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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to apply for several and the one your child gets into is best.  Its very hard to get in just because there are so many kids and so few slots.

For 11-12 its very hard as someone has to drop out and it depends on how many mini's move up.

It took us multiple tryouts to get a spot.[/quote]

What kind of times would you need to get in at this level?  Would a swimmer with lots of AA and a few AAA be in pretty easily?[/quote]

PP was right in indicating that the issue may not be times, it may be spaces.  At any given site, there may not be any vacancies _at all_ in your swimmer's age bracket (even though some of the practice groups overlap in age ranges).  Even continuing swimmers who are overqualified for the next practice group up have to wait until slots are open.

That is why you definitely want to schedule two tryouts.  There are usually two big tryout dates in July.  Occasional other tryout opportunities sometimes are mentioned, but never at our site--we're not at Rockville, and I think sometimes they might have an off-cycle tryout.  Others can correct me.[/quote]

Does that mean they retain kids from year to year who are already there even if they are significantly slower than potential newcomers?[/quote]
Yes, swim is unique in that respect. Once you have made a club team you never lose your spot with the club. You can lose a spot with a high performance group, but you are then just moved to a lower group, not cut from the club altogether.[/quote]

This may be true for RMSC but definitely isn't true for other clubs.  I've seen coaches ask kids to leave between seasons because they aren't progressing enough to go to the next group.  [/quote]

The clubs whose structures I know (and I only know a few) tend to have multiple off-ramps into less demanding workout groups for when swimmers' times don't improve as they age up.   RMSC has that: by the time you reach the 15-18 age bracket, there are several different expectation levels at which you can be part of the club.  I imagine many other clubs are the same.[/quote]

I know of plenty of clubs that have a lower key group for 15-18.  I’m not aware of any with that option for 11-14.[/quote]

The lower groups for the Oder kids are profitable.  The higher intense groups (which are more expensive) cost much more than the fees to run[/quote]

Yes, it's well known that they recruit certain kids as cash cows to fund their trips to nationals.[/quote]

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