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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This got hashed and rehashed last summer.

[b]NVSL should have a list of agreed upon criteria a pool must meet to host the league wide meets. [/b] Evaluate all the pools in the league and identify which ones are suitable.  Incentivize those pools to host somehow (entry fees, other ideas?).  If none step up, don't have the meet.

The histrionics about well if you don't like it your pool should do it are a waste of time.[/quote]

They do. And Pinecrest was evaluated against all that criteria before they were given the go-ahead to host. [/quote]
[b]Water depth was not part of the criteria to be evaluated[/b] for a swim meet not using in-water starts? That’s laughable and quite frankly kind of illustrates why summer league should not be taken as seriously as people in NVSL take it. [/quote]

Did someone say it wasn’t?[/quote]
It’s a total joke if someone considered water depth and thought 2.5 feet is just fine. I’m not an NVSL parent but just reading this thread it is shocking to me how many parents are so indignant and acting like diving into 2.5 feet of water is NBD. It’s not a personal affront to anyone. I would defy you to find anything supporting the idea of recreational swimmers diving into 2.5 feet of water as a safe practice. My kid swims year round, so yes they could do it, but whether kids can do it and whether they should be doing it are 2 different things. I have a hard time comprehending that this league that everyone in this area touts as one of the nation’s top summer swim leagues does this. [/quote]

+1. I have an 8U swimmer who has objectively terrible starts, and these shallow depth starts are nightmare fuel for me even with him starting at the deeper end.

Learning these shallow dives takes time and skill to get from bellyflop to streamline, which isn’t happening at summer swim. I realize IAS is going to be mostly club swimmers but it shouldn’t be downright unsafe for kids who are just getting into the sport and who happen to be quick. [/quote]

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