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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh!  Seriously?  DQing 4 kids in an 8 & under heat of 6?  Bragging about, "I'm DQing so many kids, the officials can't keep up!"

Then the crazy swim parents actually justify this nonsense.   But what do I know, I refereed Youth, HS and NCAA lacrosse and youth and HS football for a combined 20 yrs of officiating.

In ALL sports except swimming, the expectations from the officials are lessened for younger athletes.  If youth hoops were officiated the way that swimming is, the scores would be 0-0 and the refs would be the only people that got to do anything.  20-30 traveling calls and 20-30 double dribble calls.....game over.

And the crazy swim folks wonder why they can't get kids to swim on the team....maybe officiate the way that every other sport in the world is officiated!  A kid goes to check their time.....DQ!   No time for you, go home, you suck.

And before the trolls strike, my kids have been DQ'd, but none were amoungthe 4/6 heat above.[/quote]

I don’t get that the stroke and turn judge was bragging. It actually sounds like you’re looking to find fault in his attitude because of the number of dq’s. Swim is no different from any other sport. A kid takes lessons or goes to practice but in any game, he can be fouled, dq’ed, etc. it’s funny you think the crazy swim parents are justifying this. How is this different for your kid getting a math problem wrong or taking too many steps in basketball or using hands in soccer?  Would you actually prefer if a kid who did it wrong and didn’t get dq’ed Because of your rainbows and unicorns take on it and falsely beat a better swimmer?  You’d be jumping up and down if your kid was the slower but non dq’ed time. My guess is your kid was all excited with the finish and saw she dq’ed. It’s a tough lesson but isn’t that all of life - lessons?

And we don’t wonder why people aren’t signing up for swim. Club teams are packed. [/quote]

People aren't signing up for swim as its a huge commitment and most parent are not willing to put in the effort and cost.  Teams like RMSC are always full and tons of kids want to get in and cannot so not sure why you are saying no wonder people don't sign up.[/quote]

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