{"id":189,"date":"2014-03-02T23:10:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T23:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:25:47","slug":"practice-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/practice-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swimmers will have the opportunity to practice in the mornings at the Hampden Township pool as well as an opportunity to practice several evenings at the YMCA in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The practice schedule beginning Monday, May 18th will be at the YMCA as followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Monday (5\/18)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tuesday (5\/19)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Wednesday (5\/20)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Thursday (5\/21)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Monday (5\/25)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tuesday (5\/26)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Wednesday (5\/27)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Thursday (5\/28)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">No Practice<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7- 8 PM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ducks group placement, Advanced or Novice, will be determined during the week of 5\/18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning Monday, June 1st, we will offer practices at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsyswim.org\/hampden-ducks-pool\/\">Hampden Township pool<\/a> (Monday\/Wednesday and Friday mornings) and the YMCA (in the evenings on Tuesday\/Thursday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Morning Practice<\/strong>&nbsp;at Hampden Pool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Novice \u2013 9 to 10 am (M\/W\/F)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced \u2013 8:30 to 10 am (M\/W\/F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evening practice<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>options at the West Shore YMCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Novice \u2013 Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:45 pm-7 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced \u2013 Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:45 pm-7 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ducks\u2019 Practice Groups Definitions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>* Swimmers coming from <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\"><strong>Green group (previously AGA)<\/strong><\/mark> will be placed in Novice or Advanced based on current ability level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Swimmers coming from one of WSY\u2019s Pre-Competitive programs (Take York Mark + Mini Team) will be placed in one of the following groups based on their coach\u2019s discretion. The following guidelines are flexible, each swimmer is looked at individually and placed in the group that will allow each swimmer the most success possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Novice-<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swimmers ages 10 &amp; Under<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimmers who previously swam in at least one of WSY\u2019s Pre Competitive programs (Take Your Mark, Mini-Team, Stroke Clinic)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimmers who have not been on a swim team before but can fulfill the prerequisites of one length on their stomach, one length on their back, and ability to learn in a group setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<strong>By the end of the summer season, each swimmer from the Novice Group should be able to fulfill the following goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Able to swim all 4 strokes legally in competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able to do flip turns and open turns legally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able to handle a 60-75 min practice, while learning in a group setting and showing improvement and retention of skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Advanced-<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swimmers ages 10 &amp; Over<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimmers who previously swam in at least one of WSY\u2019s Pre Competitive programs (Take Your Mark, Mini-Team, Stroke Clinic)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimmers who can complete all 4 strokes, flip turns, and open turns legally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimmers who can complete repeat 25s, 50s, and 100s regularly throughout a practice session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>* <strong>By the end of the summer season, each swimmer from the Advanced Group should be able to fulfill the following goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Able to swim 50s of all 4 strokes legally in competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able to swim a 100 IM and 200 free legally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Able to handle a 75-90 min practice, while learning in a group setting and showing improvement and retention of skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have other questions on WSY Summer programming involving Ducks or any competitive\/pre competitive program, please email <a href=\"samantha.shirtliff@ymcaharrisburg.org\">samantha.shirtliff@ymcaharrisburg.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimmers will have the opportunity to practice in the mornings at the Hampden Township pool as well as an opportunity to practice several evenings at the YMCA in the evenings. The practice schedule beginning Monday, May 18th will be at the YMCA as followed. Monday (5\/18) Tuesday (5\/19) Wednesday (5\/20) Thursday (5\/21) 7- 8 PM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4326,"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/4326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsyswim.org\/hac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}