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:
Parents
Former Member
In our swim team manual it says parents are not to talk to the swimmers or the coaches during practice times. That makes sense on so many levels, not the least of which is we're paying for the practice time and there is a finite amount of it.
As for offering supplemental coaching... I never knew I wasn't supposed to. I have even said things to one of her coaches like, "When Z and I were at the pool together the other day..." They didn't bust me. lol
I've felt it was like supplemental teaching. We practice reading at home, drill math facts, do science experiments, etc.
I trust both her school teachers and her swim coaches to do an excellent job. I just know that they have a lot of students/swimmers, and I can give my kid one-on-one attention.
For the record, my daughter is 10 and in her first year of YMCA swim team.
In our swim team manual it says parents are not to talk to the swimmers or the coaches during practice times. That makes sense on so many levels, not the least of which is we're paying for the practice time and there is a finite amount of it.
As for offering supplemental coaching... I never knew I wasn't supposed to. I have even said things to one of her coaches like, "When Z and I were at the pool together the other day..." They didn't bust me. lol
I've felt it was like supplemental teaching. We practice reading at home, drill math facts, do science experiments, etc.
I trust both her school teachers and her swim coaches to do an excellent job. I just know that they have a lot of students/swimmers, and I can give my kid one-on-one attention.
For the record, my daughter is 10 and in her first year of YMCA swim team.
