PARENT RESPONSIBLITIES - 

Parents working together with coaches, officials and administrators, have a unique opportunity to influence the lives of young athletes. Positive support will help swimmers develop to their full potential while clarifying their personal values. There are many ways to show this positive support.

These include:

• Have swimmers at practice regularly and on time.

• Encourage children to get proper rest and develop good nutritional habits.

• Encourage participation at team social events.

• Attend swim meet competitions regularly.

• Be informed by reading the handbook, newsletters and notes sent out to team families through the website.

• Praise your swimmer and other team members. Parents are the backbone of the Swim Team Parent Group. Parent involvement is vital for a strong and effective team.

• Help support fund-raisers.

• Be available to work at home meets.

• Help chaperone at all away meets.

• Attend the annual All Parent Meeting held each Fall and Spring (if needed). 

• Be willing to participate on the team Parent Group Committee.

• All families must serve on one of the eight Parent Group sub-committees – 1. Meet, 2. Meet Food Service, 3. Financial/Fundraising, 4. Senior/National Team, 5. Marketing/Team Recruitment 6. Recognition/Awards Night, 7. Social/Travel, 8. Equipment.

• Enjoy the swim team season.

All families are required to provide at least one parent to work at all home swim meets. A parent is required to volunteer at home meets that their swimmer(s) are scheduled to swim. A family will be charged $50 through escrow by the Parent Group Committee for every meet that they do not work. The meet schedule is made available far in advance of the meet date(s). In addition all GBY families will pay home meet entry fees.

The Parent Group receives all monies raised at swim meets for their food stands and any additional fund raising activities such as selling meet shirts or sponsoring raffles.

The Parent Group also receives half of the net from the swim meet with the YMCA taking the other half. The net includes all entry fees and admission fees minus the meet expenses. Meet income is also generated from fees paid by the suit vendor and meet photographer, etc.