I am actually surprised all of these programs are surviving due to the NCAA/House litigation that is shrinking swim rosters, particularly men’s. I think the threshold for swimming in college is going to get exponentially harder, so it is getting harder to justify the sacrifices made to not get a slot and probably hurt your chances in regular college admissions bc you have no other activities. I have always been told Winter juniors cuts and good grades will get a kid a slot at a D1 school. I think you are now going to need faster times than that, which is really hard.
As a parent of a kid staring down this reality and who loves to be in the water, it is depressing. I feel bad they have spent so much time on the sport (and achieved what used to be the needed standards) and it will likely go no where now. If I had a younger kid I would stick with summer swim and HS swim and try to develop other interests. And, please save the criticism. I know there are worse problems in the world and I already blame myself for giving in when they asked to do all this. |
This is crazy to me. My kids play different club sports. Not once did we go in with an expectation of a NCAA scholarship. Sports, including swim, are about so much more than getting a D1 scholarship. |
+1, I have a 13 year old daughter and the House litigation has not entered my mind at all (yes I know the impacts are less on the female swimmers). She swims for so many reasons other than the hope of a D1 scholarships, and the lessons swimming has taught her are just as important as adding another meaningless activity to fill out a college application. |
These clubs are not immune. |
I get your point, but what does this all have to do with ASA? It's way off the topic. |
Not every parent of a kid in club swim is thinking about whether their child might swim in college one day. |
From ASA NTG, 15+ kids are graduating, and a number moving over to NCAP P, one to NCAP Burke, and at least 1 RMSC.
That’s about 70% of the group turning over |
15+ graduating seems incorrect (we are in NTG) |
If you go to a meet like ISCA, PVS Champs or Metros on Meet Mobile you will get to that number if not more when you comb through the roster. |
That is a very high number. |
Not everyone who goes to ISCA or PVS Champs are NTG. ASA has three groups. |
I think you are splitting hairs here. ASG is a strong group, but knowing some of the NTG / ASG breakdown the 15 or so seems right. Feel free to count for yourself. |
ASA sent more boys to swim at D1 schools than NCAP Prep has in the past five years |
NCAP Prep has more Olympian’s than ASA has ever had. What is there number? That is right zero. |
Prep also leads in eating disorders, suicide attempts and shoulder replacements. |