We just got done with today's practice and I have to say that we had more late swimmers today than we have had so far this year! I'm curious to see what everyone's policy (if any) you or your team have with showing up on time? I definitely don't want to be a harda$$, but I want people to show up on time as well!
Look forward to the comments!
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This is my biggest concern with this. If I am running a full practice and someone jumps in late I will have them swim a warmup which throws off the rest of the group, or throws off the tempo of the practice. I guess I could say that it's just Master's but I hold the program in higher regard than that....expecting too much??
I don't think you would be unreasonable to have rules such as:
--If a swimmer comes in late, and there is an empty lane, he will be asked to warm up in that empty lane. When he is ready he can join his regular lane at whatever place they are in the workout.
--If there isn't an empty lane, the swimmer may get into his regular lane, but he must not impede the set in progress. If he needs to warm up he needs to make sure he stays out of the way of the swimmers who are in the middle of a set (by going last, for example).
--If possible the swimmer should notify his lanemates that he has joined the lane.
This is my biggest concern with this. If I am running a full practice and someone jumps in late I will have them swim a warmup which throws off the rest of the group, or throws off the tempo of the practice. I guess I could say that it's just Master's but I hold the program in higher regard than that....expecting too much??
I don't think you would be unreasonable to have rules such as:
--If a swimmer comes in late, and there is an empty lane, he will be asked to warm up in that empty lane. When he is ready he can join his regular lane at whatever place they are in the workout.
--If there isn't an empty lane, the swimmer may get into his regular lane, but he must not impede the set in progress. If he needs to warm up he needs to make sure he stays out of the way of the swimmers who are in the middle of a set (by going last, for example).
--If possible the swimmer should notify his lanemates that he has joined the lane.
