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5 is pretty standard. I think we only have 4 and an inter squad meet.

B meets are really not that much fun. Sure kids enjoy hanging out with their friends, but the meet itself is painfully long. I think people who claim b-meets are super fun have never been to an A meet  :lol:  The only B meet I do genuinely enjoy is our B meet relay event because everyone dresses up. [/quote]
As a parent I detest B meets because they take forever and our pool doesn’t divide up volunteer hours so that you can just work half the meet. There is nothing worse in summer swim than spending 4-5 hours timing a B meet. However, my kid loved it, they ate a ton of ice cream and sugar and hung out on a summer night with their friends. Her friends that are strictly summer swimmers could have cared less about the concept of A meets. [/quote]

Can you talk to your team reps about dividing volunteer roles? We have a very large team, over 200 swimmers, and our B meet jobs are all split 1st half and 2nd half except for the ref.  We have many families whose kids just do Free and Back and then leave.  Families whose kids do Breast or Fly volunteer often for the second half.  My kids love B meets hanging out for hours with their friends in the team area.  It would feel very long and boring if I didn't volunteer, so I always volunteer for one half and then socialize with my own friends during the other half.[/quote]

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