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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could you clarify your reaponse on growth and development, OP? Regression can absolutely happen bc of growth and development as they learn to drag more body through the water.  But you say your kid hasn’t filled out, so that sounds less like growth and more like falling into bad habits.

It is hard to know from an anon board but both those things can happen and at the same time.  [/quote]

DC is tall for their age and has always been thin. I think they are even thinner than usual right now because they have gained height but not (much) weight this past year. Puberty is likely a ways off still. I can tell that some of the other kids DC's age have become more solidly built, and DC just doesn't have the genetics for that. They will have height but are likely to be very skinny for quite a while longer. It does seem like for at least one stroke (butterfly) it is a problem of "dragging more body through the water"... longer arms without more muscle. I think this did lead to development of a bad habit. They've been DQ'd for the same reason several times recently. It seems unlikely to me that this has suddenly started happening. More likely that it emerged over the winter as DC grew, and no one ever pointed it out to DC so they could be mindful about correcting it.

There are some other things like this too, some of which are disqualifying and others that just look like an uglier stroke. We actually did try a new club's practice recently, and a coach there pulled DC aside to work with them on a different thing that they noticed. Afterward DC said they didn't know that thing needed work when it would be obvious to any casual observer that it does. I have tried not to be overbearing and did not watch winter practices because there wasn't a good spot to do so without being "that parent". I have tried to leave any constructive feedback/criticism to coaches. All I know is that it really looks like a different kid is in the water right now. [/quote]

Butterfly is hard for long thin kids I think. Requires a lot of upper body strength and core strength.  But so think a few private lessons would likely help [/quote]

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