PARENTAL CONDUCT

WITH THE COACHES

Talk to the coaches before or after workouts. Consider the pool deck a classroom. Would you interrupt a classroom teacher while they are in the middle of a lecture? If the coach is not talking to the swimmers, they may be thinking, watching or analyzing. Arrange a meeting via email when they have more time and can be more attentive.

Leave the coaching to the coaches. They are professionals, dedicated to providing the best coaching to all swimmers while encouraging the individual to improve at the proper rate. Parental "coaching" may adversely affect your swimmer's performance and may also cause the swimmer to lose faith in the coach. The swimmer must train every day with the coach. If they lose faith in the coach, then the swimmer cannot be expected to put forth

the proper  effort. It is ESSENTIAL that the parents support the coaches!

Watch workouts from a distance.  Do not talk, signal, wave or admonish your child

while they are in the pool. If you feel there is a problem, talk to the coach after practice or schedule an appointment.

AT MEETS

Volunteer to help. There are lots of jobs which are fairly easy and fun. Someone will be more than happy to show you how.

Encourage and praise your swimmer.  If your swimmer feels they have done poorly, offer encouragement and reassurance next time will be better.

Never "scratch" your swimmer from an event YOU don't feel they can do.

NEVER argue with an official at a meet. Let the coach handle any and all problems.

WITH YOUR SWIMMER

Be positive. Look beyond today's problem.

Be patient.  Good swimmers take time. Some swimmers develop quickly while others take longer.

Give your child a positive self-image and sense of sportsmanship.

Be a team player.  Even though your swimmer's events are individual, they are part of a

TEAM!