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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d say probably not, but depends if/why those are even being offered/encouraged by your club/coach.

Are you DMV (PVS swimming)? I ask bc in this area with a new 9yo, there is no reason to travel and I’d be surprised if a club even offered a meet like that.

Our club doesn’t have travel meets for entry level/average kids. JOs is not an overnight for most in our region. We started doing travel meets, for fastest kids, 1-2 per year at 10, and a lot of kids will wait until the next age group, and again, this is the fastest kids, qualifying for fast meets.[/quote]

Thanks! Yes, DC is in a PVS club. Our club doesn’t encourage travel meets. I was just curious as a parent of a new swimmer 😂[/quote]

Gotcha! I also missed that your kid is actually under 9 still ;) but as you see from other responses, one meet a month is typical and there are good local options. It is interesting to see the experiences of some taking young kids for a travel meet. I am sure it is fun, but definitely unnecessary. I hope the club offering HOKI to little ones doesn't put families in a position to have kids feel left out if they think it is unreasonable. I also think they should have something to look forward to as they get older. Some of my favorite swim meets were December meets when my kids were 7-8y, they had a festive theme, and the kids were so cute. No rush to get to the other stuff IMO. [/quote]

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