Potomac Marlins Chinquapin
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Anonymous
| Anyone have experience with the Potomac Marlins at Chinquapin in Alexandria? l'd like to hear some reviews especially for the younger children. Thank you |
Anonymous
| We have had several families from there on our summer team. They like it. I have heard from others that they produce fast kids but a lot of yardage at a young age. |
Anonymous
| Our 15 year old swims at that site but he is in the AM. Are you looking for AM or PM practices? |
Anonymous
What age? |
Anonymous
| Kids on our summer team do it and their form is terrible. If my 10 yo swims 2x a week all year and still gets DQed in the summer, I want my money back. But it tracks with my understanding that it's all yardage and no technique training. |
Anonymous
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^ Marlins swimmer’s technique is horrible.
Below was previously written about the Marlins Chinquapin site on this post - https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1275119.page We had a similar experience with the Marlins coach at Chinquapin-Alexandria. I reached out to the coach a couple of times to discuss specific goals my child had set for themselves and barely got a reply. It was so frustrating. We switched out and have advised others to look elsewhere for quality coaching. |
Anonymous
| Our son switched to Marlins and actually finally got the stroke and technique feedback he’d been wanting and has made significant leaps. I think it’s very kid and coach dependent. Many of the coaches do give stroke correction and kids don’t listen or try to change. I can only speak to mornings though. And find me a team where there aren’t kids with poor technique - it’s everywhere. |
Anonymous
| Thank you. These are helpful responses. If you switched teams where did you like better in the same area for technique? |
Anonymous
Moved to AAC - Much better. |