GROUP LEVELS

PRETEAM GROUP
Swimmers ages 5 & older who have no fear of the water. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of freestyle and backstroke, with the addition of breast and fly as they progress. This group teaches them proper stroke technique and works on a goal to swim the length of the pool (25 yds) of free and back, to move up the OCCC Champs Group level. Coaches are hands on with this group. (2 practices offered per week.) This group is composed of swimmers who are learning the basics of swim team. Older swimmers will move into Developmental 1 or Developmental 2 as soon as possible. Pre-team Group is the next step from swim lessons.

DEVELOPMENTAL 1 GROUP
Swimmers with little or no previous competitive experience. Emphasis is placed on developing the proper techniques and fundamentals of the four competitive strokes through the use of numerous swim drills. Competition in meets is available to those who are ready. (4 practices offered per week). This group is the beginning level of the team.

DEVELOPMENTAL 2 GROUP
Swimmers who can perform the 4 competitive strokes. They exhibit a commitment to self-improvement & team goals. Emphasis with this group will be on improving & refining the techniques & fundamentals of competitive swimming with an introduction to training techniques & race strategy. You must have at least 3 legal, (preferably 4 legal) strokes to be in this group. This group will be introduced to interval training.  (4 practices per week).

BRONZE GROUP
Swimmers who have improved their strokes & are now needing more endurance training. This group will concentrate mostly on getting ready for bigger meets, learning to run sets, intervals, and setting age appropriate goals. These swimmers will learn to take charge of their swimming and workouts. Emphasis will be on technique, endurance, and speed. They have the drive & desire to perfect their strokes, starts, turns, race strategy, & finishes to reach both individual and team goals. Bronze swimmers must be able to sustain an hour and a half of practice. Bronze athletes are prepped for advancement to the Silver/Gold level. (5 practices a week)

 
SILVER GROUP
This group is working on transitioning to Gold swimming. They have a strong base in technique and training and continue to push themselves towards excellence. They have a dedication to the sport and to improving themselves. Silver are well versed in all the competitive strokes and technically sound. The swimmers have shown a strong dedication to hard work and have individual as well as team goals for the support of the OCCC program. Swimmers are or are close to being competitive at the State level and will tend to exhibit strong leadership for their age. They are learning to take charge of their swimming. Dry land training will be introduced at this level. (6 practices a week)

GOLD GROUP
Our best swimmers who exhibit a level of technical and workout ability commensurate with this group. The group is designed to allow swimmers to mature physically and emotionally while challenging them to compete at high levels at the local and state levels of competition. These swimmers are expected to have a good work ethic. The Swimmers are expected to be dependable and responsible and highly organized while maintaining a good academic standing in school. A desire to improve one's self technically, physically, and mentally is a pre-requisite to being promoted to this group. This group will "walk the walk" not just "talk the talk" and is interested in achieving their maximum potential with their sites and goals set on State, and National Titles. (6 practices per week).