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?
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He was frustrated that he couldn't get more people from the team to compete in the meet. I simply asked "why do they have to compete?" I stated on the post that I find practices are more fun that meets for me. I wanted to know why he was so adamant about his teammates going to the meet, if they hadn't expressed an interest in doing so. I wasn't discouraging anyone from going to his meet or any meet for that matter.
I never stated, until this thread, one of the reasons that I don't like meets. Yes, traveling for meets in one,not the only, of the reasons I don't like going to them. If that makes me shallow, fine, you are entitled to your opinion.
He was frustrated that he couldn't get more people from the team to compete in the meet. I simply asked "why do they have to compete?" I stated on the post that I find practices are more fun that meets for me. I wanted to know why he was so adamant about his teammates going to the meet, if they hadn't expressed an interest in doing so. I wasn't discouraging anyone from going to his meet or any meet for that matter.
I never stated, until this thread, one of the reasons that I don't like meets. Yes, traveling for meets in one,not the only, of the reasons I don't like going to them. If that makes me shallow, fine, you are entitled to your opinion.
