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[quote=Anonymous]The head coach seems to have it in for us, constantly making unhelpful comments directed at me or my kids, unrelated to my kids’ behavior or swimming but various things about our family’s ability to “get it together” for practices and meets. Both kids are among the fastest swimmers on the team so it surprises me that the coach doesn’t seem to have much self awareness about the effect these comments would have on us over time.

I’m a single mom, and fully admit that I don’t “have it together” like 2 parent families usually do. The last few years with Covid/divorce/school changes/moved have been rough on us, and we are just in the last few months getting to a point where the kids feel fully secure and we are able to establish reliable routines. However, sometimes conflicts arise that make it hard to get the kids to every practice.

My older child wants to continue on the team anyway since he has friends there and his swim group’s coach is great. I worry about what will happen if this coach leaves though.

My younger child is a bit more sensitive and still has a few years ahead, so it might make more sense to move her.

Do coaches typically try to get rid of families they perceive as “problems” even if they are respectful, strong swimmers?  Or will a family like ours experience the same thing even on other teams?

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