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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our team doesn't send around a ladder. I do think that would be helpful. But I kind of get why they don't.. we have some competitive parents. [/quote]

We don’t send out the ladder and not all meet entries are based on the ladder.

If a kid has a good time but never shows up for practice, and I’m not talking about kid who swim club,  we won’t put them in.

There are also times when the ladder can be wrong like a kid who gets a good time at a B meet, but should have had a DQ/isn’t really legal in a stroke.

Coaches also take 25 m splits for kids who swim 50s and use those to pick the relays. [/quote]
I don’t know if you’re trolling, but this seems a recipe for discontent. Swimming is a timed sport, the times are what they are, I don’t know why you would voluntarily introduce these subjective variables unless you just thrive on drama. And like the PPs said, kids who should have been DQ in breast or fly are generally slower because they can’t do the stroke right and aren’t competing for A meet slots in those events. [/quote]

Nope not a troll and our team isn't high drama. We aren't a D1 Team so our ladder isn't a mile long, especially for younger kids who are legal in breast and fly. So yes, even kids who aren't legal are sometime in the running for a Saturday Spot.

There are also times when the #3 spot will be a kid who got a good enough time at time trials to make the meet but hasn't come to practice, so yes, the coach will put in the #4 kid who may be slower because they deserve it more, especially because neither kid is likely going to score points. [/quote]

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