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[quote=Anonymous]You can look at it from two perspectives - one is to max their potential and therefore put them in as many practices as possible without risking injury. The other perspective is to set your child up for a long happy experience with swimming and limit sessions to a number that allows your child to enjoy other activities and eager to go to swim practice. Kids need to enjoy practice to thrive long term. At 7, my kids went 2 times a week. At 9/10, they went 3-4 times a week. My younger one is 11 and during soccer season, he goes 3 times a week, but going into the end of short course, he goes 5-6 times a week, and he would do doubles 7 days a week if we let him. My 16 year old goes 6-8 times a week. We let the kids decide which practices to go to and if they don’t want to go, they are free to skip. We encourage them to miss practice if they have a lot of schoolwork. For our family, everyone is happier when the kids drive the bus in terms of swim practice.[/quote]
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