Since joining an new group, I have run into an old problem. What to do when the coach has a workout designed that is something that it outside your swimming goals?
We are focused on Backstroke this week. Since it is highly unlikely that I will ever compete in Satan's stroke in an individual event other than surviving 25 to 50 yards/meters on a 200 IM, but I intend to compete in *** stroke, is it wrong to opt out and swim breastroke?
I opted out and swam breaststroke, working drills where drills were written, kicking where kicking was planned, and hammering the sprints when it was time to sprint.
Since I have aged up four brackets and will now compete in the 50-54 bracket, there are probably a finite number of swims that I have. I would rather focus on breaststroke where I am motivated and don't mind chasing the backstroke intervals.
Thoughts?
Don
...or you could throw a fit, take you and your entire carpool (which includes the team's only 5 national qualifiers) to another team, and have your family blamed for ruining the team the next 5 years (my brother did it once--kinda ugly scene).
Part of me says just suck it up and do what everybody else is doing and another part says life's too short--explain your problem and if a solution can't be reached, walk.
...or you could throw a fit, take you and your entire carpool (which includes the team's only 5 national qualifiers) to another team, and have your family blamed for ruining the team the next 5 years (my brother did it once--kinda ugly scene).
Part of me says just suck it up and do what everybody else is doing and another part says life's too short--explain your problem and if a solution can't be reached, walk.
