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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly each family has their own experience and it can vary from club to club, site to site, training group to training group. It’s rare to get a uniform opinion across the boards about a particular club. We are with NCAP, not Tysons, and it’s a good fit for my swimmer. My swimmer is an NCSA/Zones level swimmer, so I do feel like NCAP will maximize their potential better than some of the smaller clubs could. We have also found the communication to be great, we are never in the dark about upcoming meets, the QTs needed, etc. But I also understand why the club wouldn’t be a good fit for every family/swimmer. It’s competitive, and there is focus on the fast kids with extra meets and training trips that are available only to those kids. Families/swimmers need to identify what is most important to them and pick a club with those priorities in mind. [/quote]
I’ve heard this a lot. What is it about NCAP that maximizes potential better than other clubs? Thank you! [/quote]
I think the biggest thing for us is the training cohort. My swimmer trains with other swimmers who are at their level and better. Yes, there are slower kids in their training group, but they don’t train down, so to speak, to the level of the slower kids. The lane with the slower kids is sometimes given different intervals so that the faster kids are being challenged appropriately. When you are at a club that just has 1 or 2 fast kids it’s hard for those kids to be challenged properly while still training with the appropriate age group. NCAP also has incentives for the fast kids, the select travel meets and training camps, and the number of meets with QTs that are available for the kids to attend. Sure kids from smaller clubs can go to the bigger QT meets, but NCAP never leaves you in the dark about the meets, the QTs, getting signed up, etc. like a PP above described, and the kids generally aren’t going alone there are multiple kids and coaches from the club going. My kid is motivated by competition so all of this works great for them. [/quote]

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