Tadcaster York Sport Swim Squad (TYSSS) aims to provide suitable training opportunities and coaching for all abilities (subject to the minimum entry requirements), giving high priority to swimmer development and competition.

The squad is split into Training Groups to allow progression, high quality coaching and bespoke training of swimmers with similar training ability and age ranges, providing a development pathway through the squad for swimmers to maximise their potential.

A swimmer progresses at the coaches’ discretion using the grouping criteria. Whilst personal bests and swim speed are taken into consideration, the coaches look at the swimmer as a whole based on their age and development and the coaches’ assessments of abilities, overall work ethic, attendance, attitude to training and competing, discipline and performance potential.

Swimmer progressions and groups are currently reviewed every 6 months but may be done more regularly if deemed necessary or as spaces arise.

As swimmers move through training groups, they may only be invited to certain sessions if they are already doing certain other sessions to enable differentiation in training. A move to a different group may also mean a change in the days of training sessions.

Interim arrangements are currently in place with regard to Strength and Conditioning.