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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Woodson has cuts too allegedly --- where would these be posted?[/quote]

They had 130-140 on their practice roster sign up from what I heard. Swimmers will be told if they make the team. [/quote]

They barely cut anyone. 95 kids![/quote]

Are you saying they kept almost 95 swimmers? Isn’t the max 64?[/quote]

There is no max-- though you only really need ~40 for a meet. So this many kids means either half the team doing nothing or faster kids getting fewer events to let slower kids do something. Both options suck. [/quote]
Last year our team had around 55. This year coach decided to cut to 48. It’s tough choices and either way, some parents and kids won’t be happy. 
I say that as a parent of a sophomore that is likely to be cut. I understand the rationale but I wish my son could continue on the team. But such is life - you don’t always get what you want, even when you work hard and go to extra clinics.
It’s a tough choice this year for the team - a lot of freshman with very competitive times. Does the coach cut the slower seniors? But it’s their last year… Slower juniors? Slower sophomores? There’s no guarantee next years batch of freshman will be this competitive, so if you cut too many of this year sophomores and juniors, what does the team look like next year?
My older DS was cut from tennis his senior year. He didn’t make varsity, and would be seeded top of JV, but coach wanted to develop the younger players. Again, understand the rationale but it still hurt.[/quote]

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