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Sports Talent Lost :(

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CoronaLonaNameChange · 22/04/2020 19:21

So DS is a talented swimmer. He's 8 and was training 4 times a week pre Corona.

Now there is NO swimming :( We can't afford to buy a pool.

He's running to keep fit, but by the time he gets back in the pool he'll have lost a year, not to mention fitness and upper body strength. He'll be a year behind :( and then he'll have to get slowly back to where he was (not expecting he'll be straight back in and take off where he left off).

So sad for him. He misses his swimming soooooo much and running just isn't the same, though he is motivated to stay fit as he's competitive and doesn't want to loose his fitness for swimming. It's not the same though.

I'm so sad for all those little kids that were doing well and will now be behind :( And it's not just swimming - gymnastics, triathlon, boxing, etc... :(

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DesertSky · 22/04/2020 23:36

People have the right to feel saddened about their lifestyles affected by this situation. It does not take away from the enormity of the situation or make their grievances more important than the lives of those suffering from the virus.
OP, I do understand what you mean as I have a squad gymnast who trains 11 hours a week and is very talented. She had several competitions lined up this year, all of which cancelled now. Her hours and hours of hard work to get to the level she was at is disheartening. However she is training hard at home and keeping her fitness levels and strength up. I realise it is easier for her to do that with the gymnastic equipment she has at home.
A friend of ours with a very talented 10 year old swimmer is doing some sort of virtual swimming app - not sure how that works! Hmm but maybe worth researching or contacting the swimming club for exercise ideas? Most important thing is the health and happiness of your child. Hopefully all these little athletes will catch up to where they were before all this. x

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CoronaLonaNameChange · 22/04/2020 23:39

catscatsctaseverywhere - GrinGrin yes, ha ha. It was more the thought of weeks more of this, possibly a year. If you love driving and you couldnt for several months, I'd feel sad for you. My mum had an operation and couldnt drive for 6 months. She was very upset as she loves driving. I was sad for her. I'd be especially sad if she was in a racing club and driving was her world and she was particularly good at it and had worked hard to be where she is.

Anyway, thanks for all the sarcasm and jokes everyone, has made the thread quite funny to read! No thanks for the meanness! And thanks to those that have kind of got where im coming from! And so sorry to those who also have kids who are feeling it, especially the older kids missing out on important galas/events etc... Flowers

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CoronaLonaNameChange · 22/04/2020 23:41

Thanks desertsky! Good luck to your DD Smile

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Rosebel · 23/04/2020 01:06

There's nothing wrong with being sad for your children. I'm sad mine are missing out on swimming, football and kickboxing. Not because I think they're going to be world champions but because they loved doing it. Feel sorry because my daughter was I the edge of moving up a group in swimming and getting her next belt in kickboxing.
No it's nowhere near as bad as what else is happening in the world but if our children are upset about things we usually are to. That's the way it is.

MintyMabel · 23/04/2020 01:08

It’s like moaning you have a broken nail to someone with cancer and the saying loads of people have cancer.

It is you who is missing the point. Should no-one on here post a parking thread, because people on here are also posting about having cancer or losing relatives or being abused etc? Bad things are happening every day and were pre-Covid. Every post didn’t have a reminder of the people who had died that day or that week, but apparently every Covid post must remind us people are dying. OP is not complaining to those families who have lost loved ones, she is posting on MN about something that is bothering her. Think it trivial if you will but can we please stop telling people that nothing else can matter because x number of people died of Covid yesterday. It is disingenuous.

I’m sure you and OP are fake posters as no one in RL is that desperate to live through their kids and you just want some fun after being bored during the lockdown.

Sure, anyone who disagrees with you is fake 😆.

I don’t live through my daughter, so forgive me if I am concerned her recovery from major surgery will be hampered and set her back a year, potentially losing any benefit from it meaning she will never walk independently. My bad for being concerned for her with that.

MintyMabel · 23/04/2020 01:18

You are missing the point. It’s sad yeh, but in the bigger scheme Of things bloody irrelevant. In fact pathetic and makes my blood boil.

As I said, there’s lots of things in life that will seem irrelevant when viewed in a global lens. If that makes your blood boil, were you also this concerned about people having minor problems when people were dying in China before it hit our shores? Or when people complained about things when 1600 people a day were dying before Covid? Or is it only now that you care so much about it?

But whatever, as long as yours stay at the top level of your sport.

Assuming you are capable of reading, you appear to have missed the bit about rehab from surgery? If it helps you feel better, she might not eve be able to return to it because the charity who funds it have been told disabled kids are not a priority to get emergency funding from sports England. But hey, she can console herself about that by reminding herself that at least she isn’t dead. That should help a ten year old put things in to perspective.

notangelinajolie · 23/04/2020 01:19

I feel your pain. Re-mortgage the house and get a pool put in.

JoeBidensDisintegratingBrain · 23/04/2020 04:20

This thread is hilarious.

This virus is a massive blow to an athlete smack bang in their prime though. Imagine a 100m sprinter not competing during the year they're at their fastest. There are some athletes who would have won a gold this year who will probably win silver or bronze next year.

TheHumansAreDefinitelyDead · 23/04/2020 08:48

Great that it is hilarious to you

To me everyone is allowed their own private disappointment

bloodywhitecat · 23/04/2020 13:12

My DD is a swimmer and was a triathlete, she has been a swimmer since she was 6 and far too young to compete, she is now 30, still trains/competes regularly and missing her pool time. When she lived at home she always said to me "Mum, if I tell you I want to stop make me carry on for a month and if I still want to stop at the end of the month then I'll stop." She never has. DS, on the other hand swam for a while then said he wanted to stop so he did, he has regretted it since but never regretted it enough to get back in the pool. I do get having a child that is passionate about a sport, I really do but a break can be good for them too. He has a talent and that talent won't be lost, he will regain his fitness quickly once back in the pool, people join the sport much later than he has and rise quickly through the ranks so a break now won't hurt his prospects if he is destined to get to the top.

HistoryHeroes · 23/04/2020 13:47

Not sure you're going to get more sympathy op!

bombaychef · 25/04/2020 10:22

Lots of nasty comments on here.. don't see the need personally. I know a lot of parents of kids who compete at high levels for their age. The massive change is unsettling for everyone in different ways..and where kids are being told they have to trial when they get back to keep their place, it's an added stress.

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