Anonymous wrote:I overheard a parent at practice talking last night about his 10 year old and how basically his kid was the next Olympian. That their club team needed to be good with them not being able to attend club practices since she love summer swim practices. Also apparently not meeting club attendance requirements during the year due to other sports. That they need to deal with it because they needed her because she can make JOs and if they don't like her lack of commitment NCAP would kill to have her.
It was honestly kind of shocking and insane. The tone was crazy. I think the parents he was talking to were just floored by the hubris.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ladders need to be published. 5k races post times (even for kids), track meets post results/times, club meets post times, HS posts times, NVSLs website posts times, etc
Ladders are help with team integrity, and it’s really not that big of a deal.
Just know when you post them that kids from their teams always get ahold of them
At the 13 and over (and possibly 12U), I'm not sure it matters. By that point the fastest kids doing summer swim are also coincidentally your club swimmers. They know their times, friends' times, their competitors' times, your mom's time, etc. etc.
Anonymous wrote:The ladders aren't for the kids (particularly the younger ones). They are for the parents.
We post our ladder in Swimtopia, which helps parents plan for whether or not their kid is swimming that weekend.
Anonymous wrote:I'm at a D1 pool that doesn't post the ladders and I am glad that they don't. The 8u and 10u don't need to see how they are ranked against others. It should just focus on them getting the best time they can. For the 12u and older, I am sure they already know the times or how to find it. Anyone swimming D1 in A meets is also swimming winter swim, so they know the game.
Anonymous wrote:Ugh I felt this yesterday. Another mom
Pointing out that her daughter moved up a lane. Just have fun it’s just summer swim.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ladders need to be published. 5k races post times (even for kids), track meets post results/times, club meets post times, HS posts times, NVSLs website posts times, etc
Ladders are help with team integrity, and it’s really not that big of a deal.
Have you brought this up with your summer team reps/coaches? Run for team rep? Just trying to see how many of posters are willing to walk the talk.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Guys, Tuckahoe is leading the charge on posting the ladder, right?? Because those parents are by far the craziest summer swim parents around.
OKM posts a ladder, and there aren’t crazies. It’s a lovely team with lovely families and kids. My child sometimes makes it, sometimes doesn’t, but we know it’s 100% on the up and up, particularly since we have a lot of depth in some age groups.
OKM definitely not a chill team
Anonymous wrote:The ladders aren't for the kids (particularly the younger ones). They are for the parents.
We post our ladder in Swimtopia, which helps parents plan for whether or not their kid is swimming that weekend.
Anonymous wrote:The ladders aren't for the kids (particularly the younger ones). They are for the parents.
We post our ladder in Swimtopia, which helps parents plan for whether or not their kid is swimming that weekend.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ladders need to be published. 5k races post times (even for kids), track meets post results/times, club meets post times, HS posts times, NVSLs website posts times, etc
Ladders are help with team integrity, and it’s really not that big of a deal.
Just know when you post them that kids from their teams always get ahold of them
At the 13 and over (and possibly 12U), I'm not sure it matters. By that point the fastest kids doing summer swim are also coincidentally your club swimmers. They know their times, friends' times, their competitors' times, your mom's time, etc. etc.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ladders need to be published. 5k races post times (even for kids), track meets post results/times, club meets post times, HS posts times, NVSLs website posts times, etc
Ladders are help with team integrity, and it’s really not that big of a deal.
Just know when you post them that kids from their teams always get ahold of them