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Anonymous wrote:Our team uses software with percentages to do it. Prior to that, the coaches would calculate it using seconds dropped. I think they used to have more say because sometimes it was across all 4 strokes, sometimes in just one stroke - so they could pick the kid who worked hard. It’s pretty much always been a newish swimmer who really tried hard at practice. I’ve never seen a kid who would get 1st at an A meet get that award.
I’m really appreciating our fun/non-competitive swim team after reading DCUM.
One of our "most improved" awards this year went to a swimmer who made All Stars. The swimmer did drop time this summer, but was already pretty darn good to begin with (i.e., placing 1-2-3 in all the A meets out of the gate, and never dropping below the Top 18 all season). The A meet kids haul away everything at the banquet. We do paper plates too, but honestly the coaches hardly know the B meet kids so the paper plates are so generic for them. They will say things like "Keep Kicking!" not anything personal. I think we have an issue with our coach though, who will work with the kids who pay her for lessons but then ignores everyone else at practice, even some of the A meet kids. But the parents who work the system won't say anything because their kids take home the trophies every year. We have one year-round A meet kid who seems to win a "most improved" trophy every single year. Glad to hear other pools aren't as dysfunctional!
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