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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Think of swimming cost like you do Costco vs Safeway. If you only want to buy the bare minimum the price per unit is going to be drastically higher than if you were to buy in bulk![/quote]

This is what I have a problem with. We have a talented swimmer who can’t make 5 practices a week because they are heavily involved in another sport.  The kids that do swim five days a week get much more attention at meets and in practice, even though they aren’t any faster or paying any more.  How does this make any sense?  Seems like a pyramid scheme.[/quote]
This is just a natural consequence of having more face time with the coach. If you’re at practice 5 times a week and another kid is there only 3, you are getting more attention at practice because the coach is seeing the 5x a week kid 1.5x more a week. I’ve not noticed at meets the coaches treating the kids differently, but the goals may be different based on how committed the coach perceives a kid to be. Some clubs, or certain training groups within a club, are just not a cost-effective fit for kids who are multi-sport athletes once they hit MS. [/quote]

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