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[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]

We have an HOA/closed pool. We don't need for our team to "look good". We have a captive customer pool.[/quote]

We belong to an HOA/closed pool. You still have to have members that want to be on your swim team. Closed pools are in a more difficult predicament because you can’t open membership to folks outside of your neighborhood AND you have to make your swim team desirable for the limited population. On the converse, your pool members have other choices.

We weren’t enjoying our HOA/closed pool swim team. Too high strung for kids and I got tired fielding complaints as a volunteer. So we actually found another swim team happy to have kids and it was cheaper than HOA/closed pool. We don’t have the pep rallies, pancake breakfasts, all star caps, thousands of awards, etc. but we’re good with that. Kids feel appreciated and enjoying it.

Don’t get too jaded that you have a captive audience and therefore folks are stuck with your swim team because they’re not.

PS - next neighbor also went this option a few years ago too. 
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