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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re in D1 and I love that the most about our pool.  The coaches make the choices.  Not the reps and they are unapologetic about it.

Less drama with the goal being to win the meet.  Sometimes your kid swims an event they love, sometimes not but the goal is the most points so the team can win as a team.[/quote]

That’s how it should be. Head coach should be the only one seeding the A meet no parents should involved, because the parents aren’t qualified, it’s not their place, and because of favoritism or personal bias.

Also pointing out that seeding the A meet is done weekly by the team (should be done only by the coach), with the goal to win the meet and using the fastest times of available swimmers. That is different than the “seeding” that the league does each year  to determine what division a team should be in. There is a seeding committee in each league, usually made up of team reps and other league volunteers. [/quote]

Our pool operates this way and it's a godsend. There is one kid who is a few hundredths away from breaking the club record in free. The coach put him for breast and back, and the kid's parents freaked out. Coach shrugged his shoulders and said "so sad, too bad." They ended up winning the meet by a couple of points. [/quote]

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