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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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Kids don't need meets.  They are fun and social.  Big difference.  We will not do any meets this year with COVID.  Its not worth the risk.  A few meets a year is plenty.[/quote]

There is more to a meet than being fun and social, as I said above some kids enjoy competing and getting their best times.

I am also not saying we need to have the big meets with multiple clubs, 150 kids swimming 50 free and T-shirt that we have never once bought. I am good with that. As I said above I definitely don't miss spending all weekend at a swim meet.   But I do hope our team can do smaller team "meets" where kids can compete against one another and get some times. That's all. [/quote]

Meets are not safe.  It’s all about winning for you.  Hey, who cares if another kid gets Covid and shares it with their parent who dies as long as my kid can beat that kid at a meet.  We get it. Let’s just say yours is number one, they won the meet and be responsible with Covid.  [/quote]

Did you read anything I wrote or do you just have poor reading comprehension?

Kids never win at meets. They do them to get their times.

Why is everything a personal attack on someone’s character?

The are ways to safely do meets. If kids can swim indoors they can have some sort of meet/timed event. [/quote]

You are attacking others and its clear you are the one pushing things for your kid.  You come across as really nasty and expect no one to say anything back.  By demanding meets and saying its ok to put 4-6 or more kids in a lane right now is safe, it isn't especially when someone like you is probably taking far more risks than a family like us.  Its unfair we are forced to go back to an unsafe situation or lose our spot because of the choices of others.  If we were under quarantine, no eating out, no traveling, no in person school, no socializing in creative justifications, it would be safer.  As it is now, its not.[/quote]

DP- you are nuts. Get help.  It’s clear to me that you think anyone whose kid is more competitive than yours is miserable and being pushed by their parents.  That’s just not true.  But you insist you know what other parents’ intentions and desires are.  It’s really quite odd. Are you psychic?  All knowing? Kids are not all the same.  I’m guessing you have an only child or you would know this already.[/quote]

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