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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd choice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Prep won’t let their swimmers go to NCSAs unless they can final.

Age group NCSAs? I know a lot of NCAP kids who won’t final there.

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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

This is exactly why

Have you actually looked at who is at this meet? There are many fast teams there .

NCap is all about points for NCap not what meet might be a good experience for their swimmers

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd choice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Prep won’t let their swimmers go to NCSAs unless they can final.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

This is exactly why

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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

It makes me sad that NSCA, ISCA, and I guess now Shamrock Showdown have made Sectionals less of a core meet. It used to really mean something back in the day.

At our NCAP site sectional cuts are a huge point of emphasis but the meet itself is not one we attend. I don’t know why don’t go to Sectionals as opposed to Shamrock, maybe because Richmond is close enough that it is a self travel meet rather than team travel.

We were told the team doesn’t go to Sectionals because they don’t like the pool where it is held. Although Shamrock Showdown has easier cuts than Sectionals, you much have a Sectionals cut to attend from NCAP.

Plus, the meet pulls from all over according to the announcement. “ The Shamrock Showdown is a four day meet, running from March 27-30. The event is set to welcome 600-700 athletes from across the East Coast, ranging from New York City down to the Carolinas. SwimMAC Carolina and Nation’s Capital Swim Club, who are the top ranked teams in the nation, will both be in attendance, offering an exciting showcase of elite performance. ”

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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

It makes me sad that NSCA, ISCA, and I guess now Shamrock Showdown have made Sectionals less of a core meet. It used to really mean something back in the day.

At our NCAP site sectional cuts are a huge point of emphasis but the meet itself is not one we attend. I don’t know why don’t go to Sectionals as opposed to Shamrock, maybe because Richmond is close enough that it is a self travel meet rather than team travel.

Sometimes teams duck a meet so their swimmers can have a better chance of more finals, especially after they go through the whole process of tapering and suiting. Our team definitely does this - they have a choice of spring sectionals to go to, and they usually choose a site that has fewer fast swimmers so more of our swimmers can final and get a second swim. I shouldn’t say “duck” because I think they want fast competition, but they also don’t want to squander opportunities to drop time while suited and tapered.

It can be good strategy to choose a meet where more of your swimmers can final and get a second chance for best times. It is not as great for the slower swimmers from ncap or any other team who subsequently can’t make a final, of course. It’s a good experience for everyone to experience finals.

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Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

It makes me sad that NSCA, ISCA, and I guess now Shamrock Showdown have made Sectionals less of a core meet. It used to really mean something back in the day.

At our NCAP site sectional cuts are a huge point of emphasis but the meet itself is not one we attend. I don’t know why don’t go to Sectionals as opposed to Shamrock, maybe because Richmond is close enough that it is a self travel meet rather than team travel.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

It makes me sad that NSCA, ISCA, and I guess now Shamrock Showdown have made Sectionals less of a core meet. It used to really mean something back in the day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd Ichoice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Yup, a lot of the sectionals qualifiers that do not have NCSA cuts go to Shamrock Showdown. Which is a weird choice since the cuts for Shamrock are pretty slow, but maybe it’s because it pretty much guarantees that the fast NCAP swimmers will make finals.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd choice but whatever.

Pretty much all on NCAP does this in place of Sectionals.

Anonymous wrote:Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Last year they did the Shamrock Showdown, which seems like an odd choice but whatever.

Only a handful of NCAP-P kids at NCSAs. Are they doing a different meet?

Anonymous wrote:Prep missed states last year- this year it will be Metros and it’s not Bruce’s group it’s Silver but there are some fast freshmen in that group….and no, Prep does not give a sh*t about HS swim

This is so not true! Prep accommodates their dryland schedule so the kids can make their HS swim. Stop hating!

Anonymous wrote:We are losing sight of the most important question here: which team’s crazy parents are fittest and fastest

Excellent question. Where do you begin?