Policies:
Please download and read the MLST Parent Handbook here.
Safe Sport:
Safe Sport is a minor athlete abuse prevention program to assist coaches, administrators, and parents to recognize and prevent signs of potential abuse or harassment. Please go to the following link to educate yourself on what constitutes abuse or harassment and how and when to report issues.
https://www.usaswimming.org/safe-sport
Concussion Safety:
Knowing the signs and symptoms related to a concussion will allow you to treat the injury before it progresses to something more serious. Please go to the following link to educate yourself on these signs and symptoms:
http://www.pacswim.org/programs/swimming-safety/concussions
MLST Code of Conduct:
Violations of expected behavior could lead to suspension or termination from the team as determined by the coaching staff, swim team board and/or pool administration. Fees will not be refunded for swimmer suspension or termination for behavior not in adherence to the Code of Conduct as determined by the coaching staff, swim team board and/or pool administration.
We expect all Mammoth Lakes Swim Team swimmers, parents/guardians, and coaches to act in a socially proper and courteous manner at all times to coaches, parents, teammates, officials, spectators/visitors and swimmers.
Actions that will absolutely not be tolerated include, but are not limited to:
- Abuse of facilities or equipment
- Swearing, verbal or physical assaults
Swimmers
Swimmers shall respect and show courtesy to their teammates and coaches at all times.
Be on time. Be ready to get in the water on time for practice and meet warm-ups. Be prepared to swim. Have your equipment ready. Bring extra goggles and caps.
Swimmers are not to be a distraction. Be respectful of your teammate’s feelings and personal space. Swimmers who exhibit sexist, racist, or inappropriate behavior towards another person will be excused from the practice or meet and will be subject to a disciplinary process as determined by the head coach depending on the severity of the infraction. Any coach at any time has authority to ask a swimmer to exit the pool for disciplinary reasons.
No dunking, hanging on lane lines, splashing, spitting, trash talking, belittling or any other behavior deemed as horseplay is allowed in a practice or meet venue.
Swimmers are expected to exhibit good sportsmanship at practices and meets. They are to conduct themselves with honor and keep a positive attitude. Swimmers are to win races with grace and lose with dignity.
Swimmers are responsible for checking in, checking postings and heat and lane assignments, and for being behind their block prior to each race. They must report to their coach prior to and immediately following each race.
Team caps are required at all swim meets. No cut offs or under garments are allowed to be used as primary swimwear in the pool.
Consequences
The following protocol is established to inform you when your swimmers is not conforming to the MLST Code of Conduct and give the parent/guardian the ability to correct the swimmer’s behavior. It shall occur as follows:
1st offense Verbal Warning
2nd offense Written warning and meeting/phone call with parents
3rd offense 1-2 week suspension from team (No practices or Meets)
4th offense Removal from team
Note: Swim Team fees are non-refundable
Depending on the severity of the infraction or violation of Code of Conduct as determined by the coaching staff, swim team board, or pool administration the swimmer may immediately be terminated from the team on 1st offense without going through the established protocol as noted above.
Parents
Parents will be supportive of and encourage your swimmer to attend practice and perform to the best of their ability.
Parents shall refrain from disrupting the practice in any way. Immediately after practice starts and during practice, parents are not allowed on deck, nor are they allowed to talk to their swimmer or interrupt practice unless it is an emergency or immediate safety concern. This disrupts the entire group and focus of the practice session. Parents are asked to wait outside the gates/fence of the pool and may view their swimmer from there.
Parents are expected to keep non-swimming siblings from running and playing on deck or inside the locker rooms at all times. All non-swimming children are to be supervised by either a parents or a responsible adult at all swim team events.
Parents are encouraged to communicate with their child’s coach. The appropriate time to do this is not during practice. Communicating with coaches during practice disrupts the workout for the entire group. We want to talk to you. Please feel free to email, text, or call for an appointment. Or we can visit after practice.
During competitions, questions or concerns regarding decisions made by meet officials shall be directed to a member of the coaching staff, not to the meet official. Parents and swimmers are not to confront an official or stroke and turn judge at a meet about a disqualification. This is the coach’s responsibility. Parents address officials via the coaching staff only. Swimmers and parents are to be respectful and courteous to meet volunteers at all times.
Parents are encouraged to join our board and/or learn to be an official.
Parents are expected to abide by the swim teams Volunteer Policy. This policy exists to share the burden among other parents by volunteering for jobs at swim team events and meets whether your child participates or not.
Parents must recognize that swim team is not a substitute for swim lessons or child care. Swim team is designed to develop swimming skills after a base has been established.
Parents agree to let the coach know of any other activity your child is involved in containing rigorous physical activity in order to prevent injury, exhaustion or illness. Parents agree to provide your child with a sensible nutrition before and immediately following practice.
If parent/swimmer has a problem with a coach, it is their responsibility to communicate the problem to that coach and/or Board if deemed necessary.
