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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are the seedings out today?[/quote]

Some parents are just obsessed and monitor all the kids, which is creepy and take the fun out of swimming. [/quote]

I think a lot of parents actually want to move down divisions where it will be more fun.[/quote]

It's not much more fun in the lower divisions.  There are two types of parents, those who have club swimmers that are pushed to win (so that the team wins A meets), and those whose kids swim only during the summer and don't care about winning meets.  This creates a bit of a tension and can tear a lower division team apart.[/quote]

Not true.  Over the years, we've been in B through F and and I would say the best in terms of being in the fun but still competitive sweetspot is D and E.  Once you are in the top 3 divisions, it's mostly going to be year round swimmers swimming A meets.

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I would argue that C is fun too. Our team’s division (which has varied over the years) really hasn’t impacted what % of non-club kids make A meets. We have some club kids who are very strong but barely make A meets because their cohort just happens to be extremely strong, and other age groups where many non-club kids are making A meets.[/quote]

We are in C this year and I disagree. We were in lower divisions in the past and it was a lot more fun. This year is toxic with the competition and there are very few non-club kids making A meets other than in age groups where we don't have enough swimmers to fill lanes. [/quote]

[b]Lower divisions can be fun at B meets.  At A meets, there is still pressure to win, and the few club kids who swim are often expected to rack up most of the points.  That isn't very much fun for them.[/b][/quote]

I am so glad that our team does not operate like this. We are a lower division team that has moved up and down over the years and the constant is community and fun no matter the division. The club swimmers dominate the A meets but they all seem to have a lot of fun and the coaches don't put negative pressure on them to carry us at A meets. There is a lot of camraderie between the A and B swimmers and many of the club kids go to the B meets to cheer even when they are not swimming. We have some strong swimmers who are not club kids who regularly A meets and club kids often swim different events in B meets to get practice and have fun. It doesn't have to be toxic and competitive. [/quote]

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