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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, we have a seven-year old who started in Machine this year after having done summer swim/stroke & turn through the summer team, and a weekly municipal swim class from 2-7. Kid has a barely legal breast stroke and has the feet for the butterfly, but not really the arms or the arms in tandem with the feet. Anyway, he claims that no one at Machine is helping with his strokes, just lots of laps. He's enjoying it but is frustrated that he cannot get the butterfly down. I don't think a seven year old needs more than 3X a week in the pool, so I am not sure what to do, here. A few private lessons? Stroke and turn? [/quote]

What you do is manage your child's expectations.  He almost certainly doesn't have the strength for a legal fly, especially if he's barely legal at breast.  And his coaches know this, which is why they aren't hammering fly at this point.  You should run screaming from a coach who does that with a kid so young.

Also: I watch portions of my kids' practices.  Literally every single coach is giving the kids technical advice.  Every single one.  Whether the kids listen or are able to execute that advice is another story.  Also, having sat through many (many) Gears practices in the past, I can tell you that at no time are those kids just swimming "lots of laps."  My youngest has felt the same, but in reality, it's a mix of some 25s, a few 50s, lots of technique work/drills, and relays and fun things at the end.[/quote]

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