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It is important that swimmers come to practice everyday on time and ready to swim. Missing practice might mean missing important instruction. Water bottles are strongly suggested. Please avoid talking to the coaches while they are coaching; their priority is to the swimmers.

Practices are designed to focus on various aspects of mechanics and conditioning while still being fun for the swimmers.  A primary focus of practice will be to teach and improve the swimmers strokes, with close attention paid to technique.  Specialized time will be spent working on each stroke and starts, turns, and finishes.  In addition to technique practice also serves the purpose of improving the swimmer’s conditioning and preparing them for competition.  Most importantly however, practices are meant to be fun, work on team building, and foster a love for the sport of swimming.

Practice Schedule
From the beginning of the season until public school dismisses, practices are held in the afternoon only.  After public school dismisses, practices are held in the morning.  For those who cannot attend morning practice, we offer afternoon practice on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday only.  Morning practices are highly preferable to afternoon because we have more space, more time, more energy and fewer distractions.

June 2 – June 16
Afternoons (Monday – Friday only)

Age	Start Time	End Time
13 & over	4:00	5:00
11-12	5:00	5:45
9-10	5:45	6:30
8 & under Pre-Team	6:30 6:30	7:00 7:00

June 17 through end of season
Morning practice (Monday – Friday only)

Age	Start Time	End Time
13 & over	7:30	9:00
11-12	8:45	10:00
9-10	9:45	11:00
8 & under Pre-Team	10:45 11:00	11:30 11:30

Afternoon practice (for those who cannot attend morning practices only)
(Monday, Tuesday and Thursday only)

Age	Start time	End time
13 & over	4:30	5:30
9-12	5:30	6:30
8 & under Pre-Team	6:30	7:00

Cost is $70 per child (or $180 for 3 or more children) per season, payable to "Glenwood Swim Team" (checks only please). There are no refunds of swim team fees after Time Trials (June 13).

Private Lessons (for one or two individuals) can be scheduled at a mutually convenient time with a lifeguard and/or a Coach. Rates range from $15-$20 for a 30-minute lesson.

Group Lessons, while primarily for non-swim team members, can be a good way for the youngest swimmers to reinforce fundamentals and practice new strokes.  Group Lessons do not have the same level of individual attention as a private lesson but do have the value of consistent scheduling. Information is available at www.glenwoodpool.org (click “Swim Classes”).