Land Programme
A progressive Total Team dry-land programme, supplementary to our pool training.
Dry-land training is an integral part of a competitive swimming programme. Stingrays has developed a progressive (Total Team) dry-land programme supplementary to our pool training.
To maximise swimming performance, the swimmer must develop and maintain fundamental movement skills to survive today’s competitive arena. We have recognised that such basic skills, athletic abilities and physical literacy of prospective student-athletes are usually lacking. At Stingrays, we adjust our philosophy, practices and programmes to combat this.
The 8-18 Process
Stingrays’ dry-land programme is an 8-18 Process: a progressive plan to develop the whole athlete from the moment they join our programme to their departure as an adult and move on to college sport. We aim to build the most robust, injury-free swimming athlete through a systematic, sequential and progressive development of all physical capabilities.
Bullet proof
The goals of our programme are to allow swimmers to become Bullet Proof (prevent injury) and to prepare them to meet the demands of all swimming strokes. Our swimmers will learn to understand and apply linkage and connection from land to pool, and achieve mastery of each step or level before moving to the next.
Beyond the pool
In addition to improving a swimmer’s athleticism and performances in the pool, dry-land training also offers many intangible benefits, such as improved concentration, body awareness and self-image, and reinforcement in mental discipline and work ethic.
Meet our strength and conditioning coaches
Dry land is coached by specialists with sports science backgrounds.