I hate people who skip parts of the workouts. We have swimmers who are bull****ing their workout. and meanwhile Me and a couple of other dedicated swimmers on the team are actually working as hard as we can. and then the people who are skipping workouts, are telling ME that I am doing something wrong. they are beginners, and I have been swimming for 7 yrs. sorry about my tantrum, but I had to tell somebody. what are some of your thoughts on this? thanks!
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I'd say that the lead by example approach will work best. There's always going to be a different mix in every pool, especially with age group programs. If these guys want to get serious about competing, they'll have to learn the hard way. Getting blown out of the water at a meet is an eye opener for sure.
Swimming is definitely a sport where you literally can bank on your daily investment. At the end of the day your efforts will keep adding up, and adding up. You will absolutely get a big return on that hard work when it's time to race. If these guys want to play the clown at workouts, who cares. They're only cheating themselves,... as long as they don't disrupt the whole team. Have fun, and remind the "girls" that they're welcome to swim in your lane any time. That is,... if they can keep up.
As Tom said, it really is a team sport, and it's great if everyone arrives with the same attitude. But this isn't always going to be the case. Matt pointed out the obvious. What does your coach say? Maybe it's not really too much of an issue if coach let's them "rest". Some people just don't like pushing themselves. And some people do. And the ones that do are the ones we read about, and admire, and ultimately want to emulate. Rock on JC_FLY.
I'd say that the lead by example approach will work best. There's always going to be a different mix in every pool, especially with age group programs. If these guys want to get serious about competing, they'll have to learn the hard way. Getting blown out of the water at a meet is an eye opener for sure.
Swimming is definitely a sport where you literally can bank on your daily investment. At the end of the day your efforts will keep adding up, and adding up. You will absolutely get a big return on that hard work when it's time to race. If these guys want to play the clown at workouts, who cares. They're only cheating themselves,... as long as they don't disrupt the whole team. Have fun, and remind the "girls" that they're welcome to swim in your lane any time. That is,... if they can keep up.
As Tom said, it really is a team sport, and it's great if everyone arrives with the same attitude. But this isn't always going to be the case. Matt pointed out the obvious. What does your coach say? Maybe it's not really too much of an issue if coach let's them "rest". Some people just don't like pushing themselves. And some people do. And the ones that do are the ones we read about, and admire, and ultimately want to emulate. Rock on JC_FLY.
