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I. Promptness… please be on time to practices and meets II. Kindness… no poking, prodding, touching, hitting, splashing, name calling,.. ect III. Politeness… Please & Thank you IV. Prepared… Come with suit, cap, goggles, towels, WATER BOTTLES, pool shoes recommended. V. Open Communication… a. Sign up for meets in advance (yes or no) and please be committed to that meet. b. E-mail emergency meet cancellations ASAP (no later than 10 am on the day of the meet). c. Check email regularly throughout the season i. If you are not receiving emails, let us know immediately! ii. SNOW Cancellations etc will all be announced on email. iii. Vacation practices TBA VI. Volunteer – YOU can be trained! All families are expected to volunteer a minimum of 4 times throughout the season a. Volunteer opportunities at meets (Starter, timer, stroke and turn judge, runner, scorer, ribbon sorter, bullpen) b. Volunteer opportunities at practice the day after a meet (ribbon labeler and sorters) c. Photography Committee. d. Fundraising Committee. VII. Meets – All swimmers must attend 4 meets AND championships. a. SIGN up in advance! NO later than one week before the meet . b. If your child is going to miss a meet you already signed up for due to illness, please let Melissa and Jessa know ASAP through email. Coaches spend a lot of time and effort setting up the roster and last minute changes are difficult, therefore, the more notice the better. c. For each meet, all swimmers on the team are expected to stay together in a designated location. For home meets this will be one half of the basketball court. No one will be permitted to leave this area unless they are given permission by a designated coach. Swimmers who leave this area without permission will not be searched for when it is time for their race. d. Swimmers are expected to stay until the end of the meet, and join the team cheer following the last race. Swimmers who must leave the meet early, must check in with designated coaches before leaving. VIII. Championships - a. Two championships by age 1. 6-10 years old in AM. 2. 11 and older in PM. b. March 10th At Boston University c. All swimmers MUST attend this meet unless they receive prior permission from Melissa and Jessa by 1/1/10. Swimmers who do not receive prior permission and do not attend championships will not be permitted to register for the team next season IX. Sportsmanship a. The key word is respect. Respect for your teammates, coaches, officials, competition, parents, swimming facilities and yourself. Disrespectfulness or negative talking will not be tolerated. b. All swimmers are expected to try their best and display the utmost level of sportsmanship. This includes cheering on teammates, participating in the team cheer, and this year we will be working with swimmers to stay in the water during meets until ALL swimmers have finished the race, and then shaking hands or congratulating their competition. X. Code of Conduct/Anti-Bullying Policy a. NEW! In conjunction with Natick’s anti-bullying initiative, the Stingrays Swim Team has created our own Code of Conduct outlining expected behavior of both the swimmers and parents. All parents must review this document closely and return the last page, signed by both swimmer and parent indicating you understand and agree to abide by the code of conduct for the entire season. Swimmers and/or parents who do not follow the Code of Conduct will jeopardize their continued participation with the stingrays swim team. Violations of the code of conduct will be addressed on a case by case basis. b. All swimmers must review this document and return a signed form to Jessa by November 1st. | ||||