Swim Parents

Taking my daughter to a swim meet the other day, I noticed parents who were videotaping their kids swimming. Normally, I wouldn’t think too much of it until I realized they were taping the warm ups.

I mean, I can see taping a race that your kid was swimming. One, it can provide visual examples of good and bad technique. Two, it gives other relatives (like grandparents) the chance to cheer the kids’ good performance as well.

But? Warm ups? I guess its similar to the parents who will videotape every school choir concert, every dance recital, every soccer game. When did that really become necessary? How much memory is….too much?