summer team burn out?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are there families who only do short course and long course season with their year round teams, and skip summer swim team season? We've always done both....but we are currently frustrated with the disorganized summer team board, summer team drama, bad coaches, or rotating door of new coaches. And it is so much volunteering and such a commitment. It is starting to feel like a burden instead of fun. Anyone else feel like this? We used to love summer team. Parents more frustrated than the kids. Yes, its about the kids- but the parents have to make this such a priority.

I haven't read all the responses to this post but maybe you should consider sitting on the "disorganized summer team board" instead of complaining about it. It takes a lot of work to manage the team and usually only a few are involved in this year round commitment. Have you offered to help beyond just your volunteer hours at the meets?

The amount of work done by swim team board members is hit or miss. I’ve seen some who are absolute rock stars and crush it and do everything and anything. I’ve seen a good majority just try and meddle to their kids benefit. And a decent chunk like to wear a polo and a clipboard to get out of actually having to time or volunteer and do very little work.

This last point reflects a lack of understanding of how much work is happening behind the scenes, off deck to make a summer swim meet happen. By the time that rep or board member is holding their clip board and wearing their polo on a Saturday morning, they’ve spent every day leading up to the meet in preparation. Timing and other meet day volunteer roles are critical, but it’s only one piece of a much broader effort required to execute a meet. So no, it’s not about trying to get out of work. They’re spending countless hours working that you clearly just take for granted.

Really tiring sending out that signup genius.

Do you have any idea how swim meets work? Clearly you don't, so I'm not going to engage. Many thanks to the coaches, reps, data folks, and others for the long hours they put in every day leading up to meets. I do not take it for granted and am grateful for your time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are there families who only do short course and long course season with their year round teams, and skip summer swim team season? We've always done both....but we are currently frustrated with the disorganized summer team board, summer team drama, bad coaches, or rotating door of new coaches. And it is so much volunteering and such a commitment. It is starting to feel like a burden instead of fun. Anyone else feel like this? We used to love summer team. Parents more frustrated than the kids. Yes, its about the kids- but the parents have to make this such a priority.

I haven't read all the responses to this post but maybe you should consider sitting on the "disorganized summer team board" instead of complaining about it. It takes a lot of work to manage the team and usually only a few are involved in this year round commitment. Have you offered to help beyond just your volunteer hours at the meets?

op here. Yes I have. Read all the responses.