Swim Skills Required for Registration
Skill Level by Program
- Frogs are competitive swimmers who are legal in all four competitive strokes – Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle.
- Pollywogs are competitive swimmers that are legal in two strokes (free and back) and will continue to refine these strokes while learning the skills for Breaststroke and Butterfly.
- Tadpoles are beginner swimmers who are water safe and can swim the length of a 25-yard pool. In addition, Tadpoles should be able to kick using a kickboard, roll to their back and kick when kicking without a kickboard. These swimmers will learn the skills for the Freestyle and Backstroke, along with other important skills for competitive swimming. Tadpoles are part of the competitive team and will participate in meets once their coaches clear them for competition.
Note: The FAST Frog Coaching team will decide what level a swimmer will be assigned. Swimmers' levels can change throughout the season as coaches continue to evaluate swimmers.
- LESSONS The FAST Frogs will also run a Summer Lesson program for swimmers that do not yet meet these requirements. Evaluations are not required to register for the Lesson program. The swimmers who take part in the Lessons program are not part of the competitive team and do not participate in the meets. If you are unsure about your swimmer, sign up for an evaluation and the coaches will place them in Tadpoles vs. Lessons accordingly.
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Fast Frogs Bead Chart
Practice Beads
| Color | Name / Reason | Distribution |
| Yellow | First Day of Practice | First practice day of the new season |
| Star | First Day of lessons (star shaped bead of any color, except red, white, or blue) | First swim lesson day in June and/or July |
| RWB Star | Attend a swim practice on a national holiday | Memorial Day, June 14th (flag day), July 4th (Independence Day) |
| Gold | Coaches bead - recognition for exemplary work | Rare |
| Black | Master a stroke or skill | Upon mastery of a new stroke or skill |
| Blue | Practice bead | Once or twice a week to all swimmers at that practice |
| Solid White | Polar Bear bead | When it is cold out or the water is cold |
| Clear / Glitter | Dive bead | Upon mastery of a dive or diving skill,
for attendance at a dive clinic |
| Light Blue/ Glitter | Rainy Day bead | When it is rainy or raining (but still safe to swim – no thunder or lightening) |
| Light Green* | Following Rules | Upon demonstration of following the rules |
| Neon Yellow* | Good Listening | Upon demonstration of good listening |
| Iridescent Blue* | Good Attitude | Upon demonstration of a good attitude |
| Glitter Green* | Best Cannon Ball | Upon demonstration of the best cannon ball! |
*Lessons and younger swimmers
Meet Beads
| Color | Reason | Distribution |
| Green | Participation and attendance at a Fast Frogs swim meet | At every swim meet |
| Pink | Swim on a relay at a meet | For every member of the relay |
| Iridescent Peacock | Swim the Individual Medley (IM) at a meet | After swimming the IM at a meet |
Graduation / Award Beads
| Color | Reason | Distribution |
| Frog Charm | Mastery of skills required to move from lessons to tadpoles (Congratulations! You are on the team!) | Upon graduation from Lessons |
| Silver | Mastery of skills required to move from tadpoles to polliwog | Upon graduation from tadpoles |
| Glitter Gold | Set or break a FAST Frogs record | After the meet at which the record was broken, Awards Banquet |
| Glitter Purple | Set or break a NAAL (North Austin Aquatic League) record | Awards Banquet |
Spirit Event Beads
| Color | Reason | Distribution |
| Various Glow in the Dark | Attendance at the End of Season Awards Banquet | Awards Banquet |
| Metallic Red | Attendance at the Spirit Night event | Spirit Night |
| Red | Tony C’s/Round Rock Express etc. event | At the event |
| Purple | Attendance at a post-meet event | At the event |
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