Recruiting

Originally posted by dorothyrde A very accurate picture of age group swimming and the parents who support it! Thaks, I thought so. I think it's good for people who wonder if or why the masters should grow, and who think that they're paying their share etc... to step back and take a peak at the big picture. Some things that I hear many masters want, more pools or more pool space, better coaching, more things offered by USMS etc... I think their views and demands get little bit myopic. The numbers in the organization and the exposure, recognition and economic willingness of the organization and it's members to pay their share in the pool economics don't support the demands that we are placing. Not too long ago someone told me that Masters is the only one of the USAS sports that doesn't accept government funding, and that we want it to stay that way, and how we're all proud of it, and how other USAS sports are wondering how we're doing it... At littrle closer examination I've come to a conclusion that the way we're doing it is by riding on the coattails of USA swimming, and probably other kid's aquatics programs. Not exactly something I would personally want to be proud of. We're not making it on our own. Contrary to what I've been told. I get a lot more pride out of standing on my own two feet then I do out of manipulating numbers to make it look like I do, or relying on government and others to help me.

Originally posted by dorothyrde A very accurate picture of age group swimming and the parents who support it! Thaks, I thought so. I think it's good for people who wonder if or why the masters should grow, and who think that they're paying their share etc... to step back and take a peak at the big picture. Some things that I hear many masters want, more pools or more pool space, better coaching, more things offered by USMS etc... I think their views and demands get little bit myopic. The numbers in the organization and the exposure, recognition and economic willingness of the organization and it's members to pay their share in the pool economics don't support the demands that we are placing. Not too long ago someone told me that Masters is the only one of the USAS sports that doesn't accept government funding, and that we want it to stay that way, and how we're all proud of it, and how other USAS sports are wondering how we're doing it... At littrle closer examination I've come to a conclusion that the way we're doing it is by riding on the coattails of USA swimming, and probably other kid's aquatics programs. Not exactly something I would personally want to be proud of. We're not making it on our own. Contrary to what I've been told. I get a lot more pride out of standing on my own two feet then I do out of manipulating numbers to make it look like I do, or relying on government and others to help me.