PROGRAMMING PATHWAY
COBRA Swim Club, a dynamic and innovative organization, is dedicated to delivering high-performance and developmental swim programs to the youth and families of our community.
Group Placement
Training group placement is determined by the Coaching Staff based on criteria specific to each group. Key factors include:
- Commitment and performance
- Age and training capacity
- Attitude, technique, and coachability
Placement decisions are made thoughtfully to ensure the best fit for each Athlete. Athletes may not split practices between groups for convenience, location, or scheduling.
If an Athlete is not meeting the expectations of their assigned group, the Director of Competitive Programming may reassign them to a more suitable group.
Performance Elite
Our Athletes who are transitioning from regional to provincial championship, national and international level competitions are placed into Performance Elite.
- Grade 9 and up
- Provincial, National and International level training
- Focus on high levels of fluidity and individualization in training plans
- Emphasis on technical skill development, physical capacity, working towards specialized performance training, strength training and dryland
- Full commitment to training schedule and meets is expected
- Academic excellence is expected at this level
Pathway: Post Secondary Education Scholarships, Provincial and National Teams
Senior Performance
Athletes who are training at the local and regional level with aspiration and commitment towards the provincial level are placed into Senior Performance.
- Grade 8 and up
- Regional and Provincial level training
- Emphasis on skill development, increasing fitness and endurance capacities, calisthenics and core strength
- Full commitment to training schedule and meets is expected
- Academic excellence is expected at this level
Pathway: Performance Elite
Junior Elite
Athletes who are training at the regional level with aspiration and commitment towards the provincial and National level are placed into Junior Elite.
- Grades 5 - 7
- Regional, Provincial and National level training
- Emphasis on increasing skill competencies, progressing fitness and endurance capacities and development of calisthenics and core strength
- Full commitment to training schedule and meets is expected
- Academic excellence is expected at this level
Pathway: Senior Performance and / or Performance Elite
Junior Performance
Athletes who are training at the local level with aspiration and commitment towards the regional and eventually provincial level are placed into Junior Performance.
- Grades 6 - 8
- Local and Regional level training
- Emphasis on skill development, increasing fitness and endurance capacities and introduction of dryland training
- Full commitment to training schedule and meets is expected
- Academic excellence is expected at this level
Pathway: Senior Performance and / or Performance Elite
Youth Elite
Athletes who are training at the regional level with aspiration and commitment towards the provincial and National level are placed into Junior Elite.
- Grades 4 - 5
- Local, Regional and Provincial level training
- Emphasis on skill development, increasing fitness and endurance capacities and introduction of dryland training
- Full commitment to training schedule and meets is expected
- Academic excellence is expected at this level
Pathway: Junior Elite and Junior Performance
Olympic Way Program
Athletes who are new to competitive swimming and / or transitioning from our Junior Swim Club (JSC) are placed into the Olympic Way Program. A try out is mandatory for proper evaluation for all Athletes.
- Local and regional level training
- Training is structured around the FUNdamental(s) objectives of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
- Emphasis on skill development in all four strokes
Pathway: Youth Elite and Junior Performance
