SAINT ANDREW’S SWIMMING

Swim Practice Policy for Parents

Parents/Guardians are not permitted on the pool deck during scheduled practice times. Coaches will help Bronze swimmers get caps and goggles on prior to practice. Access to the pool deck is permitted during the final ten minutes of each practice session. There are shaded picnic tables at the pavilion for your convenience.

This will allow for the coaches to attend to the swimmers without interruptions and will enable us to build an effective coach/swimmer relationship. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Swim Meet Policy

• Swimmers are expected to stay in the Team Area.  This allows for the coaches to know where all swimmers are in order to get them to their events on time, as well as to continue building a team atmosphere.  Swimmers are permitted to talk to their parents for short amounts of time throughout the swim meet, but need to let the coaches know first. 
• Parents are not permitted to stay in the Team Area.
• Swimmers must talk to their coach FIRST upon completing every event in order to get proper feedback on their races. 
• Any parents with questions on anything about the meet, please feel free to ask anyone on the coaching staff, or other “experienced” parents!  So, any parents who have been with us and notice new faces, please offer help, as a first swim meet can be overwhelming! 
• Eating during swim meets is not recommended unless it has been several hours since the last meal. Many meets are lengthy, so if it is necessary to have something, a banana or small healthy snack is sufficient. Chips and soda will not be permitted. Be sure to bring plenty of water!
• Before leaving a meet, please notify the coaches first. Sometimes there are relays that your child may be entered in and other times there are meets where the coaches require everyone to stay until the end.

The only way we can instill the team rules is with parent cooperation.

Thank you for your understanding and trust.