NVSL: Why Are People So Obsessed

[Anonymous]

I legitimately do not understand why people are so obsessed with a summer recreation swim league. Help me understand….go

[Anonymous]

Why are you so obsessed you need to post this question? …go

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you so obsessed you need to post this question? …go

LOL- It is the DMV area, parents are obsessed with all things where they can measure their child against others.

[Anonymous]

I'll never answer a .....go! question and certainly never multiple ones from the same op

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I legitimately do not understand why people are so obsessed with a summer recreation swim league. Help me understand….go

Rec implies equal participation. On large teams, the majority of kids will never participate. Summer is fun- there is dressing up and singing and cheering. Winter meets are cold and sterile.

[Anonymous]

I think it's the biggest swim league in the country - and this a local area message board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I legitimately do not understand why people are so obsessed with a summer recreation swim league. Help me understand….go

Rec implies equal participation. On large teams, the majority of kids will never participate. Summer is fun- there is dressing up and singing and cheering. Winter meets are cold and sterile.

It is Rec. The rec part of NVSL are the B meets on Monday night. Every kid gets to race and participate. The A meets are the competitive component where only the best swim. Summer leagues are the best of all worlds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the biggest swim league in the country - and this a local area message board.

There are many swim leagues in this area, some nearly as large, but only NVSL parents are starting multiple threads about the pools in September.

[Anonymous]

We love summer swim league because it is fun for the kids and a great community. Kids stay busy with practice and hanging out with the summer swim friends afterwards. There are also a lot of really fun team building activities and traditions. I love that kids who are 6 and 18 are on the same team; it's really fun to see the older kids mentoring the younger kids and how the younger kids look up to them.

Sure there is also the competition aspect, because unlike club swim, which are just about the individual, summer meets are scored and every point counts; the 6 yr old's point count just as much as the 18 year old's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I legitimately do not understand why people are so obsessed with a summer recreation swim league. Help me understand….go

Rec implies equal participation. On large teams, the majority of kids will never participate. Summer is fun- there is dressing up and singing and cheering. Winter meets are cold and sterile.

It is Rec. The rec part of NVSL are the B meets on Monday night. Every kid gets to race and participate. The A meets are the competitive component where only the best swim. Summer leagues are the best of all worlds.

FYI
B meets aren’t NVSL meets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the biggest swim league in the country - and this a local area message board.

Atlanta summer swim association is about the same size if not bigger - 130 teams. Their championship meet is held at the Georgia tech natatorium and hosts about 5000 swimmers over a 4 day meet. So I’m assuming they must have at ~15-20k total swimmers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I legitimately do not understand why people are so obsessed with a summer recreation swim league. Help me understand….go

Rec implies equal participation. On large teams, the majority of kids will never participate. Summer is fun- there is dressing up and singing and cheering. Winter meets are cold and sterile.

It is Rec. The rec part of NVSL are the B meets on Monday night. Every kid gets to race and participate. The A meets are the competitive component where only the best swim. Summer leagues are the best of all worlds.

FYI
B meets aren’t NVSL meets.

Never change NVSL mom

[Anonymous]

Competitive parenting is rampant in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the biggest swim league in the country - and this a local area message board.

Atlanta summer swim association is about the same size if not bigger - 130 teams. Their championship meet is held at the Georgia tech natatorium and hosts about 5000 swimmers over a 4 day meet. So I’m assuming they must have at ~15-20k total swimmers.

Good for them. Maybe the AUM forum discusses Atlanta summer swim

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the biggest swim league in the country - and this a local area message board.

Atlanta summer swim association is about the same size if not bigger - 130 teams. Their championship meet is held at the Georgia tech natatorium and hosts about 5000 swimmers over a 4 day meet. So I’m assuming they must have at ~15-20k total swimmers.

That sounds utterly miserable