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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people whose kids play other sports have a hard time with swimming because it's a cut and dry sport. There's no question about which kid is better...there's a clock. Baseball, soccer, lacrosse, etc. aren't like this. In swimming it's your kid against the clock, that's it. Super competitive parents don't like this environment because they can't pretend their kid is the best anymore.[/quote]
I wish this was true, but we still have parents at our club insistent that their kid needs to move up when other kids the same age move up despite their kid being far slower than the ones advancing. I never understand what those parents are thinking when they do that. [/quote]

What do you mean by move up? Into a different practice group or lane? Or move up the ladder? If practices are held by age, there shouldn't be any moving up for parents to argue about. If parents are bothering coaches about their kids moving into a different lane, the president or whoever should send a message making it clear that decisions about how practices are run are strictly determined by the coaches. If you give parents an inch of room, some will take it way too far in terms of giving input on things they know nothing about. The president and/or board should really act as a buffer, as it can be hard for coaches who are teens/college age kids to push back on adults who are older than them.[/quote]

It seems the PP was talking about year-round club practice groups, not summer swim.[/quote]

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