Switching teams etiquette

[Anonymous]

To those families who have switched club teams, did you send an email or follow any etiquette to let the coach know? Or did you say nothing? We want to keep a positive relationship.

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[Anonymous]

Very much depends on the team and age of child…mine was older so they spoke to the coach right before they switched then I followed up with a thank you email after
their last practice. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

[Anonymous]

We switched teams when our child was 15. We went to a larger team and the end of short course season. We sent a letter and my child talked to the coach. The coach never spoke to my child again on deck a meets once they left. It is what it is and we were happy at our new club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

Pools and practice times can be a factor. A closer pool when you are going every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

Pools and practice times can be a factor. A closer pool when you are going every day.

Or aging up to a new training group and don't care for the new group's coach. This happened to us.

[Anonymous]

We are debating moving for the aging up and not fond of the new coach for the group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We are debating moving for the aging up and not fond of the new coach for the group.

We did this, but also because we felt that the overall management of the club was focused on generating revenue instead of developing swimmers. Based on some good advice, we switched over the summer so that the 6-week waiting period for competition fell mostly over August when there aren't any meets. Best decision we ever made (both in switching and the timing of doing so).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We are debating moving for the aging up and not fond of the new coach for the group.

I would recommend leaving if you don’t like the coach. My kid swims 7 times a week and honestly spends more hours with his coach than us. This person has significant influence over your kid. One club had a senior coach that was a nice guy but very lazy and did not hold the swimmers accountable. Not great traits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We are debating moving for the aging up and not fond of the new coach for the group.

I would recommend leaving if you don’t like the coach. My kid swims 7 times a week and honestly spends more hours with his coach than us. This person has significant influence over your kid. One club had a senior coach that was a nice guy but very lazy and did not hold the swimmers accountable. Not great traits.

I wonder if that is our club. It sounds like one of our coaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

This is NCAP propaganda. You can swim fast at any club if your coaching is good and your athlete works hard. “Better meets” only matter if you are super elite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

This is NCAP propaganda. You can swim fast at any club if your coaching is good and your athlete works hard. “Better meets” only matter if you are super elite

NP, this is actually just true, not propaganda from the bigger clubs. Having a training cohort of other fast swimmers is important not only so swimmers can continue to train with the appropriate age group and not feel like they need to swim up to be challenged, but so they are training to the best of their ability rather than down to the ability of the swimmers around them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

This is NCAP propaganda. You can swim fast at any club if your coaching is good and your athlete works hard. “Better meets” only matter if you are super elite

NP, this is actually just true, not propaganda from the bigger clubs. Having a training cohort of other fast swimmers is important not only so swimmers can continue to train with the appropriate age group and not feel like they need to swim up to be challenged, but so they are training to the best of their ability rather than down to the ability of the swimmers around them.

+1

There are clubs and there are elite clubs. There is a difference. Not total propaganda, but some of it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you switching teams if the currently relationship between your swimmer and coach is positive?

Oftentimes a talented swimmer needs a bigger club so they can attend the harder meets and have a better group of swimmers their age. It has nothing to do with the coaching.

Or a swimmer hits a plateau and a new coach and new perspective could be the push the swimmer needs.

This is NCAP propaganda. You can swim fast at any club if your coaching is good and your athlete works hard. “Better meets” only matter if you are super elite

NP, this is actually just true, not propaganda from the bigger clubs. Having a training cohort of other fast swimmers is important not only so swimmers can continue to train with the appropriate age group and not feel like they need to swim up to be challenged, but so they are training to the best of their ability rather than down to the ability of the swimmers around them.

+1

There are clubs and there are elite clubs. There is a difference. Not total propaganda, but some of it is.

The key is in bold. This is why elite clubs exist. Like attracts like. No different than any other sport. You want to perform at your best? You need to train with the best (both coaches and fellow swimmers). Katie Ledecky herself moved from Stanford to Florida in order to train for the Paris 2024 Olympics (and also to be closer to family on the East Coast).