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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This may be true but then why the price tag compared to say RMSC? What’s the value added if they don’t have consistently high-quality coaching across sites?[/quote]

You can’t really compare RMSC pricing because the sites are subsidized by the City of Rockville and Montgomery County. But yes, NCAP is probably the most expensive club option in the area. As others have pointed out there are some great sites/coaches but it is a big franchise and not uniform across the board.[/quote]

RMSC is not subsidized by the county or city of Rockville. You repeat this frequently but it’s not true. NCAP is for profit which makes it more expensive- plus they pay their coaches more.[/quote]

Really?  So how much does RMSC pay to the county for pool time in county-owned pools?[/quote]

The answer is that RMSC pays nothing for use of those pools (and on top of that, other clubs aren't even allowed to rent those facilities).  That is a gigantic subsidy.  These pools cost millions of dollars to build, maintain and operate, and the county taxpayer pays for all of it.  Other clubs have to pay rental fees to schools other pool owners (which then use those fees to defray the cost of building and operating the pools) or build and run their own pools.  [/quote]

Sigh. Not this same discussion on every thread where you repeatedly bash RMSC. Are you a NCRAP employee?[/quote]

Hahaha NCRAP. I like that.

How do people know they are paid more? I think that’s an assumption because they are for-profit, but from what I understand they are actually not paid that well- heard this from a coach that left and coaches in a different state.

Seems to me there is something very dodgy going on between all the kids leaving the Prep site and the fees being so high…[/quote]
DP. The fees have always been high, that isn’t a new occurrence. [b]Machine and ASA are also more expensive than RSMC. RMSC costs less because using the county pools is saving them a lot of money[/b]. It’s not a slam, it’s great that there is a club that’s more reasonably priced, and therefore accessible for more kids, that also produces high level swimmers. NCAP has so many sites, the issues at Prep are pretty specific to Prep and aren’t indicative of things going on at other sites. [/quote]

And RMSC is non-profit.

Also, at the top levels, the clubs are more comparable. [/quote]

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