Swimming Lessons, Now What?

After Isaak's swimming lesson I was expecting to get a form that said Isaak had to stay in the same swimming lesson because he's not six yet. He's not able to move on. I heard that more than enough times. I really wish they went by level; not age. Instead she told me, "Isaak's gifted with swimming. I really think he should be on our swim team. He is starting to get bored sitting on the side, and waiting for things to happen."

They practiced water safety at their last lesson. That raft got tipped over and they had to swim out of that situation.

I don't mean to sound cocky, but I know Isaak's good at swimming. I've known that for awhile now. It bothered me that he couldn't move up. I know this, just like I know when he isn't good at something (like tumbling)!

She was trying to sell the swim team to me. The Mom in me was proud of Isaak. I want him to excel at something he's good at. Then the Mom in me was thinking, Wait a minute two practices a week, and a meet somewhere else in Nebraska once a month! Isn't that too much for a Kindergartener?

My personal philosophy is that kids do like to stay busy, but they also need time to be what they are KIDS. 

Of course the Y didn't have any reading material on their swim team. I wanted to know where all these meets are at? How long practices last? So on and so forth before I sign my child into something like that.

I left not knowing what I'd do. I just knew I'd have to decide soon because I'd have to cancel the swimming lessons I just signed up for prior to talking to Isaak's coach.

I  almost moved my kids to an entirely different swimming place. The one my sister takes her kids to. They have more options with that one. They have a website to view all about their program.

But the Y is walking distance from my house. They boys like the Y.

I found out that the Y has something that wasn't even recommended to us. Wave Makers is non competitive swim team. They are once a week. They work on perfecting their strokes. I wonder why they didn't tell me about this?

Another question in my mind, why wouldn't they let Isaak move up in swimming lesson? He couldn't move up until he is 6. I get that. BUT, swim team is for ages 6 and up as well.

Sometimes I just don't understand some rules!

It's a Girl, No it's a Boy!

The boy's swimming lessons were up this week.

Mica's coach gave me his evaluation. I didn't look at it too closely. Instead I took Isaak to go sign up for yet another session. They enjoy it. Why not?

I came back and started looking at Mica's evaluation and realized it kept saying, "She" and "Her". I know Mica can be used as a girl's name, but I didn't have a clue if the evaluation was about my kid, or someone else.

I asked Mica to come on over to me. I told him to go tell his coach that he is in fact a boy. With him there's no mistaking that.

After his lesson I showed her the evaluation. I said, "I'm not mad. I'm just making sure that you were in fact talking about my kid here." She was so embarrassed. She knew he is a boy. I said, "It's ok. I'm a teacher. Sometimes we just write fast, and think fast." That was the case.

Swimming Lessons

Isaak has a funny thing that happens just about every week at swimming lessons.

A few weeks ago he didn't like his "Teacher" Swimming Coach because he wasn't wearing goggles. I always tell him, "You do to like him! It's not nice to say that you don't!" He doesn't say anything else after that. He does like his coach!  He also doesn't like Daddy, Grandpa, Grandma and I for this or that reason. All people he cares about. I imagine it's a three year old's only way of expressing what they think.

Last week Isaak got really bothered by the fact that one little kid was wearing a swimming shirt! Now that Mica and Isaak's swimming lessons are at different times, we spend time watching other kids swim and reading books.

Isaak: Mommy that kid is about to go swimming with a shirt on! He's not supposed to swim with a shirt on!
Me: It's ok Isaak they make shirts just for swimming.
Isaak: No! He shouldn't swim with a shirt on! He's breaking the rules!
Me: It's ok Isaak they make shirts just for swimming.

It went on a little more than that, but you get the point.

I won't be buying a swimming shirt for Isaak anytime soon. It's a good thing we swim indoors.

I wonder what will get him worked up tonight at swimming lessons?