JCC Swimming: Parent Education

 Welcome to the Parent Education Section!

While we hope that you find that much of the website is "educational," there is a LOT of information about the sport of swimming that is available.  In this section of the website, we present articles that we expect will be of special interest to parents; including information on how to be a "good sports parent."

Our team will be using this section of our website to bring you articles that we believe will be of special interest to parents.  That doesn't mean that this is "confidential" information; if you find something that will be useful to your swimmer (like information on nutrition, or swimming in college) please feel free to direct your swimmer to these pages.

Articles:

• An Introduction to the Rules of Swimming
• Meet Basics for Parents
• Resolving Conflicts with the Coach
• What events should my child swim?
• Five Questions
• Refuel with Chocolate Milk
• Energy Drinks: A No-No for Young Swimmers
• Pre- and Post- Race Conversations with Swimmers
• Substitute Coach Syndrome
• "Forged by Adversity"
• The Day After
• Fuel Your Body
• AAP says Kids Should Not Consume Energy Drinks, And Rarely Need Sports Drinks
• The Awesome 8 Year Old
• The Myth of an Overnight Success
• Why is Swimming a Year Around Sport for Age Group Swimmers?
• Help prevent the spread of WHINUSITUS among swimmers