Parental Code of Conduct

 

 

 

Code
1.  To provide a stable, loving and supportive environment. 
2.  To ensure my child's prompt attendance at practice. 
3.  To come to meets and be supportive of my child(ren) through participation and positive actions and words. 
4.  To serve as a positive role model that can be emulated by all children. 
5. To show good sportsmanship at all times towards coaches, officials, opponents and teammates. 
6.  To let my child(ren) establish his/her own goals and make their own progress towards them. 
7.  To not impose my own goals and standards on my child(ren)'s performance. 
8.  To let the coach be the coach and not confuse my child with extraneous input. 
9.  To encourage my child(ren) to make his/her best effort at all times. 
10. To enjoy the experience of my child(ren) growing through the swimming experience into someone I am proud of - win, lose or draw.

Guidelines:

The following are guidelines for an effective and sportsmanlike atmosphere amongst parents and coaches.

1. Do no approach a coach on the deck during a practice for any reason. This take away from the coaches attention to the swimmers as well as presenting a safety hazard.
2. If your swimmer is late to practice make sure you have a hand written note and five it to the swimmer to bring on deck for late admission to practice.  
3.  Only questions or concerns regarding the training or performance of your swimmer(s) should be directed to the coaching staff. All other concerns and/or complaints regarding schedules, meets, entries, fee, fundraising etc. should be addressed to Patrick Marchand, Senior Program Director, and/or the individual designated for that activity. Patrick can be contacted via email or by phone at 489-3133 ext 132. 
4.  If a question, comment, suggestion or complaint does not warrant immediate attention, please contact Patrick during regular business hours at the above email address or phone. 
5.  You are responsible for any written communication posted on the bulleting board(s) and in team mailboxes.  
6.  A phone chain will be established to announce weather related or other cancellations.  If practice is not cancelled it is your responsibility to determine whether or not it is safe to travel to practice. 
7.  At meets, parents should make every effort to limit contact with athlete on deck. The pool deck is a very busy place during a swim meet and the swimmers attention should be on the progress of the meet and on the support of their teammates. 
8.  All parents must understand their responsibility to respect the opinion of other parents on this team.  If there is a disagreement, please utilize discretion especially in front of swimmers.  "Bad mouthing" of any kind is detrimental to the function of any organization, is contrary to the YMCA principal of Respect and will not be tolerated.  If a problem arises between adult parties that affects the functioning or morale of this team and/or violated any aforementioned code of conduct regulation, the Northwest YMCA Laser Swim Team reserves the right o impose the following disciplinary actions:

  • First Occurrence : a written warning

  • Second Occurrence: a meeting between the adult parties involved and a team official

  • Third Occurence: termination from the team (parents and child(ren))

Any questions concerning the Parent Code of Conduct should be directed to Patrick Marchand.
 

This site was last updated 12/07/09