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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the software will now calculate this for you.  Our team uses the number of time drops as opposed to the overall percentage time drop since it reflects a more consistent and steady improvement over the course of the season.  A swimmer who shows up at maybe time trials and one other meet might have just one or two events in the system but reflect an overall huge percentage time drop simply because if you're only showing up rarely then the time drops are each likely to be bigger overall.

Our team wants to recognize those who are persistent, showing up and doing the hard work and consistently working to improve.

It's summer swim, don't overthink it.  [/quote]

MCSL, but I don't think our coaches use any formula. It's the hard work, improved strokes, becoming legal, making an A meet types of things. They almost never award club swimmers, like an unwritten rule. I am interested what happens on teams with club swimmers who have the largest drops from time trials if you use the formula. Consider this scenario... time trials morning my teen has already been to a 2h club practice and is the fastest swimmer on the team in every stroke. Time trials isn't really a race, times are not fast. Come up on Week 3 (last shot to qualify for our Coaches Long Course all star meet) or divisionals (fast competition, good time in season, want to break records, improve all star seeding, etc.) and kid swims really fast. That kid should not be most improved no matter what the numbers say, right?[/quote]

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