Following feedback from the weekend I am asking all parents to not compare their children with other clubs children. Saturday night is a prime example of why not to do this. This gala was for novice swimmers, which we sent; many competing for the first time. However other clubs did not do this and had Regional Qualifiers competing; you may as well compare Usain Bolt to other dads at a school sports day! It is very dangerous to compare swimmers from our club to others as you do not know how many sessions the other swimmer is doing, what standard they are at or how long they have been swimming. Instead, focus on your own child's improvement. That is where the House Cup process sheets come in. None were handed in to the coaching staff at the weekend! These sheets will allow swimmers to focus on certain aspects of the races and the coach give relevant feedback to the swimmer. It is the swimmer's responsibility to fill these and hand them to the coach before the race and collect them after. This way it ensures feedback is given. Coaches cannot go chasing swimmers all over the building to give feedback as they will miss other swimmers' races if they do.
Overall we had an amazing weekend of racing, so please focus on the positive, praise improvement, and support your cub and coaches. If your swimmer doesn't understand processes it is more important to take the sheet to the coach on deck before a race and fill it out with them. Keep up the great work and improve where you can.
