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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not totally sure what happened with DC, 7, tonight but he went from performing among top 3 swimmers in team to the bottom three.

Seemed very distracted. Thus far we've said nothing other then how did you feel about the meet, did you have fun etc. Should we say anything else?

Not clear if they are aware of poor performance and not sure if we should just ignore it altogether or ask if something was bothering them.[/quote]

OP, I assume you mean that he performed very well at time trials and less so last night at the B meet.  It's important to focus first on fun and second their own improvement.  My DS beat a good friend on Saturday by 3 seconds in one event, and last night lost to the same friend by over a second.  They are pretty evenly matched but on any given day one of them may perform really well and one may struggle.  Kids this age are learning and growing and will have good days and bad days.  There may also have been kids who weren't at time trials and showed up last night, so he got pushed further down the list.

If he's having fun and improving, that's all that matters at this age.  [/quote]

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