Well my ex started my girls in a country club swim team this summer and I offered to volunteer. They then asked me what experience I had and liked my resume enough to put me in the officials spot. They have not yet sent me any guidelines so I wanted to hear from some here as I know some of you have had kids just starting out.
Some real concerns for me is for instance the 8 and under age group. these are new swimmers and obviously their strok is not legit. *** stroke kicks are mostly all going to be flutter. 2 hand touches (yeah right) etc. I guess I am just worried about either being too relaxed or too strict. The coaches are telling the kids at practice that they will be DQd for flutter kick but still they just can't all get it right.
Any thoughts? Should I just DQ kids that touch the bottom and let the rest go as long as they are making an honest effort. Thanks
In my limited experience with summer club, the rules are the same, but the judging is pretty lenient. Basically, if the kid rolled over on backstroke, was blatantly flutter kicking on *** or fly (making no effort) or any other instances that make you say "ugh," they got a DQ. Even the one hand touches were a 50/50 call based on who was looking. You should talk to your coaches first, though, because each summer league is different, and the caliber of swimmers is also different from league to league.
In my limited experience with summer club, the rules are the same, but the judging is pretty lenient. Basically, if the kid rolled over on backstroke, was blatantly flutter kicking on *** or fly (making no effort) or any other instances that make you say "ugh," they got a DQ. Even the one hand touches were a 50/50 call based on who was looking. You should talk to your coaches first, though, because each summer league is different, and the caliber of swimmers is also different from league to league.
