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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think doubles are standard at the college level. You do need to consider the burn out.  You DS is not even in HS yet and already burned out.  That's not good.  I myself was burned out after HS and choose to swim Division III instead of Division I because I wanted the freedom to quit in college (never did quit but would have hated to have the pressure of a partial scholarship). It's a high burn out sport and not a life you want if you're already burned out in 8th grade.  [/quote]

Yes, I understand. My son swims at a very fast team (many older kids are faster already than those Division 1 conferences finalists). But he refuses to wake up mornings, and is telling he can’t do it anymore, as it’s been 4 years. He says he could do it for college if there is a goal for Olympic trials and a great trainer, but at the moment he primarily wants to train at a smaller team without morning wake-ups, at least for a few years. I found an intense program for him that trains 4-5 hours on weekends instead of extra mornings before school. But do think my son would be able to switch back to mornings in college if he stops training mornings in middle-high school? [/quote]

Of course.  If he's motivated, he can set his alarm.  If he's not, he wont.  I have heard that the swimming schedule is hardest on boys when they are in the throws of puberty.  Post puberty, it may get easier. [/quote]

Yes, he was a "perfect baby" at 10-11 and could train before school no problem. But after age of 12, he started eating and sleeping way more, and it became impossible to get him go to bed at 8pm: too much homework, dad likes to have a long family dinner with grown up son etc. But he still trains well in the evenings, does good times and is committed to sport, as long as he is not required to wake up at 4am. I have a choice to continue pressing him (and enduring lots of abuse myself in the process), or just accept it the way it is, move him to a team with less demanding schedule and at least give him a chance to sleep well for couple of years, until it hopefully changes. [/quote]

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