Hello,
I have not posted here before, but I need help. Hopefully some in this group will have ideas to share.
I'm a member of my local YMCA, which has a Masters Team. It's a really great group of people, and I would hate to see it go away. But our YMCA has decided to start treating us like an organized sport, rather than like a class (like aerobics or spinning). They're planning on charging us each $400 per year to be a memeber of the masters team, in addition to being a full program member ($55/month). Maybe it's just me, but this seems WAY out of line, especially since nearly every class is offered to full members for FREE (including spinning and aerobics). This expense could be justified if someone actually coached us, but our "coach" just writes the workouts on the board, and sits there watching to make sure nobody drowns. By the way, our pool is a 3-lane, 25-yard pool, that's generally kept at 88 degrees.
A fair number of people in the group have mentioned that they'll drop out before paying. And the YMCA will terminate the program if we don't have good membership.
Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation? Could someone from USMS or YMCA on the national level be of help? Am I going off for no reason?
Help!!!
Lou Savastani
Parents
Former Member
Sounds like a lot of fees. But I pay over 400 a year for a health club and 2 dollars a week or more at a rec pool. The health club has one lane you can put in. I usually swim open lane and sometimes its crowded, when someone has the one lane in and you have to share a 15 yard pool with other people. This week I swam alone. But I don't mine the short length since the pool at the health club is indoors. Health club and some Y pools are not that big. The temperature seems high and here in Arizona because of the 100 degree heat, pools can reach 87 and 88 degrees. The health club pool seems to be 83 degrees. I tried to swim at least once a week in the rec pool which is 25 yards. If I join the local masters club here I would have to pay another 40 dollars a month and I would not use their pool even though its a unversity pool because its localed on the other side of town and doesn't fit with my work schedule.
Sounds like a lot of fees. But I pay over 400 a year for a health club and 2 dollars a week or more at a rec pool. The health club has one lane you can put in. I usually swim open lane and sometimes its crowded, when someone has the one lane in and you have to share a 15 yard pool with other people. This week I swam alone. But I don't mine the short length since the pool at the health club is indoors. Health club and some Y pools are not that big. The temperature seems high and here in Arizona because of the 100 degree heat, pools can reach 87 and 88 degrees. The health club pool seems to be 83 degrees. I tried to swim at least once a week in the rec pool which is 25 yards. If I join the local masters club here I would have to pay another 40 dollars a month and I would not use their pool even though its a unversity pool because its localed on the other side of town and doesn't fit with my work schedule.
