Swim Team Program Follow-Up
Somax stroke analysts will be available for follow up if your team needs it. This can be done at your pool, or over the internet. We can download underwater tapes you send us onto our website and analyze the tapes for you. You can then see our analysis on your home computer. Our fees for follow-up analysis are set on a team by team basis.
Program Fees
Instruction fees are $600 per swimmer for each clinic, for a minimum of 40 swimmers on the same team. The Somax POWERBELT is $50 for each swimmer and all are made to size. Travel and expenses for Somax staff, underwater camcorders and a dynamometer to measure strength are extra. Fees include all instruction, a Stretchcard, Strengthcard and laminated drill card and protractor for each swimmer. Fees are a license to use the information and POWERBELT for only the swimmers who attend the clinic. All drills, methods of analysis and POWERBELTS remain the property of Somax. All swimmers, coaches and parents will be required to complete a non-disclosure form prior to the first clinic. We recommend that your team start with the freestyle clinic. Then, if you find our program worthwhile, you can schedule subsequent clinics every 2-3 months in order to learn the drills and underwater videotape analysis for each stroke.
Once all swimmers on your team have completed all five clinics, we will then license your team to train new swimmers with our program for a reduced fee.
Program Requirements
Your team must provide a pool at least 25 yards in length with a minimum of four lanes and 82-degree clear water. You will also need a nearby room with mats or carpets for stretching and a large television set to view underwater videotapes. Minimum age is five. All fees and registration cards must be collected and sent to Somax at least two months prior to each clinic so that our instructors can make travel arrangements and Powerbelts can be custom-made for each swimmer on your team.
Microfiber Reduction
Microfiber Reduction, our exclusive form of connective tissue massage that improves flexibility far beyond what stretching alone can do, is not included in our Swim Team Program. Normally, it is only available in 30-hour increments. However, it will be made available to your team members who are enrolled in our program on a two-hour minimum basis. Please see Individual Programs for our hourly fee.
Registration
To register your team, please contact Somax. We have an information package that you can order that includes a videotape of our program, as well as articles and research results to distribute to your team members.
* Somax guarantees that your team swimmers who successfully complete our Swim Team Program will swim faster within one year of completing our clinic, or their individual fee will be refunded to the team. This money-back guarantee is extended to all able-bodied swimmers who complete our Swim Team Program and meet our minimum flexibility requirements. To qualify for the guarantee, swimmers must be able to verify by videotape that they have completed our 2500-yard drill set each day, seen their underwater stroke on videotape at least once a week, and have corrected their stoke faults. They also must not do any training regimen that we find reduces their flexibility, causes them to be over-trained, or degrades their stroke efficiency. If, after one year, they do not improve their times current at the start of their clinic, we will refund their tuition on an individual basis. If a swimmer leaves the team, quits swimming, or suffers an injury, their guarantee is void. |