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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been to several b meets and a meets and for the 8u I have seen countless false starts, and rarely a dq. Why sometimes it’s a dq and other times it’s not? Sometimes one kid goes in a 2 other follow other times it’s just one kid. [/quote] Because these are little kids who are new to swimming and new to the rules. If they get turned off as U8s there's no team later. They can be told about DQs and false starts by their coach at practice the following morning. That said, I have seen officials DQ littles at a summer "B" meet. Kid in question left the meet in tears and didn't swim again.[/quote] You don't need to dq 8&unders for false starts; they aren't doing it to get an advantage. But you do need to dq for stroke violations. If you don't, then they can end up in an A meet, bumping a slower but legal kid. Now the kid with the poor technique gets dqed on Sat and the kid who worked on technique doesn't get to swim at all.[/quote]
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