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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Piggy-backing on OP with a similar "what would you suggest" question. I have searched and searched this forum and still feel stuck.

How often should a 10 year old be practicing, and how important is the club? My simmer has several JO times and was an NVSL all-star this year in two events. She loves swim, but isn't ready for it to be her main activity, (mostly I'm not ready). We are looking for a new club and we're scared off by 4x a week with drylands. She also hasn't had much targeted instruction on teqnique outside of private lessons. Previous club team seemed to focus mostly on conditioning, so we're looking for a program with energetic coaches that work on technique and mechanics.

What are the most important things when looking for a club team - specially for the swimmer? She's still so young, and I don't want her to burn out. She only swam 2x a week during the '23-'24 year-round season. 4 times seems like too much.

Thanks!

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4 days a week is pretty common.  What is worog with dryland?  It’s stretching.[/quote]
Seriously, my 12 year old has done “dryland” for several years and it’s 30 minutes a couple times a week of yoga, stretching, meditation, core work or occasionally they just go outside and play a field game like kickball. People act like they are putting 10 year olds in the gym to do weight training. The training group for 10 year olds where we are doesn’t require 4 practices, they require 3 (and the practices are 1 hour). 3 hours of swimming a week is not excessive for a 10 year old. As your swimmer moves into MS, the time requirements increase (especially if they are fast) and then you will have to decide whether to make more of a commitment. [/quote]

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