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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swear some of you just don't understand trying to win meets.

My kids was the fastest in 3 strokes this year (free, back, and breast). At the start of the season she was swimming free and breast in A meets (her two best). Then in the third meet the coach switched her to back and breast. She came in second in back, but would have easily won free. Were we mad? No, of course not. Looking at the times from our team and the other team it was obvious that the second fastest swimmer on our team in free was going to easily win and that our daughter had a chance to win back while the second fastest back swimmer on our team had no chance. Our coach was trying to win the meet.

It "cost" my kid a chance to have a perfect season and win every race in every A meet. But it was what was best for the team. It was an awesome learning opportunity for her. When we explained it to her she had no problem with it because she wanted to do what was best for the team.

I can create the lineup for our team for A meets just by looking at our ladder and looking up the other teams times in mynvls.com. Clearly I spend way too much time on this, but I'm usually pretty close each week to what our coach picks. The places where I get it wrong are almost always minor judgment calls that could go either way.

The best part about this is there is no drama because the meet lineups follow two rules:
1. Do what is best for the team
2. Fastest swimmer swims
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You are way over invested.  Sometimes switching a kid to make them more comfortable or better in that stroke is not a bad thing.  Our lineup made no sense but mine just swim what they are told.  The relays sucked as my kid was the only one who could swim fast in the bunch but it is what it is.[/quote]

The point of A meets is to win, not make a kid more comfortable in a stroke. That’s what B meets are for. [/quote]

You need to relax and let your kid have fun.  Winning is a lot but not everything.[/quote]

Why would you think I’m not relaxed?  My kid used to be an A swimmer, then became and A/B swimmer, and this year was mostly B. This was the most fun she’s had since she started 8 years ago. Doesn’t change the fact that the point of A meets is to win. [/quote]

You are not relaxed if you are studying the lineup and worrying about a perfect season.  Relaxed is like us where we are proud of how ever our kids do and thankful they didn't drown.  Winning is a bonus.[/quote]

Wait who said I was studying the line up and worrying about a perfect season?  Why do you keep making stuff up?[/quote]

[b]I can create the lineup for our team for A meets just by looking at our ladder and looking up the other teams times in mynvls.com. Clearly I spend way too much time on this, but I'm usually pretty close each week to what our coach picks. The places where I get it wrong are almost always minor judgment calls that could go either way. [/b]

You are studying the lineup.[/quote]

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