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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Short of the insane backpacks and a 30 person dinner, none of this sounds like a big ask for AS swimmers. AS is good for the entire team, whether you go or not. [/quote]

Why is it good for the entire team?[/quote]

DP. If a team has swimmers in AS, it makes the team look good. That said, the top division teams send quite a few swimmers, while lower division teams may only send 1-2 swimmers. [/quote]

It makes the team look good to who?  I'm being sincere.  To NVSL?  The other coaches?  Other parents?  And what is the point of this?  Bragging rights?[/quote]

To the pre-team parents and new families looking to join a swim team.  AS is the summer swim championship, so sending people there means you have top swimmers to whom younger swimmers can look up and ask advice. [/quote]

This is delusional.  Pre-team families are not at all paying attention to all-star swim meets.  Who even knows about all-stars until they are on the team?  [/quote]

Also I would argue that it’s one swim on one given day at a pool that is probably not your home pool.  There are no cuts like in real club swimming.  The AS lineup all hinges on how you perform on one hot Saturday in July.

Our team has many Divisional swimmers who qualify for AS and not even close to everyone goes, by choice.  At that point in the season people want to go on vacation and be done with Summer swimming!  Then for the older kids who swim club they are swimming at elite level meets like Futures, Zones, etc depending on what is slated for the AS weekend.  You’re getting watered down competition at All Stars.[/quote]

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