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!
High School swimming is about team,letter jackets,sports assemblies,pep rallies etc.It is not going to build a base for college.This coach wants to be inclusive,give everybody a chance to swim and not spend too much money.If the high school workouts don't hurt your granddaughter's performance and if the coach is reasonable nice I'd suggest she might want to do the high school program to sharpen her relay skills and be part of a team,especially if she gets to go to State.
High School swimming is about team,letter jackets,sports assemblies,pep rallies etc.It is not going to build a base for college.This coach wants to be inclusive,give everybody a chance to swim and not spend too much money.If the high school workouts don't hurt your granddaughter's performance and if the coach is reasonable nice I'd suggest she might want to do the high school program to sharpen her relay skills and be part of a team,especially if she gets to go to State.
