Wondering about USS coaching. If a swimmer is on a particular team, is it permissible or desirable for them to get private coaching/lessons elsewhere or attend clinics in addition to attending all team practices? Heard of a couple coaches recently who went ballistic when their swimmers took private lessons from another coach not affiliated with their team (not affiliated with any other team either, just a private coach). Is this not politically correct for USS swimmers?
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Fort: are you pulling my leg here? I suppose you are asking if this is legal or not and I am not part of USS Swimming, but until a person signs a contract (hey, you're the lawyer), can't they get info/help from any source they choose? I mean I wouldn't much care that my coach gets upset if I need to seek out my questions and/or get help from others, and if he/she were a coach who wanted the best for me and not delivering, that coach shouldn't get too upset other than the fact that that person would probably be embarrassed they weren't delivering what the swimmer needed. I am not, folks, chastisizing any coaches. All of mine were superb but served different purposes.
My gosh, in ice skating, they change coaches all the time due to "creative differences."
What's next if this is true?
Fort: are you pulling my leg here? I suppose you are asking if this is legal or not and I am not part of USS Swimming, but until a person signs a contract (hey, you're the lawyer), can't they get info/help from any source they choose? I mean I wouldn't much care that my coach gets upset if I need to seek out my questions and/or get help from others, and if he/she were a coach who wanted the best for me and not delivering, that coach shouldn't get too upset other than the fact that that person would probably be embarrassed they weren't delivering what the swimmer needed. I am not, folks, chastisizing any coaches. All of mine were superb but served different purposes.
My gosh, in ice skating, they change coaches all the time due to "creative differences."
What's next if this is true?
