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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an eight year old who has been swimming with another club for two years in addition to summer swim, not excited about doing the drive to Rockville, but would do it for cost savings. That said, DC practices three days a week now, and I am worried that doing minis (won't be nine until May) would be boring and/or make her "feel like a baby," which seems to be something she is really into saying now "this is for babies" "I am a big kid," etc. [/quote]

You’re lucky. RMSC is the most competitive tryout in the area. When your kid doesn’t make the cut, you can just tell her it’s for babies! [/quote]

She may or may not make the cut. She has made the cut at two other programs, and comparing her times at when she participated at the RMSC mini champs meet - she is slower than a couple of the RMSC kids her age (who are truly amazing swimmers)  but faster than a few. It is interesting how triggered  some swim parents are by their kids” teams and times - soccer dads get all of the bad press, but some swim parents also have difficulty sublimating their egos, it seems. Thanks to the helpful parent for explaining the practice schedule, that’s good to know.[/quote]

It’s not just solely about times.  [/quote]

True: among other things, the coaches look for technique, endurance (more of this the older the swimmers get, of course), and coachability.  The tryouts are not super short, so a kid who loses focus, messes around, and does somersaults will be noticed.  They swim some laps and record some times, too.  Notes are taken during the tryout and you can write in to the site rep after everything is over to try to get feedback.[/quote]

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