Meet the Badger Age Group Team!
About the Age Group Team
The Badger Age Group Team (AGT) is for swimmers mostly ages 12 and under who are learning to love the sport of swimming, are dedicated to training, and are eager to compete in meets. The Age Group Team is broken into 3 small groups. 8U, 10U and 11+.
Programs
8 & Under/ 3 day
The 8U program is designed for swimmers primarily for ages 6-8 years old. This group swims 3 days per week and participates in about 1 meet per month. The program focuses on making all strokes technically legal, the introduction to flip turns and proper finishing techniques, drills done with teaching tools such as flippers, kickboards, noodles, etc, mastering proper diving techniques, and endurance work..
10 & Under/ 4 day
The 10U program is a 4-5 day/week program for swimmers ages 9-10 years old and those 8U swimmers who are wanting to swim 4 days per week. This group participates in about 1 meet per month. Swimmers focus on mastering endurance in all 4 strokes, learning how to use the pace clock, mastering drills, mastering flip-turns, and stroke turns for each stroke, as well as IM transition
11+/ 6 day
The 11 and Over program is a 5-6 day/week program for swimmers ages 11 and up and those 10U swimmers who want to swim up to 5-6 days a week. This group participates in approximately 1-2 meets per month. This program is for swimmers who are working towards the goal of becoming a Senior Team member. This program focuses on expert stroke technique and analysis, mastering drills, and endurance, starts and turns, mental conditioning, goal setting, meet preparation, and race strategy.
Junior Elite
Around age 13, some swimmers will be ready to prepare to transition out of the Age Group Team and onto The Senior Team. To help in the transition, Swimmers may be eligible to move up to the Junior Elite team to advance their training. The Junior Elite Team (JRE) is for swimmers who have demonstrated the dedication and physical capability to advance their training to a more competitive level and have made the necessary time cuts.
Contact
All questions about Competitive Swimming should be directed to our general administrator who will put you in touch with the right person based on your questions. Contact Coach Hakan at Hakan@badgerswimclub.com
Try Outs
Try outs are required for new swimmers interested in joining the Age Group Team. Please click here for information about setting up a try out.