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These comments remind of one of the great quotes from Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"....

Since the RMSC coaching is so bad, all the current families can do is keep paying thousands of dollars every year to keep their kids there and there are over 100 kids trying out for a hand full of slots each summer.

What a topsy-turvy, madcap world we live in!

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Yea you, not all of us can afford private teams, especially if kids are in multiple sports or activities.  No, you aren’t getting the sports.  Earn them like our kids did.  [/quote]

Last I checked, it costs thousands of dollars a year for kids to swim club anywhere, RMSC included, so I'm not buying the "poor house", "can't afford" refrain.  And if they end up at Silver Spring, tack another $1k/yr to your burn rate for inconvenient parking.... Nobody is doing all that for "horrible coaching", so I'm calling that a lot of bunk.

I have heard that they may have to go with smaller numbers with their groups depending on where they end up for practice sites and how many swimmers these sites can accommodate so there may even be fewer slots, if any, available during tryouts for next year.

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Np. I heard JCC is in consideration?[/quote]

Who’s going to pay for that?  [/quote]

There has been no update since we were told JCC was under consideration. But, I do know the rental fee at the JCC is very expensive, so my guess is it is an unlikely option.

I believe multiple sites are still in play and the likely outcome will be the use of several facilities, as well as smaller groups. [/quote]

I think you are correct but it would be nice if they’d let us know.  They’ve had several years to plan for this.  They will probably move some of it to the outdoor pools but they already have summer swim teams and lessons so that may not work until July or August.  [/quote]

So the advanced groups and senior groups at KSAC (or the MAC for those who know) practice at Bethesda Outdoor Pool for most of their summer practices. The non-advanced junior groups and minis do not practice in the summer, so they won't be impacted until the fall session.

You are right, they had years to plan and the change is 3 months away and there is still no plan. This shows the local government bureaucracy at work. Private clubs are able to act aggressively and expand their pool space but the county moves at a glacial pace. Hopefully they can find a plan that works for most families because the coaches at KSAC have built up the site to be the best in the area and would hate to see it crumble. [b]I think a combination of Wheaton-Glenmont and Old Farm Swim and Paddle Tennis would be the options that would keep the most swimmers registered.[/b] [/quote]

I agree with this 100% and hope that any use of Silver Spring for practice is kept the an absolute minimum.

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That only works for summer, spring and fall.  Too cold in the winter as they are both fully outside.[/quote]

I don't know about that...I think that might be a historical mindset at this point. That was certainly the sensible planning case to be made 15-20 years ago but  with impacts of climate change at play and if the previous two "winters" are to be used as a guide an outside option moving forward may be a viable plan.  From what I understand, part of the plan for Glenmont was to enclose the bathrooms so that would make it more feasible to use in winter.

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It's a viable plan for spring and fall but not when it gets in the 20-40's.  They have a brand new indoor pool.  They can hire more staff to extend the hours and RMSC can pay for the coaches parking.[/quote]

Most other clubs swim outside in the winter at this point. RMSC might need to buy a winter coat and toughen up[/quote]

Name a single DC-area club that swims outside in winter[/quote]

Tollefson and JFD have swam outside in the winter.  Many others have also.  [/quote]

Yea for them.  RMSC doesn't and [b]there is a brand new pool available.[/b]  Most of our kids have parka's but that's not healthy to be out like that for 90 minutes or longer.[/quote]

Silver Spring is not available to absorb all of the KSAC groups year round for all of the 2+ years that would be needed, that's the issue.  If it were, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Also, if you project these negative and fragile sensibilities on your child like you are doing here, you are not doing them any favors and are not going to help them mentally adapt to this transition and their new reality moving forward.

The glass if half-full and these are very first world struggles.

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Of course they could make the pool work.  [/quote]

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