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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds just like us last year. Most of tryouts are in June and July. My son's summer team (MCSL division B) has some fast kids from AAC(Arlington?)

I would say try out as many as you can, as you never know which club will offer your son the spot. each year spots of these clubs/sites varied a lot. Then pick up the nearest and most convenient for commute.

we tried out in some site as mini (also turning 9 at the end of July), some as 9-10 group. got rejected everywhere until I coached my son to get his fly legal (at least it seemed) one week before our last tryout.

He is not a fast or athletic kid, but we use club swim as his regular workout (3x/week, 1 hour) and playdate to distract from video games. also both he and myself made some friends, that makes swimming not so boring. so far he hasn't said no to practice yet. our site allows parents hanging out outside of the pool and has leisure pool so kids always hang out before or after practice...

[quote=Anonymous]I will discuss this with my son’s summer coach, but I want to do some research on my own as well.

How do I determine if competitive swimming is a good fit for my kid? How do we get started? When do we need to line up try-outs for fall 2023?

My son has a summer birthday advantageous for summer swimming. He did summer team last year and will swim 8&U this year, turning 9 in July. He plays rec baseball, but I think that will end after the upcoming season. He is not very good and it’s becoming less fun although he still asks to do it. For baseball, it’s  like he’s going through the motions to be with friends. Last summer for swim team he was up and dressed, ready for his 7:15 practice every day without any reminders - completely opposite of his morning behavior during the school year. He missed 1 practice the whole season. We signed him up for Norman swimming and I’ve seen big improvements in his stroke technique- but he is pretty middle of the pack for his lane speed wise. My main motivation for looking into a year-round 2-3x a week program is his attitude. He is always the first one in the pool on Sunday. He takes it very seriously and he has never expressed this type of passion for a sport or hobby before. I think our pool is NVSL league 6 or 7.

He’s probably not going to be a college athlete. That’s not our goal. I don’t even care if he gets to go to the “best” meets. Is there a club for a kid his age who is decent, but not amazing, who loves to swim? Is that Norman, the Arlington team at Long Bridge, or something else? I was a competitive swimmer in HS, but I only swam winter because running was my main sport and I grew up in the Midwest where swim culture is totally different. [/quote][/quote]

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