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?
I was lifting weights and doing more yardage, more than the other kids. Hard work in physical strength, stroke technique, and aerobic conditioning did pay off. And if children today have a dream to see how far their swimming can take them, then they should pursue that. Being able to pay a physical price in effort to obtain a dream is a good thing. I never suffered burnout even given all the hard work I put into the sport. But no one pushed me but myself.
:groovy:Donna
I'm quoting Donna just to get back on topic here and because she's smart-alecky. I mean a smarty pants.
I hope my kid has the kind of determination quoted above because "I have a dream" they will stay out of trouble and not be doing too much of this :drink: or I will be :frustrated: .
As an aside, I think most swimmers get pretty darn good grades despite all that practicing.
I was lifting weights and doing more yardage, more than the other kids. Hard work in physical strength, stroke technique, and aerobic conditioning did pay off. And if children today have a dream to see how far their swimming can take them, then they should pursue that. Being able to pay a physical price in effort to obtain a dream is a good thing. I never suffered burnout even given all the hard work I put into the sport. But no one pushed me but myself.
:groovy:Donna
I'm quoting Donna just to get back on topic here and because she's smart-alecky. I mean a smarty pants.
I hope my kid has the kind of determination quoted above because "I have a dream" they will stay out of trouble and not be doing too much of this :drink: or I will be :frustrated: .
As an aside, I think most swimmers get pretty darn good grades despite all that practicing.
