George asked whether age group swimmers are being bullied/pressured into swimming by parents, coaches and friends. Are they? Are parents living out their "unfulfilled dreams" through their young ones, as Geek suggested in another thread? Share your funniest/saddest story about overbearing swim parents or coaches.
Leslie,
Our coach sets the entry deadline 2-3 days before they need to be submitted so she has time to go through them before giving them to the computer person that actually submits the team entry. She usually notices if a swimmer's entry is absent or missing and will call them to make sure they don't get missed. But we have a small program. I'm sure the coaches of larger programs have too much to keep track of without worrying about individual meet entries.
But at the same time thay should help when entries are misplaced or overlooked through no fault of the swimmer or parent.
Leslie,
Our coach sets the entry deadline 2-3 days before they need to be submitted so she has time to go through them before giving them to the computer person that actually submits the team entry. She usually notices if a swimmer's entry is absent or missing and will call them to make sure they don't get missed. But we have a small program. I'm sure the coaches of larger programs have too much to keep track of without worrying about individual meet entries.
But at the same time thay should help when entries are misplaced or overlooked through no fault of the swimmer or parent.
