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We had multiple families try to join our team based on their club times and get upset that they would have to get on the pool's waitlist.  They thought there was a cut the line policy for fast kids.[/quote]

Not sure if this is true or trolling, [b]but many teams looking to move up divisions will move families with top club swimmers up the waitlist. This is reality (so don’t complain about line cutting), but shouldn’t be demanded by a family. It’s a conversation to be had discretely with the coach and reps. [/b][/quote]

This cannot be true.  What the absolute hell?  That shows lack of sportsmanship and not in the spirit of summer league.  Also if coaches have to pad their roster with ringers, that shows poor coaching and not working with the talent you have.[/quote]

It absolutely is true. Rules prohibit recruiting, but line cutting isn’t recruiting. [/quote]

That is disgusting.[/quote]

Not to the families that belong to winning pools. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. [/quote]

People say this happens but the teams likely doing it deny it completely. But ten year waitlists would not get new young swimmers on the team.

If true, would definitely fall into crappy behavior for a summer league that is supposed to be fun. [/quote]

I'm ok either way with cutting. What happens between a swim team and their pool membership policies is their business. I don't see a practical impact at our mid-division pool (or lower divisions). On average, there's probably 6-8 kids who do club per team, and of that an even smaller portion are regularly making champs/AA-AAA cuts.
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True. For those upset with this, and likely on a waitlist, perhaps you should seek to join a different pool so that your kids don’t miss out on the summer fun experience of being on a summer swim team. OTOH, if you want to join a highly desirable pool, perhaps it’s less about your kids and more about you?[/quote]

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