Any suggestions from anyone? Here's the deal:
We started 5 years ago with 27 gung ho masters swimmers--of very mixed ability. There are 2 of us left standing...
We work out with the kids who are trying to maintain fitness for highschool swim season or are trying to get into more challenging age group workouts. Again mixed ability.
$173 per trimester
4 workouts a week..ALL at 7:45 pm.
The triathlon group in town has 60 + members.
Triathletes get discouraged because of the stroke work
One of our coachs is great, the other is only fair.
6 coaches in 5 years.
What are we doing wrong? The program is on life support!
PS: Personally, I am never going to stop, ever.
Parents
Former Member
Make master swimming to be mainly a social club. The workouts are secondary to the group when this happens the club will grow. I was there for the Sunday morning coffee and the gathering of the group. The group also had a pub night once a month that was fun. No one ever got sloshed. We had 3 workouts a week and the rest was lap swimming during other hours.
The only thing I did not like was the 4 stroke work outs with everyone having to do strokes I did not want to participate in.
Make master swimming to be mainly a social club. The workouts are secondary to the group when this happens the club will grow. I was there for the Sunday morning coffee and the gathering of the group. The group also had a pub night once a month that was fun. No one ever got sloshed. We had 3 workouts a week and the rest was lap swimming during other hours.
The only thing I did not like was the 4 stroke work outs with everyone having to do strokes I did not want to participate in.
