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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids are born hypercompetitive. I know that two of mine are and will work harder if something is at stake like qualifying times, making finals, medaling and time standards. It doesnt make yours better or worse if they aren't wired that way. It's just who they are. [/quote]

You aren't born hyper competitive.  Its parenting.[/quote]

To an extent maybe.  But I have three kids.  One hyper competitive, one could care less, and one competitive but not as much.  A lot is just innate.[/quote]

I don't understand why everyone has to be so judgmental and throw around generalization on here. Some kids enjoy meets and competing and there is nothing wrong with that. It doesn't mean their parents are pushing them or that we want them to get a scholarship.

I have 2 kids under 13. One is very competitive the other not so much. My competitive one loves swimming and is happy to swim even when he isn't competing, but he does still care about his times and wants to know if he is improving. He doesn't swim at a meet to beat everyone, there are plenty of kids who are a lot faster than him, but he does love to race and  push his limits and see if he is improving his times. Meets also allow him to try new events that he wouldn't normally do.

I disagree that kids under 13 don't need meets. Some kids like my son enjoy meets to push themselves. I am a runner. I am not at all fast. I enjoy running even when I am not racing or training for a race. I still enjoy the occasional race though to push my limits and see what I can do.

Our club has mentioned having intrasquad meets. And I heard something about being able to post unofficial times just for your own records.

Now do i miss meets. Hell no!  I have loved having free weekends and the fact that it has allowed us to get out and do more outdoor activities like hiking. But I do hope that the kids can have some meets to at least see where they stand.

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