Anonymous
06/08/2024 12:53
Subject: Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Team rep here. The drama is real. Something always crops up by April or May and then things happen all summer. Always something different each season. We try to obscure it from the general team, but behind the scenes there is always something crazy going on.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 12:04
Subject: Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:My 6 yo is on team for the first time and really excited. I'm overwhelmed by the commitment but it's really fun to see my kid having so much fun.
It’s really only 1 month once school is out - but it may feel like 3 months. It’s intense and fun.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 12:03
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Is this usually a substitute for swimming lessons or do most kids do both?
Once kids can swim a full 25m freestyle and backstroke, they usually join the 8&U and team practice takes the place of lessons. Some kids choose to take extra lessons, but it’s not required. My kids usually do 1 30 min lesson per week if there is a specific skill they want to work on, like flip turns.
My kids are not on a competitive team year-round, but they swim 2 days a week during the school year for conditioning. It’s a workout, not explicit stroke instruction. They get pointers, but for technique they would need to take stroke and turn clinics or be in a different program where the goal is to get fast for meets.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:59
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Is this usually a substitute for swimming lessons or do most kids do both?
It’s not a substitute for swim lessons. At our pool you have to be able to cross the length of the pool unassisted to do swim team, doesn’t matter how you get across stroke wise.
If you join and are unable to meet this requirement, we’ll refund your money. Young kids will take “lessons” in addition to swim team to learn all their strokes, improve technique, etc.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:55
Subject: Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm signed up to time for the first time tomorrow. Is it difficult? Tell me the basics, please!
It’s easy, I promise! (I’m the “rookie races” rep PP.)
Our team is MCSL, but this is the way it works: three timers with stopwatches. You start it at the flash of the strobe on the starter, you stop it as soon as the swimmer touches the wall. You three compare times and write down the middle (median) time.
A “hat trick” is when all three times are exactly the same, and it does happen!
Thank you! This was super helpful!
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:53
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Swim team board member. Drama begins during pre-season setup and start up. By the end of season, people can be downright mean to each other. Parents yelling at Team Admin because they scratch a B meet but then showed up and changed their minds and expect to swim. Or parents yelling at board members because we were visiting team at a Monday night meet and the home team stops the meet 10pm no matter what because of neighbors. Parents upset because their kids didn’t get to swim events. I get it, I was upset too, but not sure what I am supposed to do. Usually the most vocal complainers, are the ones who volunteer the least.
10 pm is really late. We usually end B meets by 8:30, 9 at the latest.
We had one B meet go until 11:30 by the time we were leaving. It was awful.
Did they continue with loudspeakers? You can only use those to a certain hour.
We’ve not finished B meets with larger teams because it’s too dark past about 9 pm or so.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:51
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Is this usually a substitute for swimming lessons or do most kids do both?
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:33
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Swim team board member. Drama begins during pre-season setup and start up. By the end of season, people can be downright mean to each other. Parents yelling at Team Admin because they scratch a B meet but then showed up and changed their minds and expect to swim. Or parents yelling at board members because we were visiting team at a Monday night meet and the home team stops the meet 10pm no matter what because of neighbors. Parents upset because their kids didn’t get to swim events. I get it, I was upset too, but not sure what I am supposed to do. Usually the most vocal complainers, are the ones who volunteer the least.
10 pm is really late. We usually end B meets by 8:30, 9 at the latest.
We had one B meet go until 11:30 by the time we were leaving. It was awful.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:31
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
It’s toxic. Parents always ruin it for kids.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 11:29
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Swim team board member. Drama begins during pre-season setup and start up. By the end of season, people can be downright mean to each other. Parents yelling at Team Admin because they scratch a B meet but then showed up and changed their minds and expect to swim. Or parents yelling at board members because we were visiting team at a Monday night meet and the home team stops the meet 10pm no matter what because of neighbors. Parents upset because their kids didn’t get to swim events. I get it, I was upset too, but not sure what I am supposed to do. Usually the most vocal complainers, are the ones who volunteer the least.
10 pm is really late. We usually end B meets by 8:30, 9 at the latest.
Anonymous
06/08/2024 09:01
Subject: Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
The drama is real. The parents who get angry their kids are not in an event are hateful. It’s just summer swim. Chill out. You are a LOSER!
Anonymous
06/08/2024 06:43
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Swim team board member. Drama begins during pre-season setup and start up. By the end of season, people can be downright mean to each other. Parents yelling at Team Admin because they scratch a B meet but then showed up and changed their minds and expect to swim. Or parents yelling at board members because we were visiting team at a Monday night meet and the home team stops the meet 10pm no matter what because of neighbors. Parents upset because their kids didn’t get to swim events. I get it, I was upset too, but not sure what I am supposed to do. Usually the most vocal complainers, are the ones who volunteer the least.
Fortunately our team doesn’t see any drama like what you described but the bolder part is true for any activity. When people refuse to get involved with their kids’ activities (volunteer? Gah!) they lack full understanding of what’s going on. This is why volunteering (or voluntolding?) is a good thing. People need to get a grip. Not that swim reps can’t go rogue but in most cases, parents either need to step up and volunteer or shut the h3ll up..
Anonymous
06/08/2024 06:34
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Swim team board member. Drama begins during pre-season setup and start up. By the end of season, people can be downright mean to each other. Parents yelling at Team Admin because they scratch a B meet but then showed up and changed their minds and expect to swim. Or parents yelling at board members because we were visiting team at a Monday night meet and the home team stops the meet 10pm no matter what because of neighbors. Parents upset because their kids didn’t get to swim events. I get it, I was upset too, but not sure what I am supposed to do. Usually the most vocal complainers, are the ones who volunteer the least.
Anonymous
06/07/2024 23:22
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.
facebook group, whatsapp group maybe?
Anonymous
06/07/2024 23:10
Subject: Re:Anyone else PUMPED about Time Trials
Anonymous wrote:Can someone give examples of the drama they are experiencing? Trying to figure out why so many people see drama in summer swim team and want to be prepared.
+1 I have no idea how this happens in pre-season.