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[quote=Anonymous]It’s sad to see how many teams have the samep issues. I am so over summer swim at this point in the season. People take it waaay too seriously and then their kids are overly intense, which has made certain age groups toxic. They get all stressed out and snap at other parent volunteers as though these parents work for them. It’s so disrespectful.

The bossy/cliquey people are either on the board or give themselves cushy jobs that don’t require hands on work during meets. Then they sit there socializing while the rest of us actually run things. I do stroke and turn and it’s hard not to be bitter when I have to focus and not talk to anyone, meanwhile I see these snobby moms having a grand old time while having a holier than thou attitude around the pool deck. They’re so snarky about new parents who are still figuring things out. I refuse to be on the board because I can’t deal with them. A lot of newer parents have confided in me that they don’t feel welcome on the team and feel that it’s cliquey. Then the board wonders why new families do a couple years then quit.

We have one kid on the team who is truly good enough to be a D1 swimmer, and those kid’s parents are the most laid back. The crazy parents do not realize how delusional they look and how much pressure their kids are feeling because of them. [/quote]

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