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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t most of the fast kids hit the following age group standards?  My kid was always focused on the next age group up). My 11/12 year old has the 14 year old JO cuts and is a decently fast but nothing amazing.[/quote]

Yes. My fast 10U has already hit the 11/12 JO cuts. [/quote]

Um, no.  That would be a truly exceptional 10U to do that.  Take 100 Free.  The 11-12 cut is 1:02.39.  In all of PVS this year, five 10U boys have that time.[/quote]

You do know that JOs is not a meet that every average swimmer is supposed to swim, right? They set the cuts fast to manage the size of the meet. My February bday 9/10 will be working hard next year to make cuts as a just-turned-10-year-old. He’ll probably make it in some and not in others. And that’s ok, because there are other meets at different times of the year where he will dominate. [/quote]

The comment above asked that "Don't most of the fast kids hit the following age group standards."  This was a response to that question.  The answer is, no, most of the fast kids do not hit the following age group standards.[/quote]

If a kid is fast, they will make JOs at the bottom of the age bracket. If they’re very fast, they will make the next age bracket up’s standards. JO is a meet for fast and very fast kids. But there are also LOTS of other fast, special meets. At least one in each quarter. So this complaining is pretty ridiculous. [/quote]

I have a kid with their last JOs this spring, and I had to look up if they went at 9. I bet the kid doesn't remember either.

I know my January kid didn't make SC JOs at 9, but never missed one after.

It may seem like a big deal at the time, and they probably learn something from it whether they make it or not, but eventually, it really doesn't matter, it was a just another meet. [/quote]

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