Ready for Swim Team?

I get a lot of parents asking me when I think their child will be ready to join the JMSS Marlin developmental swim team.  The team practices on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings 6 - 7 pm and Saturdays 8:30 - 9:30 am in the 25 yard course “big” pool.  The first thing I ask is what level of swim class is their swimmer currently in. If it is Swordfish III or above my answer is “yes” if they can demonstrate swimming one length of the pool in side breathing Freestyle and Backstroke.  There are a lot of kids who just love to swim and have mastered all the JMSS advancement skills through our Swordfish V level. They just want to keep swimming for fun, fitness and the camaraderie they receive swimming with a great group of kids.  As a parent, you want your kids to stay physically active and have fun doing it. That’s where a pre-competitive swim program comes in and the perfect place to start is the Marlin developmental swim team.

I have designed the program so each of the 4 lanes are working on the advancement standards of Swordfish 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.  For example Lane 8, our beginner lane, is geared towards teaching the Swordfish 3 Breaststroke basics and Lane 9 Butterfly basics of Swordfish 4.  Lanes 10 & 11 focus on advanced skills of Swordfish 5, 6 & 7 such as; refining stroke technique with drills, legal turns for all four strokes, Freestyle flip turn, increasing endurance and becoming a stronger swimmer.  I want all our JMSS swimmers to learn what it means to work hard AND have fun; I want them to learn the value of a healthy lifestyle and have a lifetime sport they can practice into their adult years.

If your child loves to swim or seems interested in taking the next step, talk to me or one of our coaches and let us explore the option to join the JMSS Marlin developmental swim team.  

See you around the pool!

Coach Jim