Reply to Would you buy your 13 year old a 13 and up tech suit?

Forum Index » Swimming and Diving

Reply to "Would you buy your 13 year old a 13 and up tech suit?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally I find it ridiculous when a kid is not getting qualifying times and wearing a tech suit at an Open meet. The kid would be better off focusing on practice. [/quote]

I ran track in HS and when my coach suggested I get spikes, I told him, no, I'm too slow for that.  And he gently but firmly told me that I worked hard, I was a runner, and I deserved good equipment.  This is no different.  What matters is the effort and the seriousness with which a kid trains.  If they're working hard and putting the time in, that's more than good enough.[/quote]

Cleats/spikes are what, under $50, tech suits are $300-400+.  It's for the very wealthy and for show.  If you have a top swimmer, sure but for the rest of our average swimmers who swim for enjoyment vs. winning and college scholarships it's a waste of money.  I cannot even imagine my kid asking for one as there are so many other things they'd prefer for that price.[/quote]

The OP wasn't asking about your kid, though.  There's a wide range of swimming ability, and plenty of kids who work hard and take it seriously, even knowing they're not a "top" swimmer.  If a kid works hard and wants a tech suit - and it won't break the bank - saying "you're too slow for a tech suit" is lousy.[/quote]

Tech suits will break the bank for most people, especially if they only use them a few times.[/quote]

I would.  Given what it costs to swim competitively year round, the cost of a tech suit isn’t going to break the bank.  Our team also has an 85.00 coupon that can be used for a tech suit.[/quote]

Swim is far cheaper for us than the other activities our child is in so its all relative.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics