I was reading the Western Australia's e-newsletter. They give all 12yr olds and under a backpack whenthe kid joins a team. It had soemstuff in it. This woudl be a great way to encourage kids here in the states. Has USMS or USA Swimmign ever done anyhting like this?
I know here it is really hard to get kids to stay through the season. ASlso, as soon as the Y's basketball season starts, many leave. It is weird becasue the Y runs both programs. Therefore, they don't lose out.
Originally posted by gull80
I think Dorothy's point is that YMCA basketball typically requires one practice a week for about an hour, then a game on Saturday (at least that's the schedule here). The game is over in under an hour, and if a kid gets a basket or two, he's pretty happy.
Yeah, but that's comparing apples to noodles. A kid who practices once a week and plays on Saturday should be compared to the lowest tier Y swim team also. A competitive teenage swimmer and a talented teenage basketball player probably both give similar efforts.
A close friend of mine just completed her college basketball career and that poor girl was gone all the time to games and the NCAA tourney, not to mention the practices as well. It was no different from a swimmer, to be sure.
I have heard that hockey players are the best conditioned of them all. I have no knowledge about hockey, might be best to ask one of the Canadian interlopers on this forum.
Originally posted by gull80
I think Dorothy's point is that YMCA basketball typically requires one practice a week for about an hour, then a game on Saturday (at least that's the schedule here). The game is over in under an hour, and if a kid gets a basket or two, he's pretty happy.
Yeah, but that's comparing apples to noodles. A kid who practices once a week and plays on Saturday should be compared to the lowest tier Y swim team also. A competitive teenage swimmer and a talented teenage basketball player probably both give similar efforts.
A close friend of mine just completed her college basketball career and that poor girl was gone all the time to games and the NCAA tourney, not to mention the practices as well. It was no different from a swimmer, to be sure.
I have heard that hockey players are the best conditioned of them all. I have no knowledge about hockey, might be best to ask one of the Canadian interlopers on this forum.
