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
Should I require that he backs off or stops swimming in the spring and summer just for resting purposes?
NO, if he loves swimming take him to practice and meets
if you make him quit, and he wants to swim
he'll hate you more, hold a grudge and select a crappy nursing home for you years from now.
Support but don't push, I had to nudge my son to go to swimming practice
when he started tumbling and cheerleading he'd come get me and say
Dad it's time to take me to practice
My friend Kris Kubik coached Chas Morton in Nashville
From 10 and under on Chas was breaking all kinds of National Records
When Chas was 12 and swimming very fast Kris push him into 2 a day work outs with the older kids.
looking back i wish my parents would have pushed me harder sooner
but maybe if they did I might have rebelled back and quit
the thing that made the biggest difference for me was 16,
when I could drive myself to practice
Ande
Should I require that he backs off or stops swimming in the spring and summer just for resting purposes?
NO, if he loves swimming take him to practice and meets
if you make him quit, and he wants to swim
he'll hate you more, hold a grudge and select a crappy nursing home for you years from now.
Support but don't push, I had to nudge my son to go to swimming practice
when he started tumbling and cheerleading he'd come get me and say
Dad it's time to take me to practice
My friend Kris Kubik coached Chas Morton in Nashville
From 10 and under on Chas was breaking all kinds of National Records
When Chas was 12 and swimming very fast Kris push him into 2 a day work outs with the older kids.
looking back i wish my parents would have pushed me harder sooner
but maybe if they did I might have rebelled back and quit
the thing that made the biggest difference for me was 16,
when I could drive myself to practice
Ande
