RATS COACHING
"The harder we work, the luckier we get!"
Coaching Overview
We are very fortunate to have an extremely talented, hardworking, and veteran coaching staff. All of the coaches work with all of the age groups, so swimmers will have access to all of the coaches.
Coach Liaison
Questions, comments or concerns regarding team philosophy, its application to a swimmer, or coaching activities should be directed to our Coach Liaison.
Team Involvement
The coaching staff, under supervision of the Coach Liaison, determines the entries for each meet. These entries will be based on a combination of factors including recorded times, practice attendance, the number of swimmers in a given age group, and team needs. It is the team’s desire that swimmers become well rounded, reaching a certain proficiency level in all strokes. Therefore, swimmers may be asked to occasionally to swim strokes that are not necessarily their favorites. Swimming these "off strokes" helps the swimmer keep track of his/her time improvements for all strokes during the whole season.
Relay Teams
The coaching staff chooses each relay team. Coaches look at recorded times, participation, starts and finishes, and team needs. The A and B relays will be chosen for competitiveness. The C relays focus on participation. The desire is to have all swimmers participate on a relay team if possible. In our larger age groups, swimmers may not be able to participate in a relay in every meet.
Meet the coaches:
Matt Boone – Head Coach
Todd Travis – Assistant Coach
Ross Dautel – Junior Assistant Coach
Jenna Thurston – Junior Assistant Coach
Jon Crain – Junior Coach
Michaela Crain – Junior Coach
Kevin Choi – Junior Coach