Lafayette
Crawfish Aquatics offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and skill levels. Our goal is to offer age-specific and ability-specific training that challenges and develops each swimmer to the best of his or her abilities.
Evaluations for Group Placement
We place swimmers in practice groups we feel will have the greatest benefit and the most positive impact on each athlete.
-Evaluations for group placement are done on Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 4:30 and 6:30pm.
-Evaluation takes about 10-15 minutes.
Swim Meets
Swimmers are offered a full, local meet schedule (primarily at CA Baton Rouge location or 1 hour travel range, approximately once per month), with additional travel trip meet opportunities as a swimmer’s performance level increases.
Pre-Competitive: Novice (Fall / Spring)
Transitional group from swimming lessons into the world of competitive swimming.
Starting Requirements
•Ages: 6-12 years
•Float (front and back) without assistance from an instructor
•Kick on back for 25 yards without assistance from an instructor
•Swim some freestyle with breathing (will pick up their head to breathe) for 25 yds
•Emotional & social maturity to be independent of parent &/or caretaker throughout the time allotted for the practice.
Division Goals:
-Learn freestyle & backstroke through the use of drills and training of motor skills
-Develop competitive swimming base skills of breath control, balance, body position in the water and kicking.
-Progress in this group will be measured on developing skills and technique rather than on speed in the water.
School Training
Developmental Competitive: 8 & Under
Learn & Improve Stroke Technique in a Team Setting
Go to Online Registration Center
Starting Requirements
-Ages 4-8
-Swim 25 yards freestyle with working knowledge of bilateral breathing (breathes to the side)
-Swim backstroke for 25 yards
-Skill sets in this division will range from the minimum starting level to knowledge of all 4 competitive strokes.
-Placement in a particular practice group is dependent on current skill set, year-round participation, previous participation or a tryout.
Practice Schedule / Enrollment Options
*This group offers a year-round practice schedule.
Confirm current schedule on Team Newsletter page
Division Goals:
-Practice time will be dedicated to skill improvement, drills, aerobic development, knowledge of competitive rules and fun.
-Develop a solid base of technical, practice and competition skills for future success in the Age Group or Junior Division.
-The monthly enrollment flexibility allows young multi-sport athletes to stay in touch with the water throughout the year or seasonally by continuing to develop competitive swimming skills and race in meets throughout the year.
Each swimmer is assigned to a practice group based on their age, ability and skill level, desire to attend practices and participate in meets. This produces a more focused skill development based on the skill set of each practice group.
Advanced Competitive: Junior Division
Junior Red, Junior White
These groups are for the intermediate to advanced competitive swimmer ages 7 and older. Swimmers are recommended for these Advanced Competitive groups by coaching staff and approved by the Head Coach or Head Age Group Coach.
Advanced training concepts, race strategies, and dryland training are added to a foundation of increased skill and aerobic development. Swimmers commit to the sport year-round as pre-requisites for moving into the higher levels of each division.
Go to Online Registration Center
Practice Schedule (school year)- confirm current schedule on Team Newsletter page
Advanced Competitive: Senior Division
Senior Red, Senior White, Senior Black
These groups are for the intermediate to advanced competitive swimmer ages 13 and older. Swimmers are recommended for these Advanced Competitive groups by coaching staff and approved by the Head Coach or Head Age Group Coach.
Advanced training concepts, race strategies, and dryland training are added to a foundation of increased skill and aerobic development. Swimmers commit to the sport year-round as pre-requisites for moving into the higher levels of each division.
Go to Online Registration Center
Practice Schedule (school year)- confirm current schedule on Team Newsletter page
Summer Swim Team / Summer Novice
The Summer League group offers a seasonal swim option to learn proper swimming technique, get in shape and be part of a Team. The fundamental skills of all four competitive strokes, starts, turns and streamline are the primary focus. Open to swimmers ages 5 to 14, this group is a great introduction into the lifetime sport of swimming
Starting Requirements:
- Ages 6-14 years
- Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle & backstroke without assistance.
- This will set the child up to thrive in this group setting and structure.
