NVSL pools with evening practice

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to figure out which NVSL pools offer evening practice. Our pool is saying we are the only pool that does. I don't believe that is correct.

[Anonymous]

I only got through H, but I easily found these just by searching each team’s swimtopia site:

Annandale - https://astredtide.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Camelot - https://camelotknights.swimtopia.com

Canterbury Woods - https://cserpents.swimtopia.com/help

Cardinal Hill - https://cardinalhillswimteam.swimtopia.com/practice-info

Country Club Hills - https://cchsharks.swimtopia.com/practices

Downton Terrace - https://dtdolphins.swimtopia.com

Hamlet - https://hamletgreenfeet.swimtopia.com/practice

Highlands Swim - https://www.whompingturtles.org/practice-times

Hollin Hills - https://hollinhills.swimtopia.com/practices-dates-and-times

Holmes Run - https://hrahurricanes.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Hunter Mill - https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recnvhm/page/practice-schedule

[Anonymous]

K-M:

Kent Gardens - https://kgrcswim.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Lake Braddock - https://lblakers.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Langley - https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recnvsllcst/page/practice-information

Laurel Hill - https://www.lhtritons.org/register/91914/main

Lincolnia Park - https://lprclazers.swimtopia.com/practices

Long Branch - https://longbranchwaterwizards.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Mantua - https://mantuamarlins.swimtopia.com/about

Mosby Woods - https://mosbywoods.swimtopia.com/practices-1

Mount Vernon Park - https://mvpgators.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

LOADS of clubs have evening options

[Anonymous]

O-R:

Old Keene Mill - https://okm.swimtopia.com/swim-team-practice-schedule

Overlee - https://overlee.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Poplar Heights - https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recnvphcva/page/summer-practice-schedule

Riverside Gardens - https://riversidegardens.swimtopia.com

[Anonymous]

There is a lot of variety in what evening practice means. Practicing 2 days a week with a mixed age group is not at all the same as daily practice with peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a lot of variety in what evening practice means. Practicing 2 days a week with a mixed age group is not at all the same as daily practice with peers.

True. Evening practice is rarely as good as morning. But for some parents, it is the only option. Having your kid swim 10-11 in the morning just doesn't work with getting to the office. So unless practice ends before 9 am, it ain't happening.

I will say that we used to have two lanes and a coach running an evening practice three days a week. But parents started complaining because morning practice had more coaching, they would do fun stuff (but they controlled the whole pool), and the quality of the practices were better and they wanted the team to make the evening practices as good, etc. The pool was mad enough about the number of lanes being used "all summer" and paying coaches both morning and practice wasn't affordable.

So something is better than nothing, but it is not the same.

[Anonymous]

Our pool is not on the list above but does offer evening practice. It's fine but not really enough for a serious swimmer. You lose Monday nights to meets. Then our pool often has Friday night events. So you're left with just 3 nights, and inevitably there will be a thunderstorm (or just distant rumbles of thunder to close the pool) for one or more of those nights.

Better to offer early morning practices. 7 am means my kid swims and we make it to work and summer camp without incident.

[Anonymous]

Our pool offers both… an early morning campers practice and an evening practice. Neither is as fun as the morning practices but we do our best to make summer swim team an option for anyone who wants to participate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pool is not on the list above but does offer evening practice. It's fine but not really enough for a serious swimmer. You lose Monday nights to meets. Then our pool often has Friday night events. So you're left with just 3 nights, and inevitably there will be a thunderstorm (or just distant rumbles of thunder to close the pool) for one or more of those nights.

Better to offer early morning practices. 7 am means my kid swims and we make it to work and summer camp without incident.

I mean, actual serious swimmers don’t need their summer league practices at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a lot of variety in what evening practice means. Practicing 2 days a week with a mixed age group is not at all the same as daily practice with peers.

True. Evening practice is rarely as good as morning. But for some parents, it is the only option. Having your kid swim 10-11 in the morning just doesn't work with getting to the office. So unless practice ends before 9 am, it ain't happening.

I will say that we used to have two lanes and a coach running an evening practice three days a week. But parents started complaining because morning practice had more coaching, they would do fun stuff (but they controlled the whole pool), and the quality of the practices were better and they wanted the team to make the evening practices as good, etc. The pool was mad enough about the number of lanes being used "all summer" and paying coaches both morning and practice wasn't affordable.

So something is better than nothing, but it is not the same.

Our team doesn’t offer pm practices after the school year ends but the morning practices are done by 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:K-M:

Kent Gardens - https://kgrcswim.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Lake Braddock - https://lblakers.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Langley - https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recnvsllcst/page/practice-information

Laurel Hill - https://www.lhtritons.org/register/91914/main

Lincolnia Park - https://lprclazers.swimtopia.com/practices

Long Branch - https://longbranchwaterwizards.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Mantua - https://mantuamarlins.swimtopia.com/about

Mosby Woods - https://mosbywoods.swimtopia.com/practices-1

Mount Vernon Park - https://mvpgators.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

LOADS of clubs have evening options

I just clicked on some of the teams and they all switch to only morning practices around July 12.

[Anonymous]

The summer swim seasons is essentially done then. The only meets left are Divisionals and All Stars. The NVSL shifted everything earlier a few years back and it makes summer swim almost not feel like summer swim anymore because it’s done so early.

[Anonymous]

8:31 here

Sorry, I meant June 12, not July

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a lot of variety in what evening practice means. Practicing 2 days a week with a mixed age group is not at all the same as daily practice with peers.

True. Evening practice is rarely as good as morning. But for some parents, it is the only option. Having your kid swim 10-11 in the morning just doesn't work with getting to the office. So unless practice ends before 9 am, it ain't happening.

I will say that we used to have two lanes and a coach running an evening practice three days a week. But parents started complaining because morning practice had more coaching, they would do fun stuff (but they controlled the whole pool), and the quality of the practices were better and they wanted the team to make the evening practices as good, etc. The pool was mad enough about the number of lanes being used "all summer" and paying coaches both morning and practice wasn't affordable.

So something is better than nothing, but it is not the same.

^this. Our pool looked at adding evening practices. Didn’t want to pay coaches more and then complained about quality. You can’t make everyone happy.

[Anonymous]

Our pool stopped doing evening practices after most of the families who claimed the limited spots each time failed to ever show up.