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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m hazarding a guess but RMSC has posted their tryout dates, which are in July. If Club B is RMSC, be realistic about your kid’s times. RMSC is tough to get into because of how many kids they have. Age matters here too, the younger you are the easier it is to get in. [/quote]

Starting at what age do times really matter?[/quote]

Probably as early as 10. Certainly by 11/12. [/quote]

Sadly, it matters at 8 too for the sites that are over enrolled (KSAC for one).  If 40 8 year old girls show up, they will take the strongest 3-6 of the bunch if that's how many spots they have.  They'll have them swim enough at the try out that they can easily see who's the fastest and who can do legal breaststroke and butterfly.  So while your times from summer swimming don't matter at that age, your relative speed vis-a-vis others who try out will. [/quote]

Are times the only deciding factor at any given age?  I can see how they might be the primary factor, but if someone is showing significant time improvement over the past 12 months, that might indicate a higher potential versus someone whose times have not improved all that much.[/quote]

Depends on the age a bit.  But if your kid is under 12, they all drop time a lot and occasionally hit a plateau.  So, at least at the biggest clubs this sort of analysis is unlikely to bump a slower kid above a faster one.  [/quote]

Do clubs ever factor in how frequently a child is practicing? One of my kids likes swimming well enough, but currently likes other sports more. So swimming is more of a 2 day/week activity max right now. He's getting to an age where kids who are more committed will be swimming 3-4 days/week. If he decides in a couple years that he is burned out on other sports and wants to swim more, will the bigger/"better" clubs just not be an option because he will be too far behind the kids who committed earlier? He is pretty athletic, has a nice natural freestyle, and a good body type for swim. I think he could be good at middle to longer distance free IF he wanted to make that commitment. Not sure how much coaches factor in potential for kids who aren't training as much as some others... [/quote]

For  RMSC crowded sites, no, you’re not going to earn a spot based on your potential.  Could be a tiebreaker if they r picking between 2 boys the same age and close in speed[/quote]

Once you are in with RMSC you are in, you just wouldn't move up but its very hard to get in except if your kid has very very high times or its pure luck with more spots than kids.[/quote]

My kid moved to RMSC in 9th grade from a smaller club.  They had several sectional cuts.  They didn’t try out, just emailed with the club about sites with availability.  [/quote]
This just proves the point that the older you are getting into one of the top clubs becomes more difficult. No club is going to reject a kid with sectional cuts as a freshman, but if that’s the standard to get in most kids can’t meet that. [/quote]

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