from one group to the next, and we feel that what we are doing is in line with what one would find in other clubs our size, and is in the best interest of the club as a whole. The standards are not etched in stone, but are guidelines. Coach's discretion will also continue to be a factor when a child is promoted.

We are not going to demote any swimmer from their present group. These are the guidelines the club will use moving forward from now.