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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just let him swim for fun and stop pushign competative.[/quote]

That’s a very simplistic and dismissive response. Some of these kids care very much about their sport and by 13, it can be a major part of their life, social circle, and identity. And timing of physical development is something that can’t be controlled. Dismissing a child’s concerns and feelings is helpful to no one. [/quote]

Different poster, but I'm not sure why you're taking umbrage. Having the kid keep practicing but not sign up for meets is good advice. [/quote]

I’m American and I hate the part of our culture where everything has to be a competition.  We’re turning more like Russia and China everyday.

My kids are awesome swimmers. Neither swam in a competition until age 10. They were on swim team for the training but we never took them to meets - mainly because they suck your weekends away and we travel a ton.  Now they are teens and they seem to have come out of the blue on the scene.[/quote]
There’s a big difference between not competing at meets until age 10 and deciding to take yourself out of competition at age 13.5. That’s an apples and oranges comparison. [/quote]

+1 also, even if you push through and have that growth spurt you still may find that others out-compete you. There's no certainty. That's why there's no easy answer on finding intrinsic motivation.

Not really apples to oranges. Michael Jordan was a late bloomer. We was cut from freshman basketball, barely made it as a sophomore, then was a college recruit.  You cannot predict these kids future when they are 13- that’s just dumb.  The important thing is to keep them training, which doesn’t have to include competition.[/quote]
I love when people pull examples out of their ass that are applicable to maybe .01% of the population and then on top of that are not applicable to situation being discussed either. Jordan played on the freshman team his freshman year of HS. Jordan did not make the varsity as a sophomore but tore it up on the JV level even though he was undersized. He hit a growth spurt between sophomore and junior year that made a huge difference. He didn’t however take his ball and go home and choose not to compete. There is value to grit and determination and pushing onward even when you are not placing as high as you would like. [/quote][/quote]

screwed up post, sorry.

+1 also, even if you push through and have that growth spurt you still may find that others out-compete you. There's no certainty. That's why there's no easy answer on finding intrinsic motivation.
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