Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 07:17     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.


Probably a lot of teams are similar. FISH age groupers just got back from ISCA (St Pete), there is bowling and a few other events.



Isca is not really the same. That’s a very competitive meet with difficult time cuts. (York went there too). The meet pp referred to is a much more casual fun meet with no time cuts. York does a big team dinner and the kids have a ball playing with friends in the hotel.


For teams who have done the meet before, any of their swimmers can do 50s and 100s of every stroke + relays at ISCA. It’s a lot of fun for the kids: team dinners, beach day, etc.


I don't think you are understanding. ICSA is a competitive meet with cut times to enter. So not every swimmer is getting in and not a BB swimmer. Although ICSA is not as competitive as NSCA (which is for faster swimmers) it is still not a meet for everyone. Most meets are fun (at least for my kids) and competitive meets tend to be really fun to motivate.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 04:59     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.


Probably a lot of teams are similar. FISH age groupers just got back from ISCA (St Pete), there is bowling and a few other events.



Isca is not really the same. That’s a very competitive meet with difficult time cuts. (York went there too). The meet pp referred to is a much more casual fun meet with no time cuts. York does a big team dinner and the kids have a ball playing with friends in the hotel.


For teams who have done the meet before, any of their swimmers can do 50s and 100s of every stroke + relays at ISCA. It’s a lot of fun for the kids: team dinners, beach day, etc.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2024 13:27     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.


Probably a lot of teams are similar. FISH age groupers just got back from ISCA (St Pete), there is bowling and a few other events.



Isca is not really the same. That’s a very competitive meet with difficult time cuts. (York went there too). The meet pp referred to is a much more casual fun meet with no time cuts. York does a big team dinner and the kids have a ball playing with friends in the hotel.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2024 10:26     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.


Probably a lot of teams are similar. FISH age groupers just got back from ISCA (St Pete), there is bowling and a few other events.


There are definitely teams that do nothing.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2024 08:18     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.


Probably a lot of teams are similar. FISH age groupers just got back from ISCA (St Pete), there is bowling and a few other events.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2024 08:11     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
York has fun social events that other teams may lack. For 11-12, they have a Halloween party and team bowling. They also do a travel meet to PA that is a lot of fun.

Once they are 13 & over, they have a senior lock in, Hokie travel meet, senior retreat - all lots of fun if your kid has friends on the team.

All kids can participate in these events regardless of their swim times.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2024 06:49     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
I think if swimming is not a priority, I’d check the times to see if they fit your schedule and see how flexible they are. Then just pick the closest.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 17:17     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:AAC has a lot of jumping too. But if you are a really good swimmer you tend to jump to teams that do the faster meets like NCAP and have stronger cohorts.


In the last few years, it's been jumping TO AAC, not from. The Tori Huske effect.


Not kids like OP’s kid. Has other interests, is a good but not great swimmer and swims mostly to see friends. This type of swimmer should be where it is easiest to get to and where he has friends. At that age, FISH is perfect.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 15:41     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Anonymous wrote:AAC has a lot of jumping too. But if you are a really good swimmer you tend to jump to teams that do the faster meets like NCAP and have stronger cohorts.


In the last few years, it's been jumping TO AAC, not from. The Tori Huske effect.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 15:02     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
AAC has a lot of jumping too. But if you are a really good swimmer you tend to jump to teams that do the faster meets like NCAP and have stronger cohorts.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:21     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Any of these three are fine. York and Fish tend to lose more teenagers than AAC, but it's generally the fastest who leave-- he will still have people to train with, but just know some might take off.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 12:08     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
None of the above.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 11:10     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
Whatever is the closest to you. It is a lot to be going to a pool six days a week. And really look at the practice times for the current group and future groups.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 11:09     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
York.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2024 10:51     Subject: York, AAC, or FISH?
BB to A swimmer. 11-12 age group. Has friends at all 3 clubs, is socially motivated. York is closest but other two are relatively easy. Swimming is 1st or 2nd favorite sport but has other interests.