Notes from Tryouts

First and foremost all of our swimmers have put in a superb effort at tryouts. Everyone has managed to impress the coaching staff in one way or another. I understand that for many the try out process has been very challenging and stressful. On Friday I set aside about 15 minutes to work separately with any swimmer that was new to me or new to swimming - I really enjoyed that time to see what they can do. On Monday, I had the opportunity to speak with some of our new swimmers and returning JV swimmers in a small group setting. They asked wonderful questions about the entire process this year and were very involved in our Q & A session.

On Tuesday morning we will have the tryout results available to all swimmers during our 6:45-8:30 am practice.

The tryout process included the following evaluations:

• Friday - a short training set that tested freestyle skill and conditioning.
• Monday - Time Trials: the swimmers chose two of three 100's to time (from 100 back, 100 br or 100 fly), all timed the 50 free to test speed and (in case I needed a tie breaker) I had several swim the 200 IM. The swimmers NISCA power points in the 3 events (two 100's and the 50) were added to a point score from their 10x100 set to create an overall point score and team ranking.
• Tuesday morning - we will continue to evaluate swimmers not ranked in the top 30 for spots on the JV squad.