Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 23:02     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:Is the meet still going on? It was awful. Not sure why we bothered going for a 200.


Poor predictive skills?
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:50     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Is the meet still going on? It was awful. Not sure why we bothered going for a 200.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:40     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.

I mean tonight’s session was essentially a mini meet. There is no chance I would have signed up/allowed my kid’s coach to sign them up for the 9-12 200s in the middle of the 8 and unders.


Some kids were there to make cuts. What can you do except tough it out in the bleachers.

There are other meets in January and February to try and hit JO cuts. There also was only 1 kid that made a JO cut in those 9-12 200s.


Exactly. These parents with kids “close”to making JO cuts think every meet should cater to their DC. Don’t like the format, skip it and try again next month.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:36     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.


It is a mini meet if the event organizers say it is. And offering 8& under 25s sends a really clear signal: this session is a mini meet.

+1, it’s clear from the meet announcement with the lineup of events that today was essentially a mini meet.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:30     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.


It is a mini meet if the event organizers say it is. And offering 8& under 25s sends a really clear signal: this session is a mini meet.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:24     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.

I mean tonight’s session was essentially a mini meet. There is no chance I would have signed up/allowed my kid’s coach to sign them up for the 9-12 200s in the middle of the 8 and unders.


Some kids were there to make cuts. What can you do except tough it out in the bleachers.

There are other meets in January and February to try and hit JO cuts. There also was only 1 kid that made a JO cut in those 9-12 200s.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 22:05     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.

I mean tonight’s session was essentially a mini meet. There is no chance I would have signed up/allowed my kid’s coach to sign them up for the 9-12 200s in the middle of the 8 and unders.


Some kids were there to make cuts. What can you do except tough it out in the bleachers.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 21:29     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.

I mean tonight’s session was essentially a mini meet. There is no chance I would have signed up/allowed my kid’s coach to sign them up for the 9-12 200s in the middle of the 8 and unders.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 20:50     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.


A 4 year-old girl also broke 2 minutes in the 50 free. Good for her.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 20:08     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
There were 4 and 5 year olds signed up tonight! Who DQed, might I add. This is not a mini meet… ugh.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 20:07     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Tomorrow will have a ton of novice kids in the 12&u sessions too. Pack your patience. It is what is it — a meet for everyone.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 20:02     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Anonymous wrote:Holy cow this meet is not going well. Tons of little kids trying to swim events they aren’t ready for (who signs a newbie up for a 100??), timing system keeps breaking, UGH. Really hope things are smoother tomorrow.


All the 8&u kids were in this session.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 19:50     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Too many kids in the meet and too many people signing up littles for events they should not swim.

My bingo card has session canceled for vomit in the pool.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 18:24     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
Holy cow this meet is not going well. Tons of little kids trying to swim events they aren’t ready for (who signs a newbie up for a 100??), timing system keeps breaking, UGH. Really hope things are smoother tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2023 15:12     Subject: Viewing at the St. James
FYI. At St James right now and there are a lot of tournaments this weekend. Sunday is going to be a mess.