First meet with spectators - this is why we can’t have nice things

[Anonymous]

First meet with spectators this weekend, limited to one parent per athlete, and so many people completely ignored that. Both parents, all the siblings, grandma and grandpa for a single kid. You people are going to screw it up for the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

Not having had spectators is so ridiculous. They aren’t ruining anything…your schools have been ruining it for everyone for 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Swimming?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First meet with spectators this weekend, limited to one parent per athlete, and so many people completely ignored that. Both parents, all the siblings, grandma and grandpa for a single kid. You people are going to screw it up for the rest of us.

It wasn’t checked at the door? My DS is a college swimmer and for their championship meet they allowed 2 per swimmer. We had to be on a list.

Maybe they had more than one athlete competing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First meet with spectators this weekend, limited to one parent per athlete, and so many people completely ignored that. Both parents, all the siblings, grandma and grandpa for a single kid. You people are going to screw it up for the rest of us.

It wasn’t checked at the door? My DS is a college swimmer and for their championship meet they allowed 2 per swimmer. We had to be on a list.

Maybe they had more than one athlete competing?

This would be my question. They had to know that with spectators not allowed for 2 years that there were going to be people with the attitudes of the PPs and were definitely not going to care about the 1 person per athlete rule. Put out a sign up genius like you do for volunteering and make people get checked in at the door.

[Anonymous]

I am fine with limiting guests at meets - or sell tickets to limit it (even better). There is such limited space in most of these venues.

[Anonymous]

It’s a bit odd that they still have capacity limits. Concerts etc are back to capacity, so how is this different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a bit odd that they still have capacity limits. Concerts etc are back to capacity, so how is this different?

School concerts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a bit odd that they still have capacity limits. Concerts etc are back to capacity, so how is this different?

School concerts?

Seriously, every participant in a swim meet is eligible to be vaccinated. There is no difference anymore between an event with kids that are over 5 and an event geared toward adults when it comes to capacity restrictions.

[Anonymous]

They just need to disqualify the swimmers. Do it once and the problem disappears.

[Anonymous]

My kids played basketball all winter and there were no limits on spectators. I can't believe they weren't letting in spectators until now. That's crazy.

[Anonymous]

Pandemic is over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids played basketball all winter and there were no limits on spectators. I can't believe they weren't letting in spectators until now. That's crazy.

Not saying I agree with it but there are a lot more people at a winter swim meet than a bball game between only two teams. It seems like most swim meets have been using the spectator area as additional space for teams so they aren’t all on top of each other. I think it’s silly since kids within a team are crammed together. Hopefully they go back to normal next season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids played basketball all winter and there were no limits on spectators. I can't believe they weren't letting in spectators until now. That's crazy.

I feel like you have no grasp on how big these meets are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a bit odd that they still have capacity limits. Concerts etc are back to capacity, so how is this different?

School concerts?

Just went to my MS kids theater production (kind of like a concert) and it was PACKED