FCST Newsletter - May 27

May 27, 2024

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• No practice for all groups May 27
• Summer Practice Schedule Begins May 28
• FCST's Senior Elite Athletes Compete at UofH! Preparing for Prelim/Finals Meet!
• FCST Developmental Swimmers Create A Fun Day At The Pool!
• Senior Elite Swimmer Lillie Sczech Commits to TAMU for swimming!
• Coach Corner: Don't let your athlete skip the struggle

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*Families are responsible for communicating meet entry issues with their athlete’s respective coach, as their primary coach is most responsible for their athlete’s training and competitive plan

**Once the final entry deadline has passed, no changes may be made on FCST’s end. Athletes can deck-enter at the meet (if allowed by meet management) at their own expense and with the coach’s permission. This is not the ideal way to enter a meet, having schedules planned ahead of time benefits the athlete.

Coaches Corner:​

Don't let your athlete skip the struggle

By Janis Meredith | Posted 2/23/2017

Are your kids in a struggle right now in sports?

When my kids were playing sports in high school, I remember sharing my frustration with a friend. It was hard watching them struggle through their challenges.

My friend wisely commented, “The strongest kids I’ve seen are the ones who things don’t come to easily. The ones who have to fight for playing time, a spot on the team, or even just to improve, are the ones who in the end are the strongest people.”

I clung to those words a lot as my kids played sports. And now that they are young adults, I see the fruit of their struggle. If they’d skipped those struggles, they wouldn’t have developed into strong, determined adults. Your kids need to struggle in order to learn how to fly.

If you’re tempted to jump into your child’s struggle and try to fix it, let these things hold you back:

• Your child needs to learn how to problem-solve without your constant help. This is a skill he must develop because he will need it a lot as an adult.
• Your child needs to learn how to resolve conflict with others. If you keep fixing things for him, he won’t have a chance to learn this.
• Your child needs to learn persistence. He will need it as a spouse, parent, and employee/employer. You do not want to raise a kick who tucks his tail and runs at the first sign of a struggle.

Parents, stop smoothing the path in front of your child. I fear that if you do, you may not like the person your child grows up to be. Don’t let him skip the struggle!