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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there are different things being discussed- are they plenty of area clubs that will happily take swimmers who want to swim somewhere between 2-3 days a week?  Yes, absolutely.   Can those same swimmers make JO cuts?  eh- maybe, probably not especially as they get older.  If your goal is to have a JO cut as a 10 or 12 year old, then go all in and swim 4-5 days a week.  If your goal is to have a happy well rounded kid, who enjoys swimming and also enjoys other things? Then swim 2 days a week, do other things too- let the kid decide when they want to start swimming more.  There is plenty of research to show that swimming performance before puberty doesn't tell you much about what will happen post puberty.[/quote]

Which clubs offer swimmers 2-3 days/week, for 12 and up?  People make it sound like there’s no middle ground for clubs and if there are other options, I’d love to hear about them.  Toll is expensive AF and the practice times are very limited.  If the choice is between larger clubs and small, expensive ones with limited options, that’s not much of a choice.  Maybe we’ll just have to take what we can get.[/quote]
Most clubs seem to use 12 as a cutoff mark and then there are different programs for 13 and over. We are with NCAP and there is a HS group that is geared toward the kids that like swim but have other activities or are not quite good enough for the more intense HS groups, they don’t have to practice more than 3x a week.[/quote]

This is how RMSC is that you go to seniors at age 13.  You can do 2-3 days a week but it's usually expected you do 4+ days a week at that age, preferably 5-6.  Private clubs may be more flexible.  Its also much harder to get into RMSC as a senior but I know several kids who have done it.[/quote]

What schedule is typical in RMSC seniors? Everyone I know in the group is a 2-3d swimmer.[/quote]

the schedules are on the RMSC website and varies by location.  Ours is 3 afternoons a week, 2-3 mornings a week (we only do weekend mornings).  It's rare to have 2-3 days, usually at least 4.  We'd do more if it wasn't so early and other activities.  [/quote]

Interesting. I know the schedule, but every kid I know in the group is in that group because they want just enough swimming to keep it up for HS or summer or because they enjoy it, but have another sport. When they have time they may do extra, but the "typical" schedule of those I know is 2-3d per week, so I was wondering if that is just who I know. It sounds like even though the minimum is 2d, kids feel pressure to attend more? That is not what I understood as the philosophy/purpose of the group. [/quote]

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