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Off Island Practices
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Address:
South Kitsap Community Pool
425 Mitchell Ave, Port Orchard WA 98366
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During the Winter through Spring season we use the Vashon Athletic Club lap-pool for practice sessions. This pool is too small and shallow to conduct all necessary practice sessions for competitive swimming. Therefore, we schedule one practice a month off-island at the South Kitsap Community Pool. This allows us to work on block starts, turns and familiarity with a 25/50 yard course. We also use it to throw in a lot of fun and games, as well.
It is an awe-inspiring and luxurious treat to train for a day at such a facility: Although nearly 25-years old, this pool contains all the elements a coaching staff and swim team dream of: 50-meters that can be optionally divided into two-25-yards pools, deep-end, diving boards, diving blocks at either end, and a variable depth floor on one end.
The coaching staff incorporated their personal competitive experience and knowledge in this specialized practice to teach starts, turns and give helpful hints to fine tune stroke mechanics and mental preparation for an event. The younger team members especially enjoy and benefit from this practice by actually learning and practicing with "blocks", if they are ready. Our older and more experienced swimmers often give demonstrations as coaches explain the details.
The practice session is usually ended by a visit to a restaurant where the entire team, family and friends sit down and enjoy everyone's company over pizza. This is a great opportunity to meet new people, develop friendships and a wonderful team building opportunity. Coaches congratulate swimmers on their hard work, accomplishments, and often recognize individual swimmers acheivements.
Even those team members that do not compete the following week in an event, will find the whole off-island practice and pizza-fest experience fun and exciting.
We always invite non-competitive swimmers to come and experience a meet and cheer on their new friends, teammates, and check the sport and the meets. We believe you will find the whole experience exciting and full of action most young kids enjoy. Its free to the public and you can come and go as you wish. We find it helps overcome parents and kids anxiety and fear of competing in the sport.
Carpooling is always encouraged and there are plenty of families that enjoy introducing swimming to new members. |
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