Rules for Practice:
1. It is important for all swimmers to be ON TIME when coming to practice. This means being dressed and ready to swim ON TIME. Swimmers arriving late to practice are disruptive to the coaches and the other swimmers. Please be ON TIME.
2. Practices are for swimmers only; please do not leave siblings and friends unattended during this time.
3. Parents of children 8 and under should not leave the practice area until you see that your child is in the pool and swimming.
4. Coaches are unable to watch non-swimming children. Please remember to pick your children up immediately after the scheduled practice. All children must leave the pool area after morning practice so that the pool staff may properly prepare for the pool’s opening. Children who are not picked up on time will be waiting for pick up in front of the pool. Coaches will not be responsible for children during this time.
5. All swimmers must attend at least 2 practices per week in order to swim in the following A meet that week. All swimmers must swim in at least 1 of the 5 “A” meets to be eligible to receive any team awards. Exceptions may be made for camps or vacations with written notice to the coach.
6. Inclement Weather -- We will continue to have practice if it is just raining and not thundering or lightening (the kids get wet anyway). Health Dept. regulations require that the pool close if we hear thunder and cannot open until 30 minutes after the last time thunder is heard. Please use your best judgment in all cases.
7. Talking with the Coaches -- If you have swimming or coaching-related questions, please feel free to talk with any of the coaches, but only before or after practice and not while the kids are in the water doing their workout. If your child tells you he/she wants to change lanes, just let the coaches know – it will take them a while to learn all the swimmer’s faces and ability levels, so if your child is not being challenged enough or having trouble keeping up, please say something to them and they will correct it and get them in the right lane. We want this to be a positive, learning experience for all of them!
