Expectations

SWIMMER EXPECTATIONS

Swimmers will:

  • Obey all rules and regulations of the Club and pool.
  • Be on time for practices and competitions.
  • Take responsibility for informing the appropriate people of non-attendance at meets or practices well in advance.
  • Represent the Club in an honorable, respectable manner when at meets and at practice (which means no destruction of pool property or equipment, fighting, pushing, snapping towels, foul language).
  • Respect the coaches, officials, volunteers and pool staff at meets and practices.
  • Participate as a team member in competitions and all Club activities.
  • Swimmers will follow instructions from the coaching staff.

PARENT EXPECTATIONS

Parents will:

  • Support their child, coaches and the team in order to improve their personal performance.
  • Support the coaches and executive in providing a nurturing, safe and caring environment for all swimmers.
  • Encourage their child’s full participation at practice, swim meets and club activities.
  • Participate in fundraising activities and swim meets according to Club requirements.
  • Discuss their child’s progress with coaches in accordance with the Club’s policy (twice a week parent/coach meeting arrangement and mid season coach/swimmer/parent/executive performance review).
  • Allow coaches to establish and implement the season’s program. It may take several weeks to fully implement a program. For a successful season this requires full trust and support from swimmers, parents and the Club Executive.
  • Discuss any concerns about the program with the Club President or alternate who will set up necessary meetings to address the problem.
  • Parents are responsible for swimmers during all swim meets. It is not the coach’s responsibility to supervise the swimmers between events.
  • Parents are responsible to organize the transportation of swimmers to and from practices and meets.
  • The Town of Canmore Pool’s, Caregiver Observation Policy, requires parents to “STAY OFF the POOL DECK” during practice. Exceptions would apply when a parent is invited on deck to perform a requested function.
  • Volunteer commitment according to Club requirements.

COACH EXPECTATIONS

  • Coaches will follow the guidelines set out in the Coho Swim Club – Head Coach Policy Document