How do I convince my mom to let we quit the swim team?

Question

My mom convinced me to join a swim team. I just got back from practice and am exausted and hurting all over. The other kids were faster than me and I was embarassed. The instructor didn't help any. She kept yelling at me to quit taking a break and keep my head sideways when I breathe. I HATE SWIMMING! I can't breathe and I can feel my lungs gasping for air but I can't get any. After an hour of stupid warm ups and drills, I just hopped right out of the pool and sat down in my chair and cried. I felt like such an idiot. All I wanted to do was have fun, but it's torture. And get this-practice is every day. My mom won't let me quit and she says I'll like it with time. Now, I'm not a quitter. i always stick to things, but this is horrible. I tried to tell my mom to get her money back while she can, but she says no,i have to keep swimming. I like leisure swimming, not this.Why couldn't she find a summer basketball league for me? I love that!I am forced to do something that i hate and suck at

Answer 1

Same Thing happened to me try to go down a level like if your in age group one ask your mom if you can go down to prep. 1

Answer 2

Come to you mom with a reasonable argument.

Tell her the reasons you dislike swimming, and tell her she could ask the coach or come watch you at practice. Say that you like basketball and would rather do a camp there.

Answer 3

First impressions are sometimes deceiving. I think you should try it for three weeks and see how you feel then. Quit the whining and crying -- that isn't helping you (and will not help your case with your mom). If you still hate it after a trial period as much as you say you do now, your mom will probably relent.

Better yet -- ask your mom, "What do you hope that I'll gain from being on the swim team?" Really listen to what she has to say. Unless you can respond to all the reasons why she wants you on the team, all she will perceive is you whining. (And moms don't give whining children what they want.)

Answer 4

tell her you understand why she wants you to stick with it but you don't feel like your getting much out of it. talk about the moral issues, i think thats what your mom is most concerned about   :]

oh by the way, swimming rocks

Answer 5

I would stick with it.  I have been swimming since i was 8 and I am now 17 and still going.  I too have a "love-hate relationship" with swimming.  The practices are long and hard and I've done things that I really don't want to/never thought I could.  The part that I love is swimming in meets and getting better... seeing that you have only experienced the "bad" that the sport has to offer, you should not quit.  Stick it out, make friends with your teammates (when you do you will be less embarrassed), get to know you coach better (she it trying to help you), and have fun before and after practice (it will give you something to look forward to).  For example my team and I will go out to breakfast after a morning workout.  After a season if you still don't like it, tell your mom you gave it a chance and its not for you.

Answer 6

Just tell her I'm quiting the swim team and there's nothing you can do about it.

Answer 7

Seriously, I really do not think you should quit. Starting a new sport will always be hard. Believe me once I started swimming it was hard at first and then as i kept sticking with it i got faster and faster at it.. Your first day of any sport will to tough and everyone will be faster than you only because they have been doing it for a while

Give it a chance, have patience and most of all just have fun with it and do not worry about everyone else because sooner or later they will understand your struggle and maybe they will help you.

**** About not being able to breath at certain times, maybe you should go to the doctors and see if you have sports induced asthma

********* Have fun, or go home!!!!!!

Answer 8

dont quit, i understand if you dont like it but you feel better about yourself and maybe you will come to like it.

Answer 9

p**p your pants in the pool lol

Answer 10

Joe Cool, sounds like you might need a different team/coach.  As a swim coach, I would highly recommend sticking to it, as there are very few sports that offer the fitness and feeling of accomplishment that swimming can.  But it does sound like maybe you are in the wrong place for your current level of interest/ability.

Answer 11

when i was little i would cry but know when my mom asks me if i want to quit i saw no

Answer 12

well just tell her you don't like it

i mean why make you go through something you don't like and even fight about it

instead of both being happy about something you do like

just try to come to an arrangement with her :)

Answer 13

i would keep at it if i were you but if you really want to it is your life and you should do what you want with it.  if swimming isn't it then don't do it.  you just have to tell your mom that you are quitting there is no convincing involved.  just quit at the next practice if you want.