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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I am like smontanaro - I am pretty shy, and I swim "unattached" as there is no swim team in my area, so for me to go to a meet means sitting around trying not to look like a sore thumb. I went to a large meet last year and signed up for the dinner/social thing, but it was a sit down dinner so not much chance to socialize. I am not complaining...it's my issue that I am shy...I am just answering the question as to why I don't go to meets.
I am like smontanaro - I am pretty shy, and I swim "unattached" as there is no swim team in my area, so for me to go to a meet means sitting around trying not to look like a sore thumb. I went to a large meet last year and signed up for the dinner/social thing, but it was a sit down dinner so not much chance to socialize. I am not complaining...it's my issue that I am shy...I am just answering the question as to why I don't go to meets.
