How does your club decide who swims what relays for local or championship meets? What criteria are used, and who organizes relays at meets? How are decisions made on what swimmers get to swim and what ones don't?
We have two workout groups and between both we will bring 8 to 12 people to most local meets. I grab times off of the meet database and seed times from the coach of the other group.
I put them together and run them past the other coach. Everyone knows to expect to be in relays and only once did a person not necessarily want to do it.
As pointed out earlier, the best scoring chances for us are in 18+ 25+ and 55+ relays. Also the 800 free relay is one everyone knows they will be called on to swim.
When setting up the relays my main rule is everyone gets in a relay if it is at all possible. Secondly, I put together the fastest I can.
Usually we have one A relay and another participation relay. All the faster swimmers know that from time to time they will be swimming on a participation relay. But they all know I do my best to work everyone in and they know next time it will be their turn.
We have two workout groups and between both we will bring 8 to 12 people to most local meets. I grab times off of the meet database and seed times from the coach of the other group.
I put them together and run them past the other coach. Everyone knows to expect to be in relays and only once did a person not necessarily want to do it.
As pointed out earlier, the best scoring chances for us are in 18+ 25+ and 55+ relays. Also the 800 free relay is one everyone knows they will be called on to swim.
When setting up the relays my main rule is everyone gets in a relay if it is at all possible. Secondly, I put together the fastest I can.
Usually we have one A relay and another participation relay. All the faster swimmers know that from time to time they will be swimming on a participation relay. But they all know I do my best to work everyone in and they know next time it will be their turn.
