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 team is allowed two fund raising events a year. Already been done. I only mentioned my family's philanthropic deed to demonstrate we realize not everyone can afford to have their child participate in sports.
My DGD's goal is to qualify for state in *** and back. If she isn't given the chance to swim these events as many times as possible then how is she going to qualify?
Thanks everyone for your input. I will definitely pass along your thoughts
The team is allowed two fund raising events a year. Already been done. I only mentioned my family's philanthropic deed to demonstrate we realize not everyone can afford to have their child participate in sports.
My DGD's goal is to qualify for state in *** and back. If she isn't given the chance to swim these events as many times as possible then how is she going to qualify?
Thanks everyone for your input. I will definitely pass along your thoughts
