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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nvsl B meet is Monday night. Swimmers need coach’s approve to swim in a certain stoke, if it’s not legal during time trial. I would get private lesson to help child get one stroke legal each summer, so he/she won’t lost confidence. [/quote]

Do not, for the love of god, just sign your kid up for private lessons if the goal is simply to get your child legal to swim in B meets.  Waste of money.

If s/he mentions frustration with a stroke, you could ask the child if s/he would like some extra practice with the coach and go from there.  
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Disagree re: private lessons. The summer junior coaches are great teachers. It helps the younger kids feel welcome, and it helps teach the older kids to be better lane coaches. Lessons w a teen are super cheap, and as mentioned, have added benefits other than stroke mechanics.[/quote]

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A lot of people here disagree with the PP about private lessons for kids that don’t want them.  To those that disagree: are any of your kids good swimmers?  [/quote]

I have club swimmers, two that are quite good (A times) and one that is exceptional (AAA/AAAA times).  Once your kid is beyond the stage of learning how to swim as a life skill and to survive - if they do not want private lessons to better technique there is zero reason to force it on them.  I don't agree with the parenting style of needing a kids buy in to do a sport (you can force a kid to try a sport for a season and then quit - they never know until they try it) but I don't agree with trying to makind a kid go above and beyond if it is not something that they want. It is an easy way to make the kid miserable.[/quote]

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