Swim Team Information
We are a small, family oriented and friendly swim team and welcome swimmers of all ages and abilities! Our coaches are well trained instructors and provide excellent instruction every day of the week during swim season! Fallsmead offers swim programs that are tailored for different ability levels. The season runs from Memorial Day through the third week in July, with practices every day in the morning and/or afternoon.
MAIN TEAM:
Children and teens who can comfortably swim the length of the pool using one of the four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) and are comfortable swimming laps during a one-hour practice are welcome to practice with the team during their age group team practice each morning and/or afternoon. Coach evaluations will occur during the first week of practice if you are unsure where your child should be placed. Evaluations will be continuous throughout the season and kids may move from one group to another as their skill levels progress.
PRETEAM:
Fallsmead Sharks Preteam is divided into 3 groups:
Tiger sharks are just getting comfortable in the water and their practice takes place in the shallow end of the pool.
Hammerheads are those kids who can swim half the length of the pool and are at ease with basic strokes.
Great Whites are the kids who are nearly ready to swim in a “B” meet, but whose strokes need a little adjusting first. Kids progress to the main team when they are proficient at swimming the length of the pool in one or more strokes and compete in weekly meets.
Starting at the very first practice, the coaching staff evaluates everyone’s abilities. if you are unsure if your child is ready for preteam please talk to one of the coaching staff before registering.
