Practice groups:
8:00-9:15 Category 4
9:15-10:15 Category 3
10:15-11:00 Category 2
11-11:30 Pre-team - Category 1
11:30-11:55 Pre-team Development
The Clover Hill Hurricanes offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Clover Hill Hurricanes to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.
Pre-Team Development**: Pre-team Development will run Monday-Thursday 11:30-11:55 starting June 17th. This development group will run like group swim lessons for our youngest swimmers that need help learning to swim.
Category 1 (Pre-Team) - This is our pre-team where we provide coaches in the water to support our youngest swimmers. This group is for swimmers ages 4-9 who are comfortable in the water and can swim a few yards, but maybe not the whole length. The coaches’ primary focus in this group will be teaching your swimmer freestyle, backstroke and how to tread water. Some swimmers may learn breastroke. Practices will be Monday-Thursday from 11:00-11:30 starting June 17th.
Category 2 - This is our novice training group. The coaches’ primary focus in this group will be teaching your swimmer all four competitive strokes, including starts and turns. Regular attendance at practice will help your swimmer maximize their potential. Swimmers in this group should be able to swim 25 Meters of Freestyle and Backstroke unassisted. 45-minute practices will be held Monday – Friday 10:15-11:00am.
Category 3 - This is our intermediate training group. The coaches’ balance refining stroke technique with improving your swimmer’s endurance and feel for the water. In this group swimmers will be introduced to longer sets in addition to continuing and building upon the stroke drills. Admission into this group is by coaches recommendation. 60-minute practices will be held Monday - Friday 9:15-10:15am.
Category 4 - This is our advanced training group. The coaches’ focus is on improving your swimmer’s endurance and feel for the water. In this group practices will consist of longer sets along with some drill work. Admission to this group is through coaches recommendation. 75-minute practices will be held Monday – Friday 8:00am-9:15am.
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Swim Practice Schedule for Summer 2024:
| May 28: 4:30-5pm- Assessments for new swimmers (Last names A-M)
May 29: 4:30-5pm- Assessments for new swimmers (Last names N-Z)
May 30: 4:30-5:30 Pre-Team Tryouts
June 2: 3-4pm: Pre-Team Tryouts 4-5pm: Mandatory Parent Meeting *Practice Category assignments will be sent by this Sunday
Monday June 3: Cat 4: 4-5pm
Tuesday June 4: Category 3: 4:15-5pm
Wednesday June 5: Category 2: 4:30-5pm
Thursday June 6: 4:30-5:30 Pre-Team Coaches Meeting
Friday June 7: NO PRACTICE Monday June 10: Morning Practices Begin |
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Practice Schedule after FCPS lets out -- These practice times start Monday June 10.
| Group |
Time |
|---|---|
| Pre-Team Development |
11:30-11:55am |
| Category 1 (Pre-Team) |
11-11:30 am*** |
| Category 2 |
10:15-11 am |
| Category 3 |
9:15-10:15 am |
| Category 4 |
8-9:15 am |
The 2024 summer swim season runs May 28-July 20. Practices run Mondays-Fridays. If your swimmer cannot make a morning practice, make-up practices will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm starting June 6th. Meets will be held these Saturdays: June 15, June 22, June 29, July 13, and July 20. Those swimmers qualified for All Stars will practice the week of July 24-28th, with the All Stars meet on July 27.
***Pre-Team is a 5 week session. Practices begin June 17 and will meet weekly Mondays-Thursday until Thursday July 18th. If registration is full when you go to register for Pre-Team, please send an email to [email protected] with the names and ages of the children you would like to enroll in Pre-Team as well as their swimming ability. We will fill empty spaces as they become available on the waitlist in the order that your email was received.
Note: We will have a special All Team Practice July 4th for fun and games from 10-11am.
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