If your child has a love of the water and enjoys swimming, they may benefit from joining a swim team.
Swim teams can serve several purposes.
They allow your child to socialize with other children around their age, they keep them in shape and healthy, and for more serious swimmers, they can be used to compete in matches.
Whatever reason your child swims for, they are sure to have a great time.
Your child should be able to join a swim team, no matter what their skill, as long as they can swim without the help of a floatation device.
There is a great deal of mental and physical preparation that goes into joining and participating on a swim team.
It requires dedication to the sport and full participation in practices.
Your child will need to work on getting their body into peak condition and performance.
Training for swim teams is generally an hour long session several days a week.
The hour though, is a strenuous workout which requires you to be moving constantly for the full hour.
These training sessions will serve to strengthen the swimmers muscles and endurance and reduce their risk of injury.
Many muscles are used during swimming, and each must be primed for work.
They will also allow the swimmer to see where they are compared to other swimmers times and skill levels.
In addition, they can learn new techniques which will assist them in the future.
Mentally, the swimmer must learn to stay focused on their coach, and on their swimming.
This will help them tune out unnecessary distractions and focus on improving their time with each race.
It also ensures that they will react quickly when the whistle is blown.
Surprisingly, this may be the most difficult thing for a swimmer to do.
However, knowing when to jump into the water is the most important aspect of the swim meet.
There are several different tones used to signify the beginning of races, when they should be prepared to start, etc..
The swimmer must learn to identify each tone so they can properly participate.
You may even find that swimming improves their focus in other areas of their lives as well.
So, if your child seems more at home in the water than on land, make sure you get them involved in swim teams.
It is good for their health, their social skills and they will love the challenge!