Anonymous wrote:People who only see summer swim as getting their kid into A meets, refuse to volunteer, take their kid & leave after their kid swims their stroke, and aren’t part of the community as a whole.

Nah, this ain't it. If you've put in enough years to the team, it does get old. Especially if year after year you begin to age out and the younger families outnumber you particular age range.

If the team continues to be the center of your summer universe after ten years, you probably need to take some day trips throughout this fine area.

People who only see summer swim as getting their kid into A meets, refuse to volunteer, take their kid & leave after their kid swims their stroke, and aren’t part of the community as a whole.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents of 8 U's who always need to be in the team area and can't fathom the fact that their snowflake will be fine on their own under the watchful eye of every adult on deck.

Along those lines- kids who can't stay in the team area and leave multiple times to find/bother their parents who are volunteering. Especially kids who are old enough to figure things out on their own.

Sitting cross-legged under their daddy who is timing, followed shortly by the parents who can't handle a full shift and have to tap out to each other.

Anonymous wrote:Parents of 8 U's who always need to be in the team area and can't fathom the fact that their snowflake will be fine on their own under the watchful eye of every adult on deck.

Along those lines- kids who can't stay in the team area and leave multiple times to find/bother their parents who are volunteering. Especially kids who are old enough to figure things out on their own.

Anonymous wrote:Club parents versus summer-only parents of 10Us, recs for winter swim/club teams, computer generated divisional seeding in MCSL, allegations of recruitment, bullying by other teams, unhinged coaches, classy families/swimmers/teams, team demographics, frightening imagery, sportsmanship, how to balance LC champs with divisionals, a$$hole people who make rude comments in this forum just to be a jerk

And Chesterbrook has entered the room. Don’t like what people have to say about you? Then STOP

Walk-ins, cheering, Tuckahoe, CB, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Grandparents and pretty much any visitor who sits in what is clearly home team seating.

We don't want you here.

Grandparents and pretty much any visitor who sits in what is clearly home team seating.

We don't want you here.

Parents of 8 U's who always need to be in the team area and can't fathom the fact that their snowflake will be fine on their own under the watchful eye of every adult on deck.

Weather, water temperature, parking, concessions, communication, seating, not enough attention, too much attention, drama between swimmers, bathrooms, team suit, lane order, cost, practice times, what is covered or not covered during practice...

The number of things people complain about is endless. We live in a society where we expect everything to be perfectly aligned with what we want given to us exactly when we want it. This goes double for our kid. My kid should never know moment of discomfort or ever feel that the world does not revolve around them.

Club parents versus summer-only parents of 10Us, recs for winter swim/club teams, computer generated divisional seeding in MCSL, allegations of recruitment, bullying by other teams, unhinged coaches, classy families/swimmers/teams, team demographics, frightening imagery, sportsmanship, how to balance LC champs with divisionals, a$$hole people who make rude comments in this forum just to be a jerk

chef's kiss

Anonymous wrote:Team Reps, Coaches, team photos, relays, other parents, seed times, energetic announcers, age group rules, and flip turns.

Announcers who talk at the expense of keeping the meet moving would be high on my list.

Team Reps, Coaches, team photos, relays, other parents, seed times, energetic announcers, age group rules, and flip turns.

Anything else left to resent?