I have three kids swimming.
Two girls (8 & 10) and a son 12.
All the kids started together (private lessons) about three years ago. Today they are involved in age-group swimming. The girls are seeing great results (best/fourth in our country), ds is still busy "catching-up". He is incredibly dedicated and ambitious, his dream being to come home with medals...
He does enjoy swimming...but, we can turn it any way we want, he is after measurable performance! Ds is good, and has come a long way. Still, I am wondering whether he will ever excel...
He is athletically built and will likely be tall. These past months he has trained five times per week (2h), and will step it up to 6/7 times per week in the fall. I am wondering whether this "will do", or whether we should gently steer ds towards a sport where he can truly succeed (by his standards!!).
I don't know a thing about swimming, so am in no position to judge this situation. Most of all, I am not a "pool-mom", and my only concern is, that my sun might be chasing a shadow....
Thank you for any insights!
I really am not the one pushing him (and no one else is either!). He wants to be on that podium so badly, that it is heartbreaking to see him invest so much without getting significantly closer to his dream...
He IS constantly getting better, but so is everybody else...
Why is this heart breaking? Maybe a review of goals with his coach is in order. If your goal is getting medals you will pretty much always be disappointed. And, there is always someone who is going to train less or train more and still be faster than you. For a very select few podiums and medals are obtainable. For the rest, there has to be something else. In my case, it is Cheetos.
I really am not the one pushing him (and no one else is either!). He wants to be on that podium so badly, that it is heartbreaking to see him invest so much without getting significantly closer to his dream...
He IS constantly getting better, but so is everybody else...
Why is this heart breaking? Maybe a review of goals with his coach is in order. If your goal is getting medals you will pretty much always be disappointed. And, there is always someone who is going to train less or train more and still be faster than you. For a very select few podiums and medals are obtainable. For the rest, there has to be something else. In my case, it is Cheetos.
