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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure why people are taking this so personally and getting nasty.

To answer OP’s question, I think it depends on the kid. My youngest is an early riser and always has been. They had no problem transitioning to 4:30 practice at 12 (11 does sound a bit young). And they got used to it, though the first two weeks were rough for everyone. They go to bed earlier and they manage their schoolwork, etc fine, though they do not stay up late and sleepovers sort of end early for them.

My eldest has always been a night owl since they were a baby and I am pretty sure would be miserable in a sport that starts early.

At the end of the day I think it depends on if the child is motivated and if the parent can tolerate it- its not for every child nor is it for every family. I do not judge either way, and neither should anyone else.

Good luck![/quote]
+1, my DDs training group will start having 1x a week 5 am practices when she turns 11. She is adamant that this is no big deal and that for 1 day a week she will deal with it because she loves swim and she wants to progress to the next level. For whatever reason, 11 seems to be the age that the most competitive clubs start to introduce the 5 am practice into the schedule. My guess is that it is to weed out those not fully committed to swimming since this area has so many young kids between ages 7-10 swimming competitively. [/quote]

Has your DD actually done it yet, or is she just saying it will be no big deal? No way to know that beforehand. Your club’s strategy sounds like a great way to make swimmers burn out when they otherwise might have stuck with it. [/quote]
She did some early club practices by choice over the summer and it was fine. Obviously she didn’t have to go to school afterward, but we are fortunate to live only 5 minutes from her practice site so she just rolled out of bed at 4:40. It’s not just my kid’s club that has some early morning practices starting in middle school, it’s most of the big clubs that do this. It’s also the time where kids leave swim because they want to focus more on a different sport, so you’re also left at that point with the kids that are committed to swimming as their primary sport. [/quote]

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