Swim Meet Relay Policy? What is your summer teams relay policy?

[Anonymous]

I don't know why I said players. Swimmers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Download the SwimTopia app - the times from time trials and B meets are posted there. You can put together the ladder yourself that way. A meets results aren’t posted there though (NVSL) - that is a wrinkle. But you can get a decent idea from SwimTopia.

You can get those from the NVSL website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 we have swimmers who don’t do practice but do early morning NCAP and they still do A meets.

Our coach reserves the right to sub these players out for swimmers who actually do summer swim team. I am fine with that, and I think most other parents on our team feel the same way. It doesn't happen at every meet but this gives a chance for the swimmers who work hard and improve but don't do year-round swim to have that A meet experience.

I think they’re part of the team. A lot of the older ones coach and the younger ones still participate in all of the team stuff that comes with a meets. They are going to earlier and hard practices, so it’s not like they’re lazy

[Anonymous]

Ours does it by ladder. The problem I see is that most NVSL relays kids swim 25s, but our ladder is 50s. Plenty of kids could be higher on a 25 ladder becuase rhey have weak turns or lower endurance. Any pools have a separate 25 ladder?

[Anonymous]

Interesting thing happened at our meet yesterday.

The second fastest freestyle 8&U at time trials was not selected for freestyle as he is also good at the other strokes. Another kid swimming freestyle beat the first kid’s time and took his place in the freestyle relay.

Neither of the kids cared in the slightest but the first kid’s parent was not happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours does it by ladder. The problem I see is that most NVSL relays kids swim 25s, but our ladder is 50s. Plenty of kids could be higher on a 25 ladder becuase rhey have weak turns or lower endurance. Any pools have a separate 25 ladder?

I kind of think you’re grasping at straws here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours does it by ladder. The problem I see is that most NVSL relays kids swim 25s, but our ladder is 50s. Plenty of kids could be higher on a 25 ladder becuase rhey have weak turns or lower endurance. Any pools have a separate 25 ladder?

I kind of think you’re grasping at straws here.

What do you mean? My kids are in the relays. It isn’t for them. But we do have kids on the team - especially fast 9 yr olds - who would be higher on the ladder in 25s than they would in 50s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thing happened at our meet yesterday.

The second fastest freestyle 8&U at time trials was not selected for freestyle as he is also good at the other strokes. Another kid swimming freestyle beat the first kid’s time and took his place in the freestyle relay.

Neither of the kids cared in the slightest but the first kid’s parent was not happy.

That parent is crazy. Come on!
The other kid beat his time.
Sorry he didn't have an opportunity on Saturday but even if he did who is to say he would have beaten the second kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours does it by ladder. The problem I see is that most NVSL relays kids swim 25s, but our ladder is 50s. Plenty of kids could be higher on a 25 ladder becuase rhey have weak turns or lower endurance. Any pools have a separate 25 ladder?

I kind of think you’re grasping at straws here.

What do you mean? My kids are in the relays. It isn’t for them. But we do have kids on the team - especially fast 9 yr olds - who would be higher on the ladder in 25s than they would in 50s.

+1 for grasping at straws. C'mon man. It's also unfair because Larlo had the old dad timer with the slower reaction times so he got penalized and the other 9 year olds have better swim suits that are more aerodynamic.
This situation comes up for the older kids too. They tend to base it off the 100 free time but in the relay I think the only do 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 we have swimmers who don’t do practice but do early morning NCAP and they still do A meets.

Our coach reserves the right to sub these players out for swimmers who actually do summer swim team. I am fine with that, and I think most other parents on our team feel the same way. It doesn't happen at every meet but this gives a chance for the swimmers who work hard and improve but don't do year-round swim to have that A meet experience.

I think they’re part of the team. A lot of the older ones coach and the younger ones still participate in all of the team stuff that comes with a meets. They are going to earlier and hard practices, so it’s not like they’re lazy

But it's not like they are actually participating in the practices with everyone else on the summer swim team either. I think the kids who work really hard in the summer and may have times that are close to those who do year-round swim and do not attend practices could use an opportunity to swim A meets sometimes. I didn't say always, just sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Large team - our meet yesterday had 112 swimmers from our team. A lot swim exhibition (no points, even if they happen to place).
Use ladder system.
We have enough kids that from my sons age group they have three teams for the freestyle relay. My son is on the slowest one (exhibition).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thing happened at our meet yesterday.

The second fastest freestyle 8&U at time trials was not selected for freestyle as he is also good at the other strokes. Another kid swimming freestyle beat the first kid’s time and took his place in the freestyle relay.

Neither of the kids cared in the slightest but the first kid’s parent was not happy.

That parent is crazy. Come on!
The other kid beat his time.
Sorry he didn't have an opportunity on Saturday but even if he did who is to say he would have beaten the second kid?

I agree, although I should say the parent did not make a scene, but I could tell he was fuming inside.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if All Star Relays is being held this year in NVSL? I heard it was cancelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if All Star Relays is being held this year in NVSL? I heard it was cancelled.

It was canceled. But two pools stepped up to host an i sanctioned version with 12 teams per hear rather than 18. Details to come soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if All Star Relays is being held this year in NVSL? I heard it was cancelled.

It was canceled. But two pools stepped up to host an i sanctioned version with 12 teams per hear rather than 18. Details to come soon.

*unsanctioned