TTSC Tryout & Training Groups
How to join
1. Review the swim programs below to understand group expectation and requirements.
2. Find and complete the online registration for our next Try-out here (FREE)
3. Tryouts are located at Tigard Swim Center OR Tualatin Swim Center.
4. For current USA Swimming registered swimmers, or High School Swimmers please contact Quentin Rieniets, our head coach at Quentin.rieniets@ttsc.org.
Tryout Day
A tryout does not guarantee a spot on the team. Our coaches will ask swimmers to do the following during their tryout:
- Demonstrate the ability to follow instructions in a group setting
- Complete a 45 minute practice
- Know all four competitive strokes
- Have a solid foundation of breath control
- Body balance in the water
- Streamline
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your assigned tryout slot. Your swimmer should arrive with their swimsuit (no boardshorts or two piece suits), towel and goggles. Swimmers with long hair must wear a hair tie or swim cap to keep their hair out of their face. Locker rooms are available if your swimmer needs to change when you arrive. You will check in at the spectator area when you arrive. There is no fee to tryout.
After tryouts are complete, coaches will meet to discuss their evaluations and determine swimmer placements. The New Swimmer Coordinator will send you an email with the tryout results within 48 hours.
If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Selby, our New Member Coordinator: Brenda.Selby@ttsc.org.
TTSC Training Groups
The following describes the requirements for each respective training group within the Tigard Tualatin Swim Club.
Tiny Turtles (Pre-competitive)
Max Practice: 2 per week Length: 30 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Ability to swim freestyle and backstroke 25 yards
- Desire to learn and grow in the sport
Group Goals:
- Learn proper technique and gain legality in all four swimming strokes
- Learn how to execute dives
- Learn freestyle and backstroke flip-turns
- Learn basic IM transitions
- Begin learning how to read a pace clock
- Begin understanding basic age-appropriate intervals
- Learn basic swimming terminology
- Encourage fun and excitement related to swimming
- Practice up to three time per week
- Practices are 30 minutes long
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy (recommend Junior size), Water Bottle
Developmental I II III (Pre-comp)
Max Practice: 5 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week Length: 45 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Ability to swim freestyle and backstroke effectively and safely
- Desire to learn and grow in the sport
Group Goals:
- Learn proper technique and gain legality in all four swimming strokes
- Learn to execute dives/turns effectively
- Learn to read a pace clock
- Learn to execute intervals
- Learn swimming terminology
- Begin learning how to complete complex swimming tasks (e.g., building and descending)
- Encourage fun and excitement related to swimming
- Meet requirements for Bronze group standards
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy (recommend Junior size), Fins, Water Bottle
Bronze I II III
Max Practice: 5 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week Length: 75 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Must attend meets
- Must be able to complete all 11-12 IMR events each season
- Able to complete a flip-turn
- Basic interval knowledge
- Motivation to succeed and grow in their skills
Group Goals:
- Work towards 11-12 IMX/Silver standards
- Continue practicing swimming skills
- Learn swim practice pacing
- Grow endurance
- Learn race-pacing and goal setting
- Continue practicing complex swimming tasks (e.g., building/descending/holding)
- Learn basic stretching routine
- Participate in simple dryland exercises
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Fins, Paddles, Snorkels, Water Bottle, Tennis Shoes
Silver I II III
Max Practice: 6 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week Length: 90 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Must attend meets
- Must be able to complete 11-12 IMX events each season
- Must have coach approval for maturity, practice behavior, and coachability
- Must have consistent attendance at practices and meets
- Must have motivation to learn and grow their skills/knowledge
- Primarily ages 11-14
- Must attend dryland if offered at the practice they attend with Silver
Group Goals:
- Master advanced practice pacing and race strategies.
- Significantly increase endurance for demanding training and races.
- Develop effective goal-setting, stretching, and dryland routines.
- Master advanced training habits, intensity, and race execution required for Gold squad.
- Successfully complete all remaining 13 & Over IMX events.
- Achieve a seamless and successful transition to full-time Gold squad training.
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Fins, Paddles, Snorkels, Water Bottle, Tennis Shoes
Gold
Max Practice: 10 per week, Min Practice: 6 per week Length: 120 mins
Entry Requirements:
Must attend meets
Must be able to complete all 13 & Over IMX events each season
Must have coach approval for maturity, practice ability, and attitude
Must have motivation to learn and grow their skills/knowledge
Primary ages 11-14
Group Goals:
- Continue practicing swimming skills
- Effectively accomplish swim-practice pacing
- Increase endurance in practice and races
- Participate in appropriate goal-setting behavior
- Accomplish race-pacing designated by coaches
- Continue practicing complex swimming tasks (e.g., building, descending, holding, aerobic pacing)
- Learn stretching routines to complete before practices/meets
- Participate in dryland exercises
- Prepare skills for completing Senior IMX practices
- Learn mental health management in relation to sport
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Fins, Paddles, Snorkels, Water Bottle, Tennis Shoes
Senior I
Max Practice: 6 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week Length: 90 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Must attend meets
- Must be in high school
- Must have a working understanding of all four swimming strokes
- Must be motivated to learn and grow in their knowledge/skills
Group Goals:
- Work towards 13 & Over IMR/IMX standards
- Continue practicing swimming skills
- Learn swim-practice pacing
- Grow endurance in practice and races
- Participate in appropriate goal-setting behavior
- Learn complex swimming tasks (e.g., building/descending/holding)
- Learn stretching routines to complete before practices/meets
- Participate in dryland exercises
- Learn mental health management in relation to sport
- Prepare skills for completing Senior IMX practices
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Fins, Paddles, Snorkels, Water Bottle, Tennis Shoes
Senior II
Max Practice: 10 per week, Min Practice: 6 per week Length: 120 mins
Entry Requirements:
- Must be in high school
- Must attend ALL scheduled drylands, meets, and dryland workouts
- Must be dedicated to the sport of swimming and growing their abilities
- Must have prior coach approval for maturity, practice ability, and attitude
- Must race all distances and strokes each season
Group Goals:
- Work towards individual swimming goals and prepare for elite swim meets
- Continue practicing swimming skills
- Effectively accomplish swim-practice pacing
- Increase endurance in practice and races
- Participate in appropriate goal-setting behavior
- Accomplish race-pacing designated by coaches
- Continue practicing complex swimming tasks (e.g., building/ descending/ holding/ aerobic pacing)
- Learn stretching routines to complete before practices/meets
- Participate in dryland exercises
- Learn mental health management in relation to sport
Required Equipment:
Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Fins, Paddles, Snorkels, Parachutes, Water Bottle, Tennis Shoes
