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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High School swimming is about team,letter jackets,sports assemblies,pep rallies etc.It is not going to build a base for college.
In most cases, especially this one with an already elite sounding swimmer, this is true, HS isn't going to build a base because the base is already there for an elite. You can and will see HS build a collegiate base for a previously inexperienced swimmer though... so I don't agree with this statement 100%.
High School swimming is about team,letter jackets,sports assemblies,pep rallies etc.It is not going to build a base for college.
In most cases, especially this one with an already elite sounding swimmer, this is true, HS isn't going to build a base because the base is already there for an elite. You can and will see HS build a collegiate base for a previously inexperienced swimmer though... so I don't agree with this statement 100%.
