Why are there more men than woman in masters swimming? Everyone says that women's events always end before the men's events (and thus we have to keep that odd/even rule for pools at nationals). Is this still true? The last meet I attended there were 62 heats of women and 65 of men.
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i'm lucky i've never experienced this on my USS teams or my high school teams...there always seemed to be an even number, or even more females than males.
In masters, it seems pretty even (on my team). The men on my team do not cheat or take breaks any less than the women on the team. They are too proud or too focused to just stop and sit on the wall.
as far as coaches go - i've been through a lot of them (around ten), and only had a female once for a brief period. She wasn't very good. Of course, all of the men weren't good either, but there were some awesome ones. I think everyone has a different definition of a good coach - some might prefer friendliness, toughness, honesty, easiness, strict - whatever. I don't think a gender could specify what makes someone a good coach. The situations you have described (where male coaches don't coach but just flirt) I have never seen. Good coaches can be your friend and your coach, and joking around as a team or with teammates instigates bonding and unity. I for one, appreciate the good times I had with my team and my coaches, who were fun but also hard asses to make me have a good time and push myself.
i'm lucky i've never experienced this on my USS teams or my high school teams...there always seemed to be an even number, or even more females than males.
In masters, it seems pretty even (on my team). The men on my team do not cheat or take breaks any less than the women on the team. They are too proud or too focused to just stop and sit on the wall.
as far as coaches go - i've been through a lot of them (around ten), and only had a female once for a brief period. She wasn't very good. Of course, all of the men weren't good either, but there were some awesome ones. I think everyone has a different definition of a good coach - some might prefer friendliness, toughness, honesty, easiness, strict - whatever. I don't think a gender could specify what makes someone a good coach. The situations you have described (where male coaches don't coach but just flirt) I have never seen. Good coaches can be your friend and your coach, and joking around as a team or with teammates instigates bonding and unity. I for one, appreciate the good times I had with my team and my coaches, who were fun but also hard asses to make me have a good time and push myself.
