Greetings
OK I am calling on all of you current/former competitors and/or age group coaches and parents. I am the parent of a 13 yo age grouper who is crazy about swimming. In his current season he has gone from a B/A swimmer to a sectional qualifier. He has worked very hard since last September and will swim sectionals in mid March. Here is my question. Should I require that he backs off or stops swimming in the spring and summer just for resting purposes. He is like a young colt that will just keep on swimming if not reigned in. He loves to swim and compete. I worry about burning him out. I want him to still like to swim when he is my age. By the way I have no personal competitive swimming background so all of this is new to me.
Regards
Spudfin
Stop swimming for the spring AND summer? Why on earth would you want to have him do that? If he's enthusiastic and not injured, he should carry on. There's usually a break between the end of the championship season and the start of the summer season. If he's just getting going at 13, I don't see why he'd burn out. I'd worry more about a 9 or 10 year old swimming every day. Most 13 year olds going to sectionals are training pretty hard. That's normal. Good luck to him!
Stop swimming for the spring AND summer? Why on earth would you want to have him do that? If he's enthusiastic and not injured, he should carry on. There's usually a break between the end of the championship season and the start of the summer season. If he's just getting going at 13, I don't see why he'd burn out. I'd worry more about a 9 or 10 year old swimming every day. Most 13 year olds going to sectionals are training pretty hard. That's normal. Good luck to him!
