Pre-Team
FAST Tiger Pre-Team is a group intended for swimmers age 6-14 who are able to swim at least 50 yards of freestyle, 50 yards of backstroke and are able to kick 50 yards of any stroke. Many swimmers use Pre-Team as a transition step in between swim lessons and the competitive team while some swimmers choose to remain in the Pre-Team group.
Practices are coached by FAST Tiger coaches! Coaches Cat Sehr, Paula Hardin and our newest Coach Daniel Pache.
Schedule
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Pre-Team is divided into two groups. The 6-9 year olds practice will be 45 minutes and the 10-14 year olds practice will be 1 hour.
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The 6-9 year olds will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15-7:00pm and Saturdays 9:45-10:30 am.
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The 10-14 year olds will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm and Saturdays 10:30-11:30am.
Sessions
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The Fall session is offered from Labor Day until Thanksgiving break
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The Winter (January - March) session is offered from after Winter break through Spring break
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The Spring – Summer session is offered from after Spring break through July (April - July)
Financial Commitment
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The registration fee for the 6-9 year old swimmers (Group 1) will reflect $6/practice and for 10-14 year old swimmers (Group 2) will reflect $7/practice.
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Our 13-14 pre-team swimmers will need to complete the FULL USA Swimming membership form and pay the $80 registration fee. These swimmers will be able to participate in an unlimited number of swim meets
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Our 6-12 year old pre-team swimmers will need to complete either the FULL ($80) or the FLEX ($30) membership for USA Swimming. Those with the FLEX membership may compete in up to two swim meets.
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Pre-Team swimmers are asked to purchase their own fins. Elsmore swim shop can direct you to the specific type of fins we would like swimmers in this group to have.
Registration Information
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The remaining dates for the Fall 2024 session are: TH 11/14, S 11/16, T 11/19, TH 11/21, T 11/26
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The registration for the Winter-Spring 2025 session of Pre-Team will open on Monday 12/16 at 9:00 am and remain open until Wednesday 12/18 at 9:00 am or until the classes are full, at which time the registration will close so that we can organize classes and assign staffing.
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The Winter-Spring session of FAST Tiger pre-team will offer 31 practices on the following dates:
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January: T 1/7, Th 1/9, Sat 1/11, T 1/14, Th 1/16, T 1/21, Th 1/23, T 1/28, Th 1/30
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February: Sat 2/1, T 2/11, Th 2/13, Sat 2/15, T 2/18, Th 2/20, Sat 2/22, T 2/25, Th 2/27
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March: Sat 3/1, T 3/4, Th 3/6, Sat 3/8, T 3/11, Th 3/13, Sat 3/15, T 3/18, T 3/25, Th 3/27, Sat 3/29
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April: T 4/1, Th 4/3
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The registration fee for Group 1 will be: $186. The registration fee for Group 2 will be $217.
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Please plan to register as close to the starting date and time as possible. We have a limited number of spots for the pre-team groups.
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If you have any questions about either of our Pre-Team programs please contact Coach Garland.