My team, Rockwall Aquatic Masters is having a long course meet on 6th July and I am actively trying to convince team mates to sign up. On my blog I was describing my disappointment that more of my team mates had not signed up. One commenter posted the following, "Why do they have to participate? I have more fun going to practice than I do meets. I don't find meets fun anymore." I guess I had assumed that most people enjoy meets and I found it strange that my team mates did not want to sign up. This got me thinking and I wondered why people compete or don't compete? Any thoughts?
Tell Muppet and Roddin that they need to schedule a nationals near you.
Noted, will do.
Ok, done:
August 13-17, 2014 Summer Nationals: University of Maryland College Park
August 6-9, 2015 Summer Nationals: SPIRE Institute, Ohio
As the person that posted the comment on your blog, I don't find the enjoyment in meets. Every now and then, there will be a meet that perks my attention, but more often than not, the excitement just isn't there. When Muppet hosts the scm in D.C., that meet got my attention since I went to college just down the road. The nationals in puerto rico got my attention as a great place for a vacation. But most places just don't build excitement for taking the time to go there for a meet.
g go of my best times from the past. Heck, I can't remember what most of them are anyway. I find going to meets more of a hassle anymore.
I think that was rather shallow of you to post on the blog about meets not being for everybody when it turns out the primary reason you don't like them is because of the travel hassles for you personally. For somebody who has meets in their own backyard why would you discourage them from participating?
Tell Muppet and Roddin that they need to schedule a nationals near you.
Noted, will do.
Ok, done:
August 13-17, 2014 Summer Nationals: University of Maryland College Park
August 6-9, 2015 Summer Nationals: SPIRE Institute, Ohio
As the person that posted the comment on your blog, I don't find the enjoyment in meets. Every now and then, there will be a meet that perks my attention, but more often than not, the excitement just isn't there. When Muppet hosts the scm in D.C., that meet got my attention since I went to college just down the road. The nationals in puerto rico got my attention as a great place for a vacation. But most places just don't build excitement for taking the time to go there for a meet.
g go of my best times from the past. Heck, I can't remember what most of them are anyway. I find going to meets more of a hassle anymore.
I think that was rather shallow of you to post on the blog about meets not being for everybody when it turns out the primary reason you don't like them is because of the travel hassles for you personally. For somebody who has meets in their own backyard why would you discourage them from participating?
