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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And you just moved here from HoCo? And you are already booted from RMSC and MSI! Nice work [/quote]

Yeah, I shouldn't complain, tall athletic kids have so many options.  Basketball, I wouldn't say they are better (I recall issues in high school) coaches but overall, there are more options.  Like I wouldn't even consider competitive swimming for my son.  Not that it isn't a good fitness activity, just it will cost so much less, and he'll get so much more out of it since it's a money sport for boys I view swimming, basketball, soccer to be equivalent for girls, basically just fun and fitness.  It would be cool if Kaitlin Clark could do a Michael Jordan on the WNBA and turn it into a money sport so that girls can have role models also.

Basketball coaches know how to develop tall athletes.  One of the comments above about tall athletes not having the skills is kind of funny.  I read coaching manuals for fun to learn about sports and kids and what not.  It's funny because my book on developing post players has sections on how to handle athletes that don't have the "complete package" of skills, which the book claims is more often the case than not.  They talk about what to do if they can't catch the ball, or can't jump don't have endurance etc.  Like my basketball coach said, there is spot on the team because you've got the thing we can't teach.  I know short parents say kids should have all the skills, but it isn't like tall kids aren't trying they are growing, somethings will just be harder for them to master, diving for example.  Swimming and soccer don't seem to have this philosophy, which is strange.  I can kind of understand it in soccer, height isn't as much of an advantage, but swimming what do these coaches know about talent anyway?  What a red flag.  I mean really, are you paying to be in the pool with the kid that isn't ever going anywhere or the next 6'1" Katie Ledecky or 6'4" Michael Phelps.

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So now you think they should have taken your kid just based on the fact that she’s tall for her age? [/quote]

I just don't think you understand what competitive swimming is.  The point is that other sports know about this problem and how to manage it, in soccer they kind of do the opposite because tall kids have an advantage early on, they tend to protect the smaller players that will eventually be more agile.  Gymnastics, I didn't even bother.

I tried to contact RMSC early on and explain the situation.  Tall athletic girl who was in lessons, but covid, I have doing pullups and inversions on still rings other activities etc., how do I get her on the team.  crickets...[/quote]

I think most of this readership does understand swimming and is therefore extremely confused by your grievances. [/quote]

All of these “covid cheating” and insider tryouts accusations are just bananas. Last summer as a 6 year old, my kid would barely put their head in the water at the pool. I signed them up for 6 weeks of lessons through the county this spring, to get them water safe and comfortable enough to do summer league.

They had a great summer, and tried out for RMSC. We had zero lessons during covid, and zero prep for tryouts. Kid had never gone off a block before and when given the option hopped up and dove in. They’re doing minis this fall. If a kid is showing good potential, they’ll get in.

There’s no conspiracy to keep OPs kid out, but it sounds like OP has certainly burned the bridge by now. [/quote]

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