Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 22:24     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
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Anonymous wrote:I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.


I’m on the club board and our team rep also says that team registration has been slow, and lower at this point than recent years. Overall, new club memberships are also down compared to recent years.

Our team rep is elected to the board. I don’t ever recall much drama. It’s pretty smooth.


I know a few people not doing summer swim this year because of RTO. Kind of a bummer.


RTO?
All I can think of is relay take-off.

I’m assuming pp means return to office


Ah! Thanks. We didn't even think of that.

What did they do before when they weren't working from home?
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 18:52     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.


I’m on the club board and our team rep also says that team registration has been slow, and lower at this point than recent years. Overall, new club memberships are also down compared to recent years.

Our team rep is elected to the board. I don’t ever recall much drama. It’s pretty smooth.


I know a few people not doing summer swim this year because of RTO. Kind of a bummer.


RTO?
All I can think of is relay take-off.

I’m assuming pp means return to office
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 17:42     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.


I’m on the club board and our team rep also says that team registration has been slow, and lower at this point than recent years. Overall, new club memberships are also down compared to recent years.

Our team rep is elected to the board. I don’t ever recall much drama. It’s pretty smooth.


I know a few people not doing summer swim this year because of RTO. Kind of a bummer.


RTO?
All I can think of is relay take-off.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 14:28     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.


I’m on the club board and our team rep also says that team registration has been slow, and lower at this point than recent years. Overall, new club memberships are also down compared to recent years.

Our team rep is elected to the board. I don’t ever recall much drama. It’s pretty smooth.


I know a few people not doing summer swim this year because of RTO. Kind of a bummer.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 07:52     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.


I’m on the club board and our team rep also says that team registration has been slow, and lower at this point than recent years. Overall, new club memberships are also down compared to recent years.

Our team rep is elected to the board. I don’t ever recall much drama. It’s pretty smooth.
Anonymous
Post 05/09/2024 07:28     Subject: Re:Any swim team reps in the house?
Team Rep here and all the normal stuff is underway with no bumps. Only drama is with the pool board, similar to some other PPs which has made the spring very unpleasant.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 17:58     Subject: Re:Any swim team reps in the house?
Our rep is brilliant and beloved, and everyone is counting down the days until we start! Shout-out here from a profoundly grateful parent to the folks who make this incredibly complicated machine go. Thank you so much, reps, for giving our kids summers that they will always remember. (And a great deal of fun for the adults, too.)
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 17:10     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
I’m not feeling as together as last year but I think people were more motivated and excited about new changes. My real job has also ticked up. Registration has been slow though.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 16:51     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
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Our board rep is the swim team rep. They changed the bylaws so no one gets a choice or to vote.


You don’t vote for your pool board?


Nope, the president self-elects every year, cherry-picks the nomination committee (though this year they didn't even have one), and then chooses themself as team rep. Others of us have offered.


You must have the only pool in NOVA free from lawyers willing to dabble. Our pool does everything strictly according to bylaws.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 16:49     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
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Better than yours by the sound of it! What’s been the issue?


Internal squabbling amongst our board resulting in constantly shifting guidelines and micro-management 🙄


Don’t you have some sort of representation on the board? Have you expressed your concerns to them? Theres a fine line between micromanaging and doing their job. Arguably the one volunteer position more stressful than team rep is board member.


Our swim team is completely separate from the HOA board (there is no pool board). So the rep is not a elected or nominated position. It's just the same person every year.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 15:43     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Our board rep is the swim team rep. They changed the bylaws so no one gets a choice or to vote.


You don’t vote for your pool board?


Nope, the president self-elects every year, cherry-picks the nomination committee (though this year they didn't even have one), and then chooses themself as team rep. Others of us have offered.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 11:34     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:

Our board rep is the swim team rep. They changed the bylaws so no one gets a choice or to vote.


You don’t vote for your pool board?
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 11:21     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Anonymous wrote:Our board president is on a massive power trip and making everyone miserable. He’s outright threatened one of our swim reps because he wasn’t getting his way. The dive rep has already quit. Our board rep is just trying to hold it together. Unfortunately because our members never bother to vote, we always end up with the same people even when others volunteer.


Our board rep is the swim team rep. They changed the bylaws so no one gets a choice or to vote.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 11:20     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
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Anonymous wrote:Our rep sucks. It’s a dictatorship and poorly run.


You must be talking about me, by all means please take over.


We offered many times. Happy to.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2024 11:12     Subject: Any swim team reps in the house?
Our board president is on a massive power trip and making everyone miserable. He’s outright threatened one of our swim reps because he wasn’t getting his way. The dive rep has already quit. Our board rep is just trying to hold it together. Unfortunately because our members never bother to vote, we always end up with the same people even when others volunteer.