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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So that we are clear:  some of you believe A meet (only) parents should volunteer more than required because their kids are in A meets and B meet parents should volunteer less? My kids don’t do a single B meet. If the A meet swimmer does no B meets, then the kids are all in the same number of meets. Regardless, at most pools the rule is: your kid is in the meet, you volunteer. That’s pretty fair, isn’t it? Kids who swim both A and B meets will cause more volunteer requirements.

It’s baffling why anyone is okay being so narcissistic that they disregard rules as being inapplicable to them because they (alone) can determine what is okay or not.

- former team rep[/quote]

Our team is small so kids can do both an and b meets. [/quote]

Huh? Size has nothing to do with it. It’s desire (do the kids want to do the meets). A meet swimmers can do the B meet if they want; many elect not to. [/quote]

It depends on the team.  Some only allow one meet.[/quote]

And the ones that do that are usually the bigger teams, because they know if they let everyone swim B meet they won't finish at a halfway decent time. [/quote]

Even with this rule half the time we still don’t finish at a decent time. I don’t think teams should allow 4 year olds to swim in B meets. Way too many heats of 8U free and back.[/quote]

If a 4 year old can swim a lap yes they should.  That’s what the b meet is for.  [/quote]

Sure if they can swim the length of a lap fine. Some teams have kids in B meets that clearly should not be swimming- Sleepy Hollow. They  have coaches in the lanes with them and kick boards.  Not a chance in hell am I volunteering for that meet. We show up an hour late and they’re still doing freestyle. [/quote]

If your pool requires parents of meet-participants to volunteer, you suck if you don’t do so. Period. You’re no better than every other parent who sucked it up and volunteered at a long meet. Don’t like it, don’t participate at the meet. [/quote]

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