Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a head coach in both and now am a swim parent.
A kid who would be the high point swimmer in his/her age group in L Division may barely sniff an A meet in A or B Division. It’s a numbers game… the teams in the higher divisions by and large are stocked with year round swimmers. They are often bigger in numbers but not always. But even if small, always stocked with year-round swimmers. Just look at the Long Course and All Star Programs and you’ll see the same pools represented over and over (and don’t get me started on Rockville which shouldn’t be allowed to compete in MCSL as it’s basically just an RMSC short course summer site).
Also, upper division teams tend to draw kids from a wider geographic area as folks tend to join a pool for the swim team. Lower division teams tend to be much more narrowly populated by the specific neighborhood and schools where the pool is located.
Same amount of “fun” in both upper and lower divisions in terms of social activities, pasta nights, movie days, etc. But if really spirited competitive meets is part of the fun you’re looking for, you’ll find that more in the highest divisions because the meets feel (and are) much more high stakes and populated by kids who know each other from year-round swim. But the B meets are simply BRUTAL. Lower divisions may have sleepier Saturday morning meets (but folks still want the win). But you’ll be done by 8:00 on Wednesday. Which is not yet halftime for Wednesday meets for upper division teams.
Signed,
Former MCSL Head Coach who thinks it was the greatest job ever
yo.. former mcsl head coach of stonegate, still bitter
The coach that has been at stonegate through all of their rivalries with Rockville is still there and has been at stonegate forever. So literally can’t be a bitter stonegate former head coach. Also he’s a great coach that has built a great neighborhood team. More than Rockville can say.
You guys are so competitive while claiming it's all about fun. What rivalry? Looks like Rockville has been dominating.
It is great that you guys have access to a neighborhood pool. Rockville Rays is providing access to many swimmers who don't have access to local pool. This is unlike other county's pool like germantown, bethesda etc. I think it's the right thing to do. Summer swim should be accessible to everyone.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a head coach in both and now am a swim parent.
A kid who would be the high point swimmer in his/her age group in L Division may barely sniff an A meet in A or B Division. It’s a numbers game… the teams in the higher divisions by and large are stocked with year round swimmers. They are often bigger in numbers but not always. But even if small, always stocked with year-round swimmers. Just look at the Long Course and All Star Programs and you’ll see the same pools represented over and over (and don’t get me started on Rockville which shouldn’t be allowed to compete in MCSL as it’s basically just an RMSC short course summer site).
Also, upper division teams tend to draw kids from a wider geographic area as folks tend to join a pool for the swim team. Lower division teams tend to be much more narrowly populated by the specific neighborhood and schools where the pool is located.
Same amount of “fun” in both upper and lower divisions in terms of social activities, pasta nights, movie days, etc. But if really spirited competitive meets is part of the fun you’re looking for, you’ll find that more in the highest divisions because the meets feel (and are) much more high stakes and populated by kids who know each other from year-round swim. But the B meets are simply BRUTAL. Lower divisions may have sleepier Saturday morning meets (but folks still want the win). But you’ll be done by 8:00 on Wednesday. Which is not yet halftime for Wednesday meets for upper division teams.
Signed,
Former MCSL Head Coach who thinks it was the greatest job ever
yo.. former mcsl head coach of stonegate, still bitter
The coach that has been at stonegate through all of their rivalries with Rockville is still there and has been at stonegate forever. So literally can’t be a bitter stonegate former head coach. Also he’s a great coach that has built a great neighborhood team. More than Rockville can say.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a head coach in both and now am a swim parent.
A kid who would be the high point swimmer in his/her age group in L Division may barely sniff an A meet in A or B Division. It’s a numbers game… the teams in the higher divisions by and large are stocked with year round swimmers. They are often bigger in numbers but not always. But even if small, always stocked with year-round swimmers. Just look at the Long Course and All Star Programs and you’ll see the same pools represented over and over (and don’t get me started on Rockville which shouldn’t be allowed to compete in MCSL as it’s basically just an RMSC short course summer site).
Also, upper division teams tend to draw kids from a wider geographic area as folks tend to join a pool for the swim team. Lower division teams tend to be much more narrowly populated by the specific neighborhood and schools where the pool is located.
Same amount of “fun” in both upper and lower divisions in terms of social activities, pasta nights, movie days, etc. But if really spirited competitive meets is part of the fun you’re looking for, you’ll find that more in the highest divisions because the meets feel (and are) much more high stakes and populated by kids who know each other from year-round swim. But the B meets are simply BRUTAL. Lower divisions may have sleepier Saturday morning meets (but folks still want the win). But you’ll be done by 8:00 on Wednesday. Which is not yet halftime for Wednesday meets for upper division teams.
Signed,
Former MCSL Head Coach who thinks it was the greatest job ever
yo.. former mcsl head coach of stonegate, still bitter
The coach that has been at stonegate through all of their rivalries with Rockville is still there and has been at stonegate forever. So literally can’t be a bitter stonegate former head coach. Also he’s a great coach that has built a great neighborhood team. More than Rockville can say.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a head coach in both and now am a swim parent.
A kid who would be the high point swimmer in his/her age group in L Division may barely sniff an A meet in A or B Division. It’s a numbers game… the teams in the higher divisions by and large are stocked with year round swimmers. They are often bigger in numbers but not always. But even if small, always stocked with year-round swimmers. Just look at the Long Course and All Star Programs and you’ll see the same pools represented over and over (and don’t get me started on Rockville which shouldn’t be allowed to compete in MCSL as it’s basically just an RMSC short course summer site).
Also, upper division teams tend to draw kids from a wider geographic area as folks tend to join a pool for the swim team. Lower division teams tend to be much more narrowly populated by the specific neighborhood and schools where the pool is located.
Same amount of “fun” in both upper and lower divisions in terms of social activities, pasta nights, movie days, etc. But if really spirited competitive meets is part of the fun you’re looking for, you’ll find that more in the highest divisions because the meets feel (and are) much more high stakes and populated by kids who know each other from year-round swim. But the B meets are simply BRUTAL. Lower divisions may have sleepier Saturday morning meets (but folks still want the win). But you’ll be done by 8:00 on Wednesday. Which is not yet halftime for Wednesday meets for upper division teams.
Signed,
Former MCSL Head Coach who thinks it was the greatest job ever
yo.. former mcsl head coach of stonegate, still bitter
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been a head coach in both and now am a swim parent.
A kid who would be the high point swimmer in his/her age group in L Division may barely sniff an A meet in A or B Division. It’s a numbers game… the teams in the higher divisions by and large are stocked with year round swimmers. They are often bigger in numbers but not always. But even if small, always stocked with year-round swimmers. Just look at the Long Course and All Star Programs and you’ll see the same pools represented over and over (and don’t get me started on Rockville which shouldn’t be allowed to compete in MCSL as it’s basically just an RMSC short course summer site).
Also, upper division teams tend to draw kids from a wider geographic area as folks tend to join a pool for the swim team. Lower division teams tend to be much more narrowly populated by the specific neighborhood and schools where the pool is located.
Same amount of “fun” in both upper and lower divisions in terms of social activities, pasta nights, movie days, etc. But if really spirited competitive meets is part of the fun you’re looking for, you’ll find that more in the highest divisions because the meets feel (and are) much more high stakes and populated by kids who know each other from year-round swim. But the B meets are simply BRUTAL. Lower divisions may have sleepier Saturday morning meets (but folks still want the win). But you’ll be done by 8:00 on Wednesday. Which is not yet halftime for Wednesday meets for upper division teams.
Signed,
Former MCSL Head Coach who thinks it was the greatest job ever
Anonymous wrote:We participated in our community swim team last year. It was our first time. The head coach was fired after the first week. The team did not seem well-run at all. They don’t have a lot of volunteers and the coaches were not very good either.
If we were to join a Division A team, would our experience be different?