Kids' schedule will not permit me to join a team, but I am thinking about checking out the local team during their noon practice, and maybe doing it for a month here or there (they may not let me ). The question I have is, is there a "beginning" of the season where they have new members, or when they have breaks, or otherwise is there a more ideal time to join? There is not a whole lot of info on the local team's page.
I am also wondering how open teams are to folks dropping in for a month at a time. So maybe I'll swim for a month out of every 3 or so. I'd like some coaching, and some help in pushing my limits (hard to do on one's own). But I can't do it throughout the year, as the morning and evening practices offered conflict with my kids' practice.
I know right now, USA Swimming is in between the end of short course, and the beginning of long course. Don't know if USMS has a similar break.
My local YMCA Master's group follows the YMCA program season where you register and pay for 2 months at a time. Most people start an leave based on that schedule, but no particular time of year. They do allow a person who just wants to try it out to come for a couple of weeks before signing up. The only real pattern that I see is that the coaches change with the season and some participants come and go depending their coach preference.
My local YMCA Master's group follows the YMCA program season where you register and pay for 2 months at a time. Most people start an leave based on that schedule, but no particular time of year. They do allow a person who just wants to try it out to come for a couple of weeks before signing up. The only real pattern that I see is that the coaches change with the season and some participants come and go depending their coach preference.
