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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never heard of a summer team where anyone but the coaches did the meet lineup. Just wild!![/quote]

This happens regularly at my pool. Sometimes it’s subtle, like the rep’s kid somehow being in lane 4 even though the other 2 teammates had faster times. (They entered them as NT to make it work) Sometimes it’s a rep asking a coach to get a swimmer a coach time in practice to move a kid into a relay spot. We actually lost a phenomenal coach after a year over the meddling. Now we have a college age coach who isn’t particularly good and just lets the reps do it.[/quote]

It's unbelievable; there are definitely politics at our D1 pool, but nothing like this. I wouldn't allow my child to participate with this kind of meddling.[/quote]

We left a mid-level NVSL pool for a D1 pool and could not be happier. Everything is clear and transparent, and our kids (at least 12Us) don’t give a hoot if the friend is A, B, combo, or not even swim team meet-type. [/quote]

Clear and transparent is super important to keep families and swimmers engaged.  When reps and other people meddle with lineups or try to sway coaches on meet decisions it makes people want to leave.

We are also at a D1 pool and the other families are amazing.  [b]The kids encourage and cheer for their peers[/b].  They also all understand that we win and lose as a team, they are not hostile towards each other but are instead encouraging.  We absolutely love it![/quote]

Do they stay for the entire meet? [/quote]

We are supposed to stay the entire meet, and most of the kids have at least one parent volunteering (especially if it’s a home meet). I’ve noticed that those who don’t stay to cheer on relays usually have parents who never volunteer. [/quote]

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