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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is weird.  And people that are saying “[b]parents ask too many questions” are sus IM[/b]O.
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I agree. Circa 2018 we had different coaching staff that didn’t circulate a ladder or meet results and with a new 8U I had no idea that results for A meets were posted online. Therefore when my kid beat 35 other kids in freestyle at a B meet I had no idea they should swim in the next A meet. A couple years later I saw the results in historical data in the new app. They were seeded 3rd fastest in free and never got picked for an A meet.

Fortunately everything is transparent now.  [/quote]

That’s terrible.  [/quote]

And also fiction. Coaches want to win. They swim the fastest kid.[/quote]

Sure.  Good coaches do this.

I know for a fact our coach has seeded meets in ways that were likely to yield fewer team points, in order to favor certain kids—these were not just honest mistakes.

It was a major disappointment to learn about it after sacrificing so many of our kids summers to the team.  We thought it was all about clean competition. It’s not.

To young parents reading this—it is a HUGE red flag if your coach won’t share seed times and discuss meet strategy with you.  Your coach should want to talk with you and your kids if you have questions.  The shouldn’t act like the Wizard of Oz.

NVSL should nip this crap in the bud.  Make teams provide the meet sheet with seed times. Only the most involved parents are going to look into it themselves without that, and those parents are probably the ones with kids benefiting from the secrecy.[/quote]

Talk to your team rep.  They hire the coaches.  If they are fine with what's going on, then maybe (a) you are the problem or (b) you should consider joining a different pool.[/quote]

Above parent was most definitely the problem. If you want to help the coaches seed meets, considering becoming a rep yourself. [/quote]

IKR?  If you want your kid to win, rig the game yourself.  The PP is so lazy. How dare they expect fair competition! So entitled.[/quote]

Lol!

I’m the PP who had the 8U swimmer quoted above. Swimming is probably one of the easiest sports to keep fair - it’s literally based on whoever has the fastest time. I am so glad we have a coaching staff that is completely transparent now. My kids are old enough to see their times, strive to cut time etc and I want them rewarded fairly for their efforts when they do.

My kids aren’t going to the Olympics in swimming - but they absolutely should learn that when you work hard and get better at something you should get to swim in the A meet/Relay etc. You know life lessons and all of that stuff…[/quote]

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