Junior Clinics

    • Advanced 5,6 (ages 6+) competitive technique lessons for swim team prep – 45 min class
    • Junior 1 (ages 8-14)
    • Junior 2 (ages 9-14)
    • Junior 3 (ages 10-14)
Our clinic program is offered to swimmers looking for a more competitive environment. This program offers incredible options for swimmers who are looking for one or more practices per week. We have beginner competitive swimmers through high school athletes in this program. North Jersey Aquatics provides a swim team environment for anyone looking to swim on a month to month basis. We run internal meets for swimmers who choose this level of competition and provide coaching at a high level of technique with a strong focus on learning the science behind buoyancy, balance, propulsion, and speed.
During the course of our clinic program swimmers will learn the necessary skills to join a higher level swim team while continuing to build endurance and master advanced techniques for competition. Swimmers will improve starts, streamlines, pullouts and turns for all four strokes. They will also learn how to be more efficient in their strokes, breathing techniques, and underwater propulsion in preparation for a competitive racing environment. After successful completion of our clinic program swimmers will be confident and ready to join a competitive swim team and continue their lifelong love of aquatics. Many swimmers also join our clinics after being on club, high school and summer teams for years. They choose to join NJAC to improve stroke technique and learn to the science behind how to swim smarter, more efficiently, and ultimately faster. Clinic participants will have the option to practice 1-4 times a week. Clinics are offered at both The Morristown Beard School (MBS) as well as The County College of Morris (CCM). We suggest that Junior Clinic swimmers swim twice per week to see maximum improvement. The exact clinic practice times for each level are in the registration section of our website. *All swimmers who register for a clinic of any level will be evaluated on the first day. Coaches will take into consideration swimming foundation, experience, technique, age, body control, and mental comprehension of curriculum when making recommendations. Levels are fluid and swimmers will be moved up automatically as soon as they are ready for the next progression. Swimmers often begin at a lower level in order to learn drill progression and scientific terminology before moving up.

Clinic Programs – 1 hour class

This program is designed to transition swimmers from Advanced 6 to clinics, giving these swimmers a chance to build up to the full 25 yard pool. The curriculum is heavily focused on developing legal technique in all 4 strokes as well as a lifelong love and respect for water safety. Swimmers will improve long and short-axis strokes using a variety of drills and detailed technique work.

The curriculum for our Junior 1 is similar to our Advanced 6 class within our Learn to Swim program but with a competitive focus. This class transitions swimmers from the Advanced Learn to Swim 45 minute class to this 60 minute class. All swimmers who move from our smaller pools will begin in Advanced 5/6 and move to Junior 1 once they are ready for this endurance component.

Junior 1 is a swimmer’s first step into a larger class size, competitive length pool, and mimics a pre-swim team atmosphere to jumpstart a love and passion for higher level aquatic training.

Junior 1 swimmers are encouraged but not required to swim at least twice per week. Swimmers will automatically be invited to our Junior 2 when coaches feel they are prepared.

This program is for swimmers who have been on a year-round or summer swim team previously or are looking to be on a team in the future. The curriculum is heavily focused on developing stronger legal techniques in all 4 strokes as well as developing a lifelong love and respect for water safety.

Junior 2 swimmers are encouraged but not required to swim at least twice per week. Swimmers will be learning the Swimmers will automatically be invited to our Junior 3 when coaches feel they are prepared.

This program is for swimmers who have been on a year-round or summer swim team previously or are looking to be on a team in the future. The curriculum is heavily focused on developing stronger legal techniques in all 4 strokes as well as developing a lifelong love and respect for water safety. Swimmers will be learning the science behind buoyancy, body position, movement, and propulsion in the water.

Junior 3 swimmers are encouraged but not required to swim at least twice per week. Swimmers will automatically be invited to our Senior program when coaches feel they are prepared and ready to commit to the senior schedule of 2+ practices per week.

FAQ

Specific class times and locations are available through our registration link. Each clinic level has a different schedule.

From time to time, our competition pools will close for external swim meets, campus events, etc. When this happens, you can schedule a swap day for any practice you have missed. Closure dates will be published in our Sunday Night Splash Newsletter. Our pools reserve the right to change these dates at any time due to school events. In the event that a date is changed, we would let you know as soon as we were informed of the change and provide a swap. Refunds or credits towards future months are not available for missed classes.

Swimmers ages 8+ will complete a formal evaluation on the first day and could be moved based on this evaluation.

  • In order to swim in a Junior 1 clinic, swimmers must be able to:
    • Swim at least 1 month in an Advanced 6 class to transition from learn to swim to clinics.
    • Can swim a strong freestyle for 25 yards with bilateral side breathing (no breaks in stroke)
    • Can swim 25 yards backstroke legally (without turning over) 
    • Must have a legal breaststroke kick and dolphin kick
    • Must have an introduction to full breaststroke/butterfly stroke and timing
    • Can attempt a dive off the starting blocks
  • In water technique stroke mechanics will be provided but this class is for swimmers who are ready to swim without a coach in the water.
  • Our coaches meet each swimmer at their level based on cognitive and athletic abilities and develop an individual plan for success
  • Junior 1 base price is $199/month for one (1) 60-minute practice per week
  • Add up to 3 additional days to build your own schedule for half price ($99.50 per month)
  • Swimmers ages 9+ will be invited to Junior 2 based on coach recommendation and formal tryout with our Club Coaching Staff. 
  • In order to swim in a Junior 2 clinic, swimmers must be able to:
    • Can swim a strong freestyle for 50 yards with bilateral side breathing (no breaks in stroke)
    • Can swim a strong backstroke for 50 yards legally (without turning over) 
    • Can swim a 25 breaststroke legally (arms and legs)
    • Can swim a 25 butterfly legally (arms and legs)
    • Can perform a freestyle and backstroke flipturn
    • Can perform open turns for all strokes
    • Can perform a racing start off the starting blocks
  • Our coaches meet each swimmer at their level based on cognitive and athletic abilities and develop an individual plan for success
  • Junior 2 Clinic is $199/month for one (1) 60-minute practice per week
  • It is suggested that swimmers practice at least twice per week but it is not required.
  • Add up to 3 additional days to build your own schedule for half price ($99.50 per month)

Swimmers ages 10+ will be invited to Junior 3 based on coach recommendation and formal tryout with our Club Coaching Staff.

  • Perform a strong streamline and underwater breakout into all 4 strokes
  • Know the legalities of all competition swim races 
  • Can swim a strong freestyle for 100 yards with bilateral side breathing and a legal flipturn
  • Can swim a strong backstroke for 50 yards with a legal flipturn
  • Can swim a strong 50 breaststroke with a legal open turn
  • Can swim a 50 butterfly with a legal open turn
  • Can perform a racing start off the starting blocks
  • Our coaches meet each swimmer at their level based on cognitive and athletic abilities and develop an individual plan for success
  • Junior 3 Clinic is $199/month for one (1) 60-minute practice per week
  • It is suggested that swimmers practice at least twice per week but it is not required.
  • Add up to 3 additional days to build your own schedule for half price ($99.50 per month)
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