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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is a year round swimmer who always gets in A meets it might be nice to have your kid skip an A meet at some point just to give other kids a chance. Maybe one against a team your team normally beats easily. Like plan a trip or something for that weekend. My kid is turning out to be an A meet swimmer and I think it kind of works out that we will be out of town for at least one A meet because it will give some other kids a chance. As a former year round swimmer I remember some of the resentment thrown my way by high school and summer teammates because they hardly ever saw me at practice but I was always top seed in my events and on relays at the meets. In retrospect it would not have hurt at all to miss a summer league meet or two each season just to open up spots in the lineup for someone who feels like they’re never going to get a shot. It’s something I’m going to keep in mind if my kid sticks with swimming and stays an A meet swimmer. If we end up having a conflict some weekend I won’t go out of my way to prioritize the swim meet.  [/quote]

Or you do practices and participate on team.  They should require 2-3 practices a week to compete. [/quote]

My kids swim year round, attend summer swim team practice every day and work really hard. They have earned their spot at the same meets. They love summer swim and would be upset if we missed a meet. All kids can swim at B meets or work harder to make A meets [/quote]

Sometimes its not as simple as working harder and they are working hard.  Thats great yours attend summer practice but many do not.[/quote]

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