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~ Hummelstown Swim Team Information and Policies ~

(Summer 2008)

 

General

Team information will be found in the file box stored in the team room or located in the “New” pavilion at times when practice is in session, accessible to the swimmer only. Remember to have the swimmer check the box on a regular basis.

 

Any information placed in the file box must include the swimmer’s name on the paper.

 

A phone chain is utilized when parents must be notified of pertinent information.

 

Parents should attend all parent meetings and team activities. Stay informed!

 

Coaches should be informed of any medical limitations of a swimmer. If the coaches request a doctor’s clearance, please comply.

 

Parents are responsible for swimmer’s medical and hospital insurance.

 

All swimmers are expected to participate in fundraisers, which support the entire team. Each family has the option to pay a "buy out" fee on the sub sale. Volunteer your help!

 

Coaches’ responsibilities include: setting times for and conducting practices, organizing line ups and coaching meets, attending invitationals, etc. (at least one coach at each invitational). Decisions are made to benefit the team concept.

 

Invitationals require an additional fee per swimmer, per event. Payment will be required with the registration prior to the meet.  Each invitational payment will be received by a different parent coordinator (ie. A separate check for each invitational).

 

Invitationals set the number of entries each swimmer may enter. At Divisionals each swimmer may only swim three (3) events.

 

Lightning procedure is at the discretion of the coaches, who will designate the procedure to assure the safety of the swimmers.

 

Arrange a meeting with the coach (es) to discuss your concerns.  Do not approach them as soon as practice for your swimmer has ended.  Coaches’ jobs don’t end when the swimmers are done.  Utilize the telephone to contact them.

 

Any questions or comments regarding the Swim Team program and its coaches should be directed to the Hummelstown Swim Club representatives. Coaches are directly responsible to the Hummelstown Swim Club Board.

 

Team Spirit and Behavior

Proper behavior of swimmers and parents is expected at all practices and meets. Display good sportsmanship!

 

Parents or swimmers who violate the rules will be ejected.

Swimmers will be disciplined fairly and as deemed necessary. The coach’s decision is final.

 A swimmer may be removed from the program for continual misbehavior and/or disrespectfulness. There will be no refund of registration fees, suit costs, or fund raising monies. 

Practice

Attendance at practice should be on a regular basis. Valid excuses are acceptable.  Please send a note if a swimmer is to leave practice early. 

After school is over for the summer, practices are usually held in the mornings. Prior to the end of school, evening or afternoon practices are utilized.

Approximate length of practice is 1 hour or 1 hour and 15 minutes.

 Swimmers must attend three (3) practice sessions (on different days) per week to be eligible to participate in the meet for that week.

 Technique clinics will be held in the evenings at the coach’s discretion.

 Parents are not to be on the pool deck during practice times. Do not speak with the coaches at this time. Make other arrangements to meet with the coaches when they are available. 

Meets

Meets are scheduled primarily on Saturday mornings. Swimmers are expected to be on the deck 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the start of a home meet and 45 minutes prior to the start of an away meet. Starting times will be announced at practice.

 Parents are needed to run home meets. Do your part!

 Coaches decide on the meet line up for the best opportunity to successfully participate in a meet. Honor their judgments. Parents do not make requests. This is a team effort.

ALL swim team members are expected to participate in all the swim meets.  There is no option available where a swimmer may attend practice only.         Do not let your team down . . . Swim where needed.

 If a swimmer is unable to participate in a meet, written notification should be given to the coaches by Wednesday the week of the meet. Exceptions to this would be illness, injury, or family emergency. The coaches should be notified of vacations with specific beginning and ending dates.

 To be eligible to swim at Divisionals, a swimmer must swim in 50% of the regular season meets. (ie. If there are 5 meets, a swimmer must swim in 3 meets.)

 To promote team spirit and unity, swimmers are encouraged to wear the team suit and cap for all meets.

 At swim meets only coaches, swimmers, and meet personnel are permitted on the pool deck or around the pool. Others must remain in the spectator areas. 

Team spirit requires all swimmers to stay until the end of every meet (home or away). Prior arrangements must be made with the coaches to leave a meet early.  Be Hummelstown Swim Team proud!

Swimmers should clean up their area of paper and trash at the conclusion of every meet.

 Meet ribbons will be placed in the file box at the meets and should be retrieved by the swimmer ONLY at the first practice following the meet.