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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless your kid is begging to club swim, don’t do it.  Too much training, not good for them.  I am so sorry I let my kid go down this road (and I have a kid who loves to swim).  Not worth it.[/quote]depends on the club. My 10yo swims twice a week for an hour each time. It’s good exercise and she likes it. She doesn’t have A times or even B times and I’m ok with that….. it’s your attitude too that matters..[/quote]

Mine swam that schedule at 10 yo too.  But when they get to 12, most clubs require 5 days (at least) of practices. And, the clubs corner you.  To make groups with the best coaches, you have to commit to attending practice bc they have wait lists.  I am not trying to have my kid get a scholarship. I am entirely concerned with raising a good human.  At first I thought club swim was so great bc the kids are nice, coaches are dedicated and it requires discipline and executive function.  But the amount of practice and money is a lot.  And kids get injured (I thought swim was so much better than contact sports but there can be injury). Also, we have hardly any time for family dinner, for example. I feel like it is at a tipping point where the time commitment (not to mention fees) are more than we should ask of a kid.  I do not want my kid to be a Soviet athlete, lol.  And maybe we have money and time concerns that others don’t.  But I keep agreeing bc they love it and I figure it is better than trouble.  I tell myself to be grateful that my kid likes anything so much.  But I clearly have parental worries. [/quote]

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