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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a HS swimmer who wants to swim in college, the intense schedule helps build the training base that is needed to carry them through the next several years. Swimming at an elite level isn’t just about what you do on one season. What you do the several seasons before matters too.

If your child is highly driven AND has the potential to be at the elite/college level, morning practices are likely important for achieving their long term goals. If they have the potential without the drive there’s no point as they won’t make it through college swimming anyway. Morning practice isn’t optional there and it’s miserable if you don’t want to be there. The teen years are where a lot of swimmers with potential but no drive end up dropping back a level or quit entirely. If your child has the drive but not as much potential, you could agree to try it for a year and re-evaluate if it’s having a negative impact in other areas of life. Sometimes the kids who seem like they aren’t on the elite path end up surprising everyone at 13/14/15 because they are so driven to succeed and willing to work harder than others with more talent. [/quote]

Yes, I understand all that. But my question is, if they're spending so much time on a sport, how can they also do the EC's colleges are going to want? I.e., if they need to do a sport + EC, it seems like there isn't enough time.[/quote]

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