POLAR BEAR SWIM CLUB
GOALS 2009 - 2013
VICTORY IS NOT FOUND ON THE PODIUM ....BUT WITHIN ONESELF.
Coaching goals: retain the fun but increase the level of training.
Short term
- Continue to have “fun” aspects of training but introduce this at fun events and minimize it during regular training
- Have all coaches following the same goal plan in their training sets to support the transition from one group to another
- Supplement the Learn to Swim Program with competitive elements of swimming
- Improve the quality of coaching received in the novice groups
- Obtain a highly rated coach for frostbite swim camp
- Encourage all competitive swimmers to travel to events held at 50 meter pool facilities. This season –Kamloops where western Canada games will be held
- Increase the number of “b”trialists at provincial level. Get as many 15 /over swimmers to senior provincials as possible and maintain national qualifiers
- Have seniors do “dryland”training sessions and be assessed annually
- Introduce to the club: captains, log books, new cheers, and a mascot. Generate a new sense of belonging within the entire club
- Have swimmers formulate their own achievable goals...short/midterm/longterm
Midterm
- Produce ”A “ qualifiers at u/14 level
- Have a selection of 11/12 year old swimmers qualify for the Alberta North/South challenge
- Develop Western Canada summer games qualifiers. Look at cubs and up. New qualifying standards to be set by NWT Swimming
- Coordinate training sessions with Edmonton/Calgary based squads in their pools. Either by way of a camp or staying later after a swim meet
- Achieve more “A” finalists at senior provincials, nationals and thus get invited to attend Alberta stroke camps
Longterm
- Improve the level of swimming in the club. Have universities offer our kids tryouts
- Have 90% of squads at Provincial level
- Increase the number of national qualifiers to 10%
- Have all 13 and up on a dry-land program
- Have resources to take kids to a training camp in the summer offered by a university/or to an overseas meet
