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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how many summer teams have "special lanes" for club swimmers.  I feel like our club is about to have a parent mutiny.[/quote]

We don't but it would be nice.[/quote]

Agree with this. Or just some separation based on experience. My youngest is 8 and there's a huge range at this age. Some are consistently legal in all four strokes, while some are still dog paddling to get down the length of the pool. But they are all working on the same thing at the same time. They could easily have the 1-2 lanes with the more experienced kids work on refining their strokes and building a little stamina and putting together a 100 IM. They're trying to teach the group breaststroke kick right now, one lap at a time with very long breaks in between while they wait for everyone to finish. The kids who already know how to do it are bored and acting up while they wait for everyone. Save for the very naturally talented kids, the ones who just started swimming do not yet have the body awareness to get the hang of the kick/timing. They need a few more weeks of swimming every day to even get close to resembling the stroke. We have so many teen helper coaches on deck and they are not being used in the best way. They could easily have different groups doing different things. [/quote]
Talk to your head coach! Ours is separated with fast lanes and lanes for kids who need more guidance. A lot of attention paid to the little kids too. [/quote]

In all of my kids' sports I try to let the coaches coach and stay in my lane (ha) as a parent. It's a little painful with swimming because I do have a background in it and I see some easy fixes. Like the other week when it was still freezing and they decided to work on dives with the little kids. Why make them get out over and over and stand around taking turns when it's so cold? Who cares if they have ugly starts for time trials? It's not illegal to have an ugly start. Keep them in the water and work on things that will help them complete races legally (e.g. staying on back for backstroke finish). Our coaches are nice young people, but the common sense is a bit lacking sometimes. But I am trying not to be "that parent". I am better off not staying for practice now that the water is warmer and they won't be letting out early unexpectedly. Ignorance is bliss. [/quote]

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