1. A Brief Insight into Age Group Performance Swimming Ian Turner

2. Ours is a tough sport
Not every youngster is suited to it

3. Commitment Based Sport

4. “Exposure to the stimulus”

5. Very Little Exposure (commitment)
Very Little Improvement

6. Improvement comes if you attend the workouts + train with a purpose

7. Majority of improvement comes during certain windows of a child's physiological development

8. *Assuming Regular attendance
Maturity Age
Ages 13-16
Ages 11-14
Boys
Girls
*Assuming Regular attendance

9. How do we improve?
3 Ups

10. Show Up

11. Keep Up

12. Speed Up

13. The Formula of Success in Age Group Swimming

14. Swimmers Post 12 years of age

15. Term: Recreational/ Swim Fit YOU WILL NOT GET A RESULT
1-2 Workouts Per Week
Term: Recreational/ Swim Fit YOU WILL NOT GET A RESULT

16. 3-4 Workouts per week
Term: Participation / Peripheral Achievement / Twilight Zone
YOU WILL NOT FUFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

17. 5-6 Workouts per week
Term: Fairly Committed
YOU CAN GET A RESULT

18. 7 upwards workouts per week
Term: Committed
YOU WILL INFLUENCE THE RESULTS
Where do you fit in???

19. Swimmers Be Realistic
Mistake of Low Commitment but High Expectations

20. Parental Aspirations
Mistake of Low Commitment but High Expectations

21. There are NO SHORTCUTS

22. Swimmers Pre 12 years

23. Aged 8-9 Years
Build attendance from 2 workouts per week

24. Aged 10 and above
Add 1 workout per year of age

25. Be Aware!
Bigger and Stronger swimmers will succeed in the short distances
Skill not always rewarded
Late Bloomers will Inherit the Earth
Skill/ Technique will Prevail
Early Success in Younger Age Groups may not Continue?
In Younger Age Groups
In Older Age Groups

26. Have a Deliberate purpose to your swimming

27. Work with Energy

28. Skill/ Talent are not the only criteria

29. Try these new guidelines :
No toilet breaks
If you need to get out for any other reasons than cramp, then please get changed and ring your parents to collect you

30. As a Head Coach: How many times to you meet your assistant coaches?
Do you share information with your assistant coaches?
Are you educating them to become a better coach than yourself?
It’s your responsibility to up skill your coaches.
How often do you swap roles an take the age groupers?

31. As a Head Coach:
Have you established a coaching ideology within your coach
How motivated are you to see Northern Ireland succeed?
Will you buy into a plan that ensures regional success?
Will your club buy into a Regional Plan that ensures success?
Are you part of the answer or are you the problem? Who writes the workouts/weekly plan for your club?

32. As a Head Coach: Can you spot what is in front of you?
Do you have a sustainable legacy programme to keep you in business

33. Other than yourself, who is the most important coach in your club?

34. Something to Remember Greatness isn't born It’s GROWN!!!
Will you allow it to happen by attending more workouts?

35. Something to Consider! Analysis of results
The finals session on days 1-3 at the ASA summer nationals
The finals sessions at the British Summer nationals

36. Findings Finalists in the 12-16yrs category born Jan-Mar
132
Finalists in the 12-16yrs category born Oct-Dec 31
Ratio 4:1
COMMENTS?
Findings produced by Dr. Jonathon Savory (Boston SC)

37. That’s all