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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure your wishlist works with pool availability here.  The number of swimmers compared to lane space in the DC area make your wishlist unreasonable.  Your child who doesn't want to commit full time to swim (which is reasonable) is taking away lane space from a child who does want to commit full time to swim.

There are areas of the country where you can find a team that meets your wishlist.  Are you willing to move to find this team?[/quote]

“Your child is taking Swabian’s space.” “Are you willing to move to find this team?”  Are you serious? I hope not. There are quite a few smaller clubs around here that don’t require full-time swimmers. Hopefully we’ll hear some responses about the options, communication, and culture there.  
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You don't mention where you are.  It makes a difference.  Someone in Annandale, VA isn't going to drive to Germantown, MD during the week for practice.

So, without that information, you are wasting people's time and aren't going to get any meaningful feedback.

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Using only context clues, so I could be wrong, the author describes her/his/their impression of Makos. So I’m guessing somewhere close to Makos.

NCAP Burke has afternoon practices, and it has groups for all levels of talent and commitment. You won’t get feedback unless you ask for you.[/quote]

but NCAP burke only has min 6 x a week for HS- no lesser option

OP both Machine and Mako have lesser day options for all ages?  How could they only pay attention to fast swimmers if they have different ability groups?  In my experience as both a coach(of another sport) and parent, the coaches in most groups pay attention to the kids who want to be there and are coachable.  The ones who listen and don't goof off or talk when the coach is instructing.  Has your child asked for feedback?  After a cool down, do they check in with coach at meets to see if they have feedback on their events?  Do you sit and watch practice and actually see some kids favored and others ignored?  Not saying you are wrong, just want to point out some possiblities.  Some coaches are better than others.  But in the lower volume groups, it is usually the coachable kids getting the attention.

As for communication, I've had kids on 2 diff club teams in the area.  Both lacked for communication, and neither emailed parents personalized emails.  From what I understand, this really doesn't happen anywhere and they could all improve there.[/quote]

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