About
About
"Inflexibility is one of the worst human failings. You can learn to check impetuosity, overcome fear with confidence, and laziness with discipline. But for rigidity of mind there is no antidote. It carries the seeds of its own destruction.” - Anonymous
The LCAC competitive team is a year round swim team that views itself as a developmental program where training is always seen through the educational lens. Under our guidance, your child is taught and treated as a student of sport, as opposed to an athlete or a swimmer. We turn the training environment into a classroom filled with opportunity; a place where students will be taught and provided with a unique learning experience. In our world, we associate training to how one would study. In turn, daily practice provides essential skills and lessons, and only when thoroughly prepared, competition is there to test will.
As a resource of our high expectations, we look to implement a consistent stroke and technique curriculum while your child's body and mind develop. By appealing to your child in and out of the pool, we are constantly monitoring and adapting to other factors that may affect them, such as school, home, and social environments. This forces our coaching staff to keep things fresh, while always looking at different perspectives based on your child's individual needs. We do all of this to keep your child engaged with long term participation in mind.
As a program, we embrace the concept of failure both in daily practice, competition, and life. This approach allows the students to be in an environment of opportunity; one where they may learn and grow from their mistakes, rather than viewing failure negatively. It is important to us that both the coach and student understand that failure at all levels is a part of the process, and with discipline and a positive attitude, we increase our chances of having success.
Philosophy
Philosophy
WINNING IS NOT THE #1 PART OF THE SPORT OF SWIMMING
Providing an emotionally positive environment where young children can feel comfortable and learn is the ULTIMATE goal of swimming with LCAC. Sure, going fast and winning at meets is great, but it is aimless if your children are not having fun in the water while learning.
Life has its up’s and down’s- swimming is no different. Some meets we are ROCKSTARS, and others we seem to wake up on the wrong side of the bed- AND IT’S OK. The process is the focus, not the end result. Give us your all, and every day will be a good day!
ATTITUDE IS A LIFE SKILL THAT WE START NURTURING RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
At LCAC, we challenge your children to grow into a respectful young adult who fully embraces their own unique potential. A part of growing up means you DO NOT always win. Processing our own weaknesses is a difficult but IMMINENT part of life, and at LCAC, we utilize every swim-related lesson to tie to everyday life. Our highly trained and experienced coaches teach our swimmers that disqualifications and bad days are learning experiences that we can grow from- how else will we have sunny days if it is always bright outside?
DEDICATION, DEDICATION, DEDICATION
One of the greatest things about the sport of swimming is that ANYONE can do it. Forget your height, weight, size, or athletic level- if you have the heart for it- YOU CAN DO IT! The one thing that separates young athletes from everyday leisure swimmers is DEDICATION. At LCAC, we teach our young athletes to: COMMIT their time to the team, DEDICATE their hopes and goals to the sport, and to GIVE 150% everyday- whether good or bad!
FORGET THE OLYMPICS
Olympic swimming is a HUGE part of American culture. It gives our young swimmers positive role models to look up to, and sparks a passion for one of the greatest sports in the world. HOWEVER, many athletes and parents alike, get caught up in tunnel vision. There is SO MUCH more to swimming than JUST the Olympics! At LCAC, we teach our swimmers to set their OWN goals within the sport- whether it be breaking their own personal record or qualifying for a state meet. Shoot for the stars, always dream big, but NEVER get discouraged because of forgetting to set SHORT TERM goals!
The Details
The Details
PRACTICE SCHEDULE & FEES
ANNUAL REGISTRATION & ADMIN FEE: $200/swimmer
This is a one-time, non-refundable fee and will be the ONLY fee due at the start of the season on August 1st.
Paying your registration fee early guarantees your child’s spot.
The first monthly team dues for the new season will be invoiced end of August and due September 1 st.
This registration fee includes a new LCAC Team cap and T-shirt for each swimmer.
HOMESCHOOL - $150 per swimmer
Ages: 5 and up (*all NEW swimmers with swim evaluation first)
Practice Time: Monday - Thursday – 2:00pm – 3:30pm and Saturday – 9am – 11am (with Coach Approval only!)
Practice Requirements: 2-4 days/week
AGE GROUP 3 (AG3) - $150 per swimmer
Ages: 10 and Under (*all NEW swimmers with swim evaluation first)
Practice Times: Monday- Friday – 4:30pm-5:30pm and Sat – 9am – 10am* (*1 st hour only – with Coach approval)
Practice Requirements: 3 days/week
AGE GROUP 2 (AG2) - $200 per swimmer
Ages: 14 and Under (proficient in all 4 strokes)
Practice Times: Monday and Wednesday – 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Tuesday/Thursday/Friday – 4:30pm – 6pm, Sat – 9am-11am
Dryland 2 days a week – Monday/Wednesday (practice times include dryland)
Practice Requirements: 4 days/week
AGE GROUP 1 (AG1) - $250 per swimmer
Ages: 14 and Under (swimmers with or near State/B-Cut times, committed to swimming 5 days/week)
Practice Times: Monday-Thursday – 4:00pm – 6:30pm, Friday – 4:00pm – 6pm, Saturday – 9am-11am
Dryland 4 days a week – Monday – Thursday (practice times include dryland)
Practice Requirements: Minimum of 5 days/week
SENIOR GROUP - $250 per swimmer
Ages: 15 and Up (and 14 and Under swimmers who meet Skill Benchmarks and have Coach Approval)
Practice Times: Monday-Thursday – 4:00pm – 6:30pm, Friday – 4:00pm – 6pm, Saturday – 9am-11am
Dryland 4 days a week – Monday -Thursday (practice times include dryland)
Practice Requirements: Minimum of 5 days/week
*Monthly fees are set up on auto draft and are due on the 1st of each month.
**Sibling discounts are available for families with multiple children.
***10% discount for families that pay half of a season (Aug-Dec or Jan-May) or entire short course season (Aug -March) upfront.
USA Swimming Membership and Registration - A USA Swimming Membership account and ID is REQUIRED for your child to participate as a member of any USA Swimming registered swim team.
NEW SWIMMERS: Parents of new swimmers who have not been registered with a USA Swimming affiliated swim team before, MUST create a USA Swimming SWIMS Membership Parent Account online, add their swimmer to the parent account and pay the USA Swimming Registration Fee BEFORE their child can swim with LCAC at practices/meets. An annual USA Swimming Registration fee of $68 per swimmer is due and paid DIRECTLY to USA Swimming after creating the new account and registering your swimmer online. This fee is SEPARATE from your LCAC Team Registration fee. You will be sent information about how to register for this account once you complete your LCAC Team Registration.
RETURNING LCAC SWIMMERS (or those coming from another USA Swimming team): You will have to RENEW your swimmer’s USA Swimming membership before their current membership expires. NOTE: For current swimmers, most memberships will expire on December 31, 2023. Information about how and when you will need to renew your SWIMS account will be sent out once you complete the new season’s LCAC registration.
Miscellaneous Fees:
MEET FEES: Meet Fees are NOT included in the Monthly Dues and will be charged for each meet that your swimmer attends, along with Coaches’ fees (approx.…$25-$50 based on team participation).
AWARDS BANQUET: Fees for the Team Awards Banquet at the end of the season will be charged at the end of the season per family attending the banquet and are NOT included in the Monthly Dues. Location/Cost: TBD
SWIM CAPS/TEAM T-SHIRTS: Every swimmer will be given a new LCAC Swim Cap and Team T-shirt upon registration. Extra/replacement caps/shirts will be available for a fee throughout the season.