Loved the home page feature on the USMS website today...
www.usms.org/features.php
Since the NCAA Championships are all around us these two weeks, who hasn't thought about our outstanding collegiate swimmers?
But have any of us considered inviting them to join us at masters in their near future?
Masters Swim Clubs in college areas could do all kinds of great things to inspire a retiring collegiate swimmer to join them.
Invite them to talk to the team at a social event would be an easy no-brainer.
But even beyond.
How about asking them to hold a clinic for your club?
And pay them since now they can accept the cash - and probably need it?
What else can we do to entice them to join our clubs (rack up points at the championship meets) and begin the rest of their healthy fit lives?
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I thought the article sounded desperate and (I'm sorry) too emotional.
Lines like "...And each of us has the responsibility to share our experiences with these athletes..." are just dumb. We do not have any such responsibility.
I would rather see college graduates focus on getting a head start on their career. They may have been swimming competitively for 15 years and are just in no mood to train again. The intensity of college swimming is so high - that burnout is common. I suspect that many finish their college swimming career without love for the sport - they do it out of loyalty for their team, their school, and an ego that says they can't quit.
My son swims in college now. When graduation comes around - I will spend little time trying to convince him to swim Masters. I'll remind him it exists and might be a good way for him to stay fit. But most of all I want him to get the best job he can in a tough, competitive job market.
I thought the article sounded desperate and (I'm sorry) too emotional.
Lines like "...And each of us has the responsibility to share our experiences with these athletes..." are just dumb. We do not have any such responsibility.
I would rather see college graduates focus on getting a head start on their career. They may have been swimming competitively for 15 years and are just in no mood to train again. The intensity of college swimming is so high - that burnout is common. I suspect that many finish their college swimming career without love for the sport - they do it out of loyalty for their team, their school, and an ego that says they can't quit.
My son swims in college now. When graduation comes around - I will spend little time trying to convince him to swim Masters. I'll remind him it exists and might be a good way for him to stay fit. But most of all I want him to get the best job he can in a tough, competitive job market.
