How do you all feel about parents side coaching kids (10 to 18 years old)?
Is there any time in which you feel side coaching is justified?
I'd love to hear from those of you who are parents of swimmers and admit to have done this before. Where do you draw the line? Do you keep it hidden from your kids coach? Do you agree that most of the best youth swimmers have been side coached to some extent?
Interesting question.:cheerleader:
If it is a good program, I think you will find that coaches know exactly what is going on with your kid. I occasionally watch practice and always bite my tongue when I want to speak out and sure enough I eventually see the coaches correcting what I see and probably more than I don't. If you have an open dialogue with the coach, you will find they know alot more about your kid than you think. I have found that swimming is a process that takes years. Gotta be patient.
This is so true. 2-3 years ago I honestly thought there was something physically wrong with my daughter as she had the ugliest freestyle. She was strong but just all over the place. I had serious doubts about her having any real future in swimming. But now she has one of the smoothest strokes and is knocking on the door of AA times in the 200 and 500 free.
Swimming takes time and even then there are no guarantees. But if success can defined as doing your best to improve day after day then swimming can be a wonderful experience.
If it is a good program, I think you will find that coaches know exactly what is going on with your kid. I occasionally watch practice and always bite my tongue when I want to speak out and sure enough I eventually see the coaches correcting what I see and probably more than I don't. If you have an open dialogue with the coach, you will find they know alot more about your kid than you think. I have found that swimming is a process that takes years. Gotta be patient.
This is so true. 2-3 years ago I honestly thought there was something physically wrong with my daughter as she had the ugliest freestyle. She was strong but just all over the place. I had serious doubts about her having any real future in swimming. But now she has one of the smoothest strokes and is knocking on the door of AA times in the 200 and 500 free.
Swimming takes time and even then there are no guarantees. But if success can defined as doing your best to improve day after day then swimming can be a wonderful experience.
