As a member of the Bay City Aquatics Club, swimmers and parents should know and agree to the team rules and expectations before joining the team.  

GENERAL RULES

  • Sportsmanship and appropriate behavior are expected. All facilities that are used by the swimmers for practice and/or meets must be treated with respect. Any misuse of facilities will be cause for disciplinary action.
  • Team and individual morale is an important part of our team. Parents, coaches, and swimmers are expected to provide encouragement and praise to their fellow team members. Congratulations, a pat on the back, shaking hands, or cheering, are all signs of good sportsmanship and can do wonders to build self-esteem.
  • Parents are not to interrupt a coach during practice. Parents with questions should send a note to practice, email or send a remind message so the question can be routed to the appropriate person.

 PRACTICE POLICIES

  • ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE - Practice begins and ends at the designated times. Please arrive early enough to be ready to enter the pool at the specified time. Parents should escort swimmers into the practice site and be available to pick up their swimmer 5 minutes before the scheduled end of practice.
  • CONCUSSION FORMS - Every swimmer and parent must sign and complete concussion awareness form and submit to the Coach before the end of the first week of practice, every season. 
  • ILLNESS/INJURY - If a swimmer becomes sick or injured during practice, the coach on deck will call or have a designated person call the swimmers’ emergency contact.
  • Proper weather attire should be worn at all times to avoid illness. Warm hats and scarves are highly recommended during the cool weather months.
  • PRACTICE POLICY - Practice is a time for the swimmer to practice skills and go through a training schedule. Proper and legal strokes, turns, and starts will be expected. Swimmers must start and finish at the walls during workout.
  • DECK POLICY - Parents are expected to remain outside of the pool area during swim practice to prevent from distracting the learning and coaching process.
  • LOCKER ROOM/REST ROOM - Restrooms are to be used before and after practice. All swimmers should bring their belongings on the pool deck. Do not leave items unattended in the locker room. Be considerate of groups we share the facility with. Parents should monitor younger swimmers in the locker rooms. Coaches do not supervise the locker rooms.
  • EQUIPMENT - Proper swimsuits and goggles are required. Caps are strongly recommended. Towels are to be brought on deck. Personal kickboards, pull buoys, and fins are optional. A small quantity are supplied by each facility. Swimmers are expected to take care of any equipment used returning it to its proper storage location.
  • CANCELLLATIONS/CHANGES - Cancellations will be handled via remind text from Bay City Aquatics Club.
  • When participating schools are closed due to bad weather or utility failure, practice will be cancelled.
  • School activities come first, so if there is a schedule conflict practice will be cancelled.
  • COMMUNICATIONS - Every effort is made to send out emails/remind text as soon as information is available or a cancellation has occurred. Coaches will make announcements at practice. If a swimmer has missed a practice, it is their responsibility to check with their coach regarding a missed announcement.
  • DISCIPLINE POLICY - The coaching staff has authority to discipline when deemed necessary according to the following procedure:
    1. The swimmer will be warned.
    2. The swimmer will be asked to call his/her parent and have them picked up from practice
    3. The swimmer will be excused from practice area once parents are present.
    4. Parents will be informed of the misconduct as soon as possible following the discipline
  • LOST AND FOUND - If an item has been left, the swimmer should identify it to the coach. The coaches will check the deck after each practice, but will not be responsible for swimmer’s personal items. Please write swimmer’s name on EVERYTHING.

 MEETS AND INVITATIONALS

  • ATTENDANCE - Attendance is desired at all DUAL meets and MTSL Invitationals.
  • WARM UP - Swimmer are expected to be on time! Warm up usually begins 30-60 minutes prior to the start of a meet. Swimmers are to be on deck 10 minutes prior to warm up.
  • DECK POLICY - Parents or family are not allowed on the pool deck during a meet except when asked by the coach or when volunteering.
  • EQUIPMENT - Suits, team caps, warm ups, goggles, towels, healthy snacks, water bottles and an extra suit are recommended at all meets.

TEAM/ MEET ELIGIBILITY POLICIES

  1. High school swimmers must compete and practice with their respective high school swimming and diving teams during those seasons in order to be an eligible team member for the BAY CITY AQUATICS CLUB during any season. Swimmers will be permitted to swim in 2 meets with the BAY CITY AQUATICS CLUB during their high school season. Practice with the BAY CITY AQUATICS CLUB during high school season will not be permitted.
  2. To be eligible to swim in any championship level meets in February or March, High School Boys must have swam with the BAY CITY AQUATICS CLUB during the fall season and High School Girls during the winter season.

REVISED 3/28/19

 

MAAP Policy

USA Swimming’s top priority continues to be keeping our athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Swimming has enacted enhancements to our Safe Sport policy and education requirements.  Bay City Aquatics Club strictly adeheres to the Safe Sport policy.  Click here to read the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention policy details.