:badday:I just got back from practice and basically the coach told me I'd get more out of swim lessons than masters. I thought I was doing pretty well, but I guess he was blowing smoke up my skirt (or swimsuit) when he told me that during my first practice. Basically, if I don't want to swim with other people, masters probably isn't for me.
I feel badly because I thought I'd found a home with this team. I know he's trying to do his best for me and is willing to give me lessons to improve my technique and get me comfortable enough to swim with the other beginners. But it feels like I've been sent to remedial swim class. So my confidence has been completely deflated. I joined masters because I thought I'd get a better workout than swimming alone. I know being in the lane with others makes you push yourself more, and I was working my way to that, and he said he wants me on his team. But honestly, I'm not interested in being on a team. I just want to get in the freakin' pool and swim for fitness.
team
tēm/
noun
noun: team; plural noun: teams
1.
a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.
synonyms:
group, squad, company, party, crew, troupe, band, side, lineup, phalanx; Moreinformalbunch, gang, posse
"the sales team"
two or more people working together.
"a team of researchers"
informal
used before another word to form the name of a real or notional group that supports or favors the person or thing indicated.
"are you team Mac or team PC?"
two or more animals, especially horses, harnessed together to pull a vehicle.
synonyms:
pair, span, yoke, duo, set, tandem "a team of horses"
verb
verb: team; 3rd person present: teams; past tense: teamed; past participle: teamed; gerund or present participle: teaming
1.
come together as a team to achieve a common goal.
"he teamed up with the band to produce the album"
synonyms:
join (forces), collaborate, get together, work together
DeniseMW, I feel for you but I think you need to work toward overcoming your need to swim alone if you want to be a part of a master's team. I'm not sure if you're afraid of holding people up, or hitting others but either way I think you'll find lane mates to be a very forgiving group of people. In my opinion (for what it's worth) you should swim with others for 2 weeks, or 10 times. If you're not feeling more comfortable by then I'd say you should attend solo rec swim instead. I'm not trying to be mean, but you can't have your cake and eat it too all the time.
team
tēm/
noun
noun: team; plural noun: teams
1.
a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.
synonyms:
group, squad, company, party, crew, troupe, band, side, lineup, phalanx; Moreinformalbunch, gang, posse
"the sales team"
two or more people working together.
"a team of researchers"
informal
used before another word to form the name of a real or notional group that supports or favors the person or thing indicated.
"are you team Mac or team PC?"
two or more animals, especially horses, harnessed together to pull a vehicle.
synonyms:
pair, span, yoke, duo, set, tandem "a team of horses"
verb
verb: team; 3rd person present: teams; past tense: teamed; past participle: teamed; gerund or present participle: teaming
1.
come together as a team to achieve a common goal.
"he teamed up with the band to produce the album"
synonyms:
join (forces), collaborate, get together, work together
DeniseMW, I feel for you but I think you need to work toward overcoming your need to swim alone if you want to be a part of a master's team. I'm not sure if you're afraid of holding people up, or hitting others but either way I think you'll find lane mates to be a very forgiving group of people. In my opinion (for what it's worth) you should swim with others for 2 weeks, or 10 times. If you're not feeling more comfortable by then I'd say you should attend solo rec swim instead. I'm not trying to be mean, but you can't have your cake and eat it too all the time.
