Is swimming "eating its young?" Are they being burned out with mindless yardage? Do they have to do volume training for long events? Are we missing masters swimmers who were burned out as youths? As to the kids, what can we do to stop the cannabalism?
Some girls are going to be ready for elite competition at quite an early age,
A kid who doesn't make a group's attendance recommendations is not going to do well in the group. They generally don't keep up with the group and don't advance to the next level when their teammates are "promoted".
I think Elizabeth Biesel was at the PanPacs at age 13.
I heard an attendance horror story this weekend. There is a very promising distance swimmer (13) in our region who used to train with Kate Zeigler's group. She missed just a couple practices for obligatory (not voluntary) school functions, and was demoted to the lower group. This seems pretty harsh to me. She joined another team.
Some girls are going to be ready for elite competition at quite an early age,
A kid who doesn't make a group's attendance recommendations is not going to do well in the group. They generally don't keep up with the group and don't advance to the next level when their teammates are "promoted".
I think Elizabeth Biesel was at the PanPacs at age 13.
I heard an attendance horror story this weekend. There is a very promising distance swimmer (13) in our region who used to train with Kate Zeigler's group. She missed just a couple practices for obligatory (not voluntary) school functions, and was demoted to the lower group. This seems pretty harsh to me. She joined another team.
