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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the poster who talked about sleep and nutrition. Summer leads to later nights and more junk food. Neither is ideal for peak athletic performance. Focus on earlier bedtimes and filling, nutritious foods. [/quote]

Ugh, no. Summer is supposed to be fun! Who cares about stupid times? Your kid isn’t going to the Olympics.[/quote]

It is supposed to be fun. But it’s not all that fun when you feel like despite your hard work, you’re not only not going anywhere, but going backwards. That kind of thing can be really demoralizing to a kid. Heck, it can be really demoralizing to an adult.

I’m going to flip the question a bit - those of you who ARE seeing improvements over the season, what are you doing? Using babysitters or SAHM and no camps? Skipping practices? Focusing more on club or lessons? Early nights?

We’re doing what we can to get our kid out of the heat before meets and ensure proper food/hydration, but it’s clearly not enough. [/quote]

The kids on our team who make big drops are the ones who don't swim year round. I am a team rep so I see the times. Most of our year round kids did their best in the first couple meets.

We have several kids who don't swim except summer and are regular A meet swimmers, especially under 12. We are a lower division pool though.

I have observed that they tend to be kids who are super athletic in general (so they aren't swimming in winter because focusing on another sport) and/or come from families of athletes and are pretty competitive people. Summer swim is sprints so at least until puberty is a big factor, kids who are simply athletic can do pretty well! [/quote]

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