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Thank you for this thoughtful reply. What you say make sense. I will do this with him.  My child is adopted and his of his bio birth parents were Div 1 athletes when he was born.  Sadly neither I nor his dad are athletes! [/quote]

Ah, understood!  We also are adoptive parents.  There are many ways that we are very similar to our kids but there are a couple where we're not … and sports is it for me.  I can't dribble a basketball to save my life but one of our kids plays D1.  I most definitely CAN, however, cite the rules for all levels of basketball from 4-5 through college, and I can talk strategy/tactics with you all day long if you have a mind to be bored to death by a basketball mom.  It is a life!

It also may help you to know that my favorite swim coach couldn't swim a lick.  It was a pleasure working with him because of his enthusiasm and intense desire to support me no matter what.  He would read articles describing techniques and then discuss them with me but he was a firm believe in letting strokes develop in swimmers given their natural body predispositions (or something like that).  So I adapted what made me go faster, and dropped what didn't.  I guess what I'm trying to say is that [i]your[/i] athletic ability (or not) should not be an impediment to your enthusiasm to support your son.

I think you're getting a lot of great advice here.  Take up the offers some folks are giving you.  Start subscribing to some of the swim magazines.  Get ready to drive a lot and to sit at the side of the pool.  I love what you're doing to try to help your son!  Good luck![/quote]

Thanks! You sound like someone I'd love to have as a friend.  And, I can so relate to your first paragraph!  All of  what you've shared really.

I appreciate all of the feedback provided! Thanks all.[/quote]

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