Squids Training Team

The emphasis in this group is on learning and developing advanced competitive swimming fundamentals that will provide the technical foundation for the athlete’s competitive swimming career through the Issaquah Swim Team’s innovative teaching curriculum and methodology. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of the sport: body balance, aquatic posture and alignment, breathing, proper streamlining, body rotation and undulation. During this phase of teaching, athletes are shown that competitive swimming can be fun as well as rewarding. Coaches will incorporate both land activities as well as water training to facilitate each athlete’s discovery of their body’s relationship with the water and the fastest, most efficient way to move through it. This is a 75% teaching and 25% training group.

Target Age: 7-10

Entry Requirements:

1.  Meet or exceed Sharks/Squids training requirements and competitive goals.
2. Be recommended by IST coaching staff.

3. Parental support and understanding of IST’s teaching curriculum and methodology.

4. Swim 25 yards of Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly.

Training Requirements:

1. Treat all teammates, coaches and parents with respect and courtesy.

2. Develop listening and group cooperation skills.

3. Willing to learn new ideas and techniques.

Competitive Goals:

1. Participate in all Skill meets.

2. Compete in at least 9 USA Swimming competitions and scheduled team meets.