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[quote=Anonymous]One of my kids very recently aged up. They had a lot of success last year at the top of their age group, and I knew this year would be more of a challenge for them. What I did not expect to see is an apparent regression in both times and (more concerning) their stroke technique. I think they are trying, but have developed bad habits or something that no one apparently caught on the winter team. Now they're doing things incorrectly and not even aware of it. They're DQ'ing on strokes that they could swim legally two years ago and even their best strokes don't look like they used to.

Is this something that can happen as a result of growth/development? My child is very thin and doesn't seem to have "filled out" the way some other kids have. Does it straighten itself out with time? It's really baffling to watch and hard on my kid as they're getting passed by other kids for whom it all seems to be clicking. Any advice for supporting them and helping them get back on track with their strokes? Should they do some private lessons to help identify and fix some of the problems? I'm not sure whether to be annoyed with the winter coach(es) for not providing better technical instruction or whether this is some weird blip for my kid that they just need to ride out. [/quote]

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