Local Racing Squad

What is the LOCAL RACING SQUAD?

As some of you may have already heard, we have added a new way of being a part of ASL and swimming throughout the year, without having to make a year-round commitment. Historically, we were a ‘year-round’, ‘travel’ club. This has served many of our athletes well, as they’ve landed on swimming as their main sport, and it works for them. However, we’ve struggled to meet the needs of athletes who aren’t yet ready to make swimming their go-to activity after school, and still want to explore other options.


The problem, then, is that those athletes who opted not to swim with ASL ‘year round’, typically didn’t develop their swimming outside of the 6-8 week summer league season, and thus, by the time they were in middle school/high school, swimming didn’t seem like an option for them to go ‘all in’ for, as they’d been developing their skills in the other sports over the past 5-6 years, but not swimming. 

With the changes outlined below, our goal is to keep swimming an affordable option for those athletes all through their athletic development, from 6 years old to 18 years old, to allow them to be a part of the team, on their terms, when it makes sense for them. So they can continue with their other endeavors, and when they get to a point where they want to focus on one sport, swimming will feel like a viable option for them.


From HS aged athletes who’ve prioritized band, another sport, or academic clubs to middle schoolers still playing multiple sports, to elementary school athletes who just aren’t ready to focus on swimming year round and need some breaks from the pool… we’re super excited for them to join the LOCAL RACING SQUAD, which will allow athletes to participate in up to six, 5-6 week sessions throughout the year, that allow you to train with ASL, continuing to develop your swimming/racing skills, in a shorter session that allows for some growth, but also can be worked in amongst/around your other activities. 


These groups will swim in ONE to TWO meets at the AAC on Saturdays during each session. Athletes will compete in events that are relevant to their development.

Local Racing Squad TRAINING GROUPS

  • Development
    5-9 year olds, working on getting through Level 1 and 2 Skills. There will be 3 sessions offered per week.
  • Dolphin
    7-10 year olds, working on getting through Level 2 and 3 Skills. There will be 3 practices offered per week.
  • Marlin
    9-12 year olds, working on getting through Level 3 and 4 Skills. There will be 5 practices offered per week.
  • Shark
    11-14 year olds, working on getting through Level 4 and 5 Skills. There will be 5 practices offered per week.
  • High School
    14-18 year olds, working on Level 5 through 7 Skill. There will be 6 practices offered per week. 

Local Racing Squad TRAINING LEVELS

In order to have more clear, focused training with a progression of skills geared towards developing athletes that will excel in their later years, building on a strong foundation... First, we learn to DO IT RIGHT, with a Skill Development Path, then we learn to DO IT FAST, with a Racing Development Path, and to get the most out of their potential, we learn to DO IT MORE, with a Training Development Path. And then, we begin transferring the ownership of their sport back to the athletes so they can DO IT FOR THEMSELVES, with the Process Development Path.

Each level has a series of training focuses and competitive events that will guide their training. They’ll continue to work on the levels they’ve already completed, but will integrate the next level tasks and events as a primary focus. A full breakdown of the skills needed to progress will be easily accessed through your account upon registration, so coaches, athletes and parents are on the same page with what needs to be worked on, and keeping the focus on the skills they need to accomplish. 

Level Group(s) Training Focus Event Focus
ONE Development Beginner Skill Developement, Intro to Racing 25 Fr, 50 Fr, 25 Bk
TWO Development / Dolphin Intermediate Skill Development, Beginner Racing 50 Bk, 25 Br, 25 Fly
THREE Dolphin / Marlin Experienced Skill Development, Intermediate Racing 100 Fr, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM
FOUR Marlin / Shark Advanced Skill Development, Experienced Racing 200 Fr, 100 Bk, 100 Br, 200 IM
FIVE Shark / High School Beginner Training, Advanced Racing 400/500 Fr, 200 Bk, 200 Br
SIX High School Intermediate Training, Beginner Athlete Processes 800/1000 Fr, 200 Fly, 400 IM
SEVEN High School Experienced Training and Intermediate Athlete Processes Maximize Top 6
EIGHT (Travel) Advanced Training and Experienced Athlete Processes Maximize Top 5
NINE (Travel) Advanced Athlete Processes Maximize Top 4
TEN (Travel) Complete Athlete Ownership of the Sport Maximize Top 3

We are extremely excited about these changes, as we feel they will increase participation in swimming for the CSRA area, and allow not only ASL to be healthy well into the future, but it will also strengthen the local HS teams, and CSRA teams, with more young swimmers being exposed to the sport and having the options to compete all through HS graduation, and beyond!


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Local Racing Squad REGISTRATION LINKS

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Local Racing Squad Gear Requirements

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