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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the responses. I agree there are two different things to consider -- fun activities during the actual practice and the overall attitude/culture of the coaches and club. My DC's personality is such that they just really eat up the fun and silly things even if they're little things. It doesn't have to be sharks and minnows at practice... just something like the coach dressing up occasionally or doing fun team building things outside the pool would probably be enough to make it feel fun for them. Something like the chase 25s during practice would also probably be up their alley... that sounds like a good example of how to make something fun while still doing work.

I think part of the problem with the summer team program is lack of lane space and the fact that there aren't a lot of kids my child's age doing the program for some reason. None of their summer team buddies are there. It's a lot of older kids who don't want to swim club. DC is too advanced for the youngest lane of kids who are barely getting across the pool, but then they're being put in a lane with kids up to 3 years older who are just newer to swimming. My thinking is that DC might enjoy the "mini" group at a club where they can be in a lane with kids that all similar in terms of age and maturity level. DC is very social when around kids their own age, so just having more kids to talk to would make it more fun.

It sounds like York would be our best bet if DC were to try club swim. I'll see how the rest of this winter and next summer goes, and keep that one in mind.[/quote]

you might actually find it beneficial to go ahead and try out for some club teams now.  Trying out for club in winter actually gives you a better feel for the club than in the summer.  The summer tryouts are generally just tryouts- you are there with a bunch of kinds not on the team- you jump in the water, do your thing, and leave.  But for kids who tryout in the winter, they usually have them attend a practice, and you get a bit more of a feel for what that is like.  You don't necessarily have to join even if you get a spot- although if your current swim isn't going well you might consider it. York is good at the 'little things'  When my kids were 8 and unders, they lived for 'dum dum thursdays' which just mean they got a dum dum as they left the pool.  They never wanted to miss a thursday b/c they didn't want to miss out on their dum dum.   
[b]In saying this I'm assuming your dc is legal in all 4 strokes, if they aren't, there is no point trying out for club- they won't make it.  (Possibly if they are not legal in fly and they are young).[/b][/quote]

8& unders do not need to be legal in all 4 strokes to make the team for most clubs.  You really need to consult the eligibility requirements for the specific club(s) you’re interested in.[/quote]

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