Hey everyone... so I've got a question. I'm trying to join my college's swim team this fall, and it will be my first time swimming with a team in around 5-6 years. (Yes, even when I've been swimming this summer I have to swim on my own because my schedule conflicts with the master's team.) Anyway, I was thinking that when I meet with the coach before the season starts to talk things over with her I might ask if I could come to the first practice and just watch, so that I know what I'm doing and how everything works.
Is that weird? I'm just sort of nervous about being the new person on a team, and not knowing where to go, what to bring...little things like that that the experienced swimmers have into a routine already.
All the same I don't want the coach to think I'm crazy before I've even started swimming...
If you know it's OK to workout already, I'd get in the first day. You'd meet more people that way by actually participating. It becomes obvious, pretty quickly, who should be in what lane, etc. I'd rather ask questions while participating (at least you tried) than watching. Besides, it shows you're not afraid to just get in and show 'em what you can do. :)
That's what I'd do. (If it helps, I did a walk on for college volleyball when I hadn't played in 2 years- I just showed up, I didn't make it. I was terribly out of shape and it was obvious early on that most of the last years team was returning- but I had fun playing and at least I tried).
If you know it's OK to workout already, I'd get in the first day. You'd meet more people that way by actually participating. It becomes obvious, pretty quickly, who should be in what lane, etc. I'd rather ask questions while participating (at least you tried) than watching. Besides, it shows you're not afraid to just get in and show 'em what you can do. :)
That's what I'd do. (If it helps, I did a walk on for college volleyball when I hadn't played in 2 years- I just showed up, I didn't make it. I was terribly out of shape and it was obvious early on that most of the last years team was returning- but I had fun playing and at least I tried).
