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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like there’s drama at every pool. Is anyone at a pool where the vibe is generally relaxed and friendly?[/quote]

We love our pool and our team!  So much mutual and unconditional support.  Terrific coaches who won't let the kids bicker and who have the respect and trust of the parents.  A and B reps who know their jobs cold and are great at getting everyone to pitch in.  Families who just jump up and do stuff as needed.  And no public ladder whatsoever.  Head coach games out the A meet points in advance and sometimes gives unneeded slots to slower swimmers who are showing dedication or need a boost (I'd much rather that than maxing out the fastest kids, who still swim multiple events anyway and make all of the all-star qualifications they are entitled to).  B meets are open to all without restrictions except for number of events.  Social occasions celebrate the team and the community, not the competition side of things.  Teenagers stay on the team all the way through high school and become coaches and lifeguards.  The end result is that the team is huge and the summer is unforgettable.  We are so lucky.  [/quote]

LOVE this.  Are you a low division?[/quote]

Thanks for the positive feedback!  We're in about the top 1/3 in MCSL.  So I'd say very medium.  We fill all lanes with swimmers to spare, but we also never turn kids away from the team.  I should also add how the coaches handle relays, which I think is really good: MCSL only has an open (really 15-18) medley and a graduated 175.  The medley is taken by the teens that the coaches know can win, the standing best in each stroke.  But the 175, which has one kid from each younger age group, is swum by the kids who put down the best freestyle time that day at that very meet.  It doesn't matter what they came in with: it matters what they swam that morning.  So there is no advance competition or second-guessing ahead of time, and there is no actual relay that practices together, so there is no envy over it.[/quote]

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