So, my granddaughter is a freshman in HS. She is swimming on a USA team and her HS team. The HS team has about 60 swimmers--walk on, no try outs. Of those 60 only 4 girls (3 seniors & my DGD) are truly competitive. There are some who can not yet swim a complete lap(pull self along on lane ropes). Some team members haven't paid their booster fees.
The coach insists on taking the WHOLE team to every meet so everyone can have the "meet" experience. Because some members haven't paid booster fees there isn't enough money for the WHOLE team to go to large/competitive meets and the coach refuses to leave the 'non swimmers' or deadbeats at home. He has cancelled every out of town large/competitive meet that requires an over night stay. I don't believe this is fair to the few competitive swimmers on the team who are hoping to be seen by colleges.
Any thoughts on how to approach the situation?
Thanks!
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The coach made another decision that rubs the wrong way. Swimmers are only allowed to swim in 4 events. The coach puts all four competitive girls on three relays (so the team will get higher scores) and one individual event. Well, my DGD flat out told the coach she would only swim on one relay... he has since put her in three individual events and one relay.
DGD isn't having fun on the HS team and will probably not go out for the team next year.
The coach made another decision that rubs the wrong way. Swimmers are only allowed to swim in 4 events. The coach puts all four competitive girls on three relays (so the team will get higher scores) and one individual event. Well, my DGD flat out told the coach she would only swim on one relay... he has since put her in three individual events and one relay.
DGD isn't having fun on the HS team and will probably not go out for the team next year.
