To keep it short as possible. We joined a Y to get the kids more swim time as the oldest has completed all his lessons cards and the younger is progressing.
The oldest thought he may want to try their 8 and under non-competitive club/team thing.
About as soon as he had attended a "try out" session and got in, every parent we know who has gone to the local Y has said they tried it and that the lady running it is a 60 year old total douche competitive swimmer from childhood.
Is it common to make kids cry at a "try out" for a non-competitive swim "team"? She made at least half the kids very upset/cry at the little meeting. And ask them to repeat some plethora of strokes in front of you several several times and make comments like "well, maybe I can work with this".
It's a freaking 8 year old attempting a butterfly. Get the F off lady. I bet lots of adult onset triathletes can't get it right either. Go back to your competitive team and be an ass.
I feel like we've made a mistake. And this is a freaking Y. Not challenge soccer or AAU baseball.
Usually, I felt growing up that the school of hard knocks in sports started around middle school. Running penalty laps in soccer for getting your free kick assignment wrong or something.
Not 8 year olds.
Any of you swim people have any insight into this? Doesn't seem like a good way to get people interested in swimming.
The oldest thought he may want to try their 8 and under non-competitive club/team thing.
About as soon as he had attended a "try out" session and got in, every parent we know who has gone to the local Y has said they tried it and that the lady running it is a 60 year old total douche competitive swimmer from childhood.
Is it common to make kids cry at a "try out" for a non-competitive swim "team"? She made at least half the kids very upset/cry at the little meeting. And ask them to repeat some plethora of strokes in front of you several several times and make comments like "well, maybe I can work with this".
It's a freaking 8 year old attempting a butterfly. Get the F off lady. I bet lots of adult onset triathletes can't get it right either. Go back to your competitive team and be an ass.
I feel like we've made a mistake. And this is a freaking Y. Not challenge soccer or AAU baseball.
Usually, I felt growing up that the school of hard knocks in sports started around middle school. Running penalty laps in soccer for getting your free kick assignment wrong or something.
Not 8 year olds.
Any of you swim people have any insight into this? Doesn't seem like a good way to get people interested in swimming.