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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you really want your son to swim and be successful you need to support him with driving at least for a year. I know families who drove for 2-3 years to more remote clubs just for their kids get better and be offered convenient times closer to home. US champions drive to specific coaches over 40 min because those coaches can make them do superior times,  and week nights is not a bad idea for pre-teens. Training late pm is more easier on teens than 5am practices offered by most local teams, certainly gives more time for homework and friends after school. You seem like you don’t want to sacrifice your own convenience for your son [/quote]
I have to agree about the driving. So many families I know drove their kids 30-40 minutes to more remote NCAP or RMSC locations in the hopes they could get their preferred location and times in 2-3 years. Most did but it was a long 2-3 years![/quote]

It’s also not just driving but how many school days you have to drive, at what time of the day and for which length of workout. If you drive 30 min each way for 1hr 15 min workouts 6 times a week, two of which are at 5am before school, that’s far worse than driving 40 min for a more remote team that gives 2 hrs long workouts. Your swimmer gets the same pool time in 3 days that he could get with daily driving in 6-7 days at a closer location. I know families who hire drivers from Baltimore to Virginia for 4hrs long doubles in fast lanes. The swimmers are Futures qualifiers because their parents did the right choices and didn’t drive for 1hr long sharks and minnows games. 
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