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?
Very interesting responses here. In general, I think we need a Paradigm shift in thinking - both of the "older" crowd and the younger crowd. Some thoughts from someone who fits the 20-something label...
A lot of the topics I've addressed here, there are plenty of things that can be said that will rightfully fit a majority of younger swimmers; and yes, there are always exceptions. But if we change the way we think by shifting our expectations (or even leaving them open for later interpretation), good things will happen.
Nice post on the transition into masters swimming :)
I really don't think all of the responders had the big picture vision of masters swimming in their sight when they posted.
Even I, who loves to get everyone and anyone to come out and give masters practices a try... gets an occasional reminder that masters has the goal of inclusiveness.
I like that a lot and its one of the reasons I'm stickin with it!
That and the water.
Even when I didn't want to race in swim meets, I still wanted the water.
Very interesting responses here. In general, I think we need a Paradigm shift in thinking - both of the "older" crowd and the younger crowd. Some thoughts from someone who fits the 20-something label...
A lot of the topics I've addressed here, there are plenty of things that can be said that will rightfully fit a majority of younger swimmers; and yes, there are always exceptions. But if we change the way we think by shifting our expectations (or even leaving them open for later interpretation), good things will happen.
Nice post on the transition into masters swimming :)
I really don't think all of the responders had the big picture vision of masters swimming in their sight when they posted.
Even I, who loves to get everyone and anyone to come out and give masters practices a try... gets an occasional reminder that masters has the goal of inclusiveness.
I like that a lot and its one of the reasons I'm stickin with it!
That and the water.
Even when I didn't want to race in swim meets, I still wanted the water.
