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[quote=Anonymous]Summary so you can skip all the drama:

Summer Swim Team is:
- Fun, social for kids and parents
- Much more chill than club swimming in MOST cases ( A Division ?) 
- Will provide life long memories, place where a nerdy kid can hang out with the “cool” kids  
- Pretty cheap for the amount of activities in 6-8 weeks
- Can be exhausting, but it’s rewarding (see above)
- Chance to see if your kids have an interest in year round swimming 
- 90 teams in MCSL, 111 teams in NVSL, at least… 25,000 kids
- Every team will do things differently
- Don’t like what’s going on, try to become a team rep and make changes
- Some people take way too serious. So what
- Pre-team, qualify (low bar) and your kids will learn to swim very cheaply
- A meets, often year round kids but not always, typically three swimmers per team/per event, one heat
- B meets, usually anyone who doesn’t swim in the A meets, usually no limit on swimmers/heats (some cross over both ways)
- NON year round swimmers and pre-team WILL get the most attention from coaches on MOST teams
- Coaches get paid, everyone else is a volunteer
- It takes a lot of volunteers to make meets/events happen
- Not every job is essential, BUT usually contributes to the overall experience 
- Volunteering can be as simple as emptying a trash can, moving chairs after a meet 
- Help if you can, don’t sweat it if you can’t
- Don’t know how to time, volunteer for a B meet, you will learn quick, best view at the pool

Now go to the pool and interact with your kids, another summer is over soon  [/quote]

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