Code Of Conduct

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR TTST

GENERAL

Refrain from any form of abuse, harassment, discrimination or bullying of others

• Be honest and fair with others
  
• Clean up all water bottles, kick boards, buoys etc. after practice and stack away neatly in proper place
  
• Behave appropriately in terms of language, manner, temper and punctuality
  
• Respect property of others
  
• Be a positive role model and accept responsibility for your actions
  
• If you walk to the pool from school and are not swimming, call for a ride home
  
• If you arrive early for practice read or do homework

PRACTICE

  Horseplay is unacceptable Consequence: Time out of water TBD by coach

• Physical violence:

The instigator of physical violence or intimidation will be taken out of the pool for four weeks, including meets that fall in that time period. The second offense will result in the instigator being asked to leave the team permanently.

The non-instigator of physical violence or intimidation will be excused from one practice. The second offense will result in one week away from pool/meets. Subsequent offenses will result in being asked to leave the team.

• Listen during announcements or directions given at practice- do not talk to people around you when being spoken to as a group
  
• Do not push people into the water Consequence: Swimmer will be asked to leave practice
  
• Do not swim over people in front of you, tap their feet to swim around them
  
• If your feet are tapped move over to the lane line or so they can pass or stop at the turn
  
• Leave 5 seconds behind, fastest to slowest in a lane
  
• When finished a swim move over so the swimmer can finish at the wall.
  
• Do not get in water until Ok’d by the coach
  
• No hanging on the lane lines, respect the high school and recreation dept property
  
• No running or horse playing in pool area before, during or after practice Consequence: Time out of water TBD by coach

MEET BEHAVIOR

Be a good representative of the team

• Respect all coaches, meet officials and volunteers Consequence: Missing next meet
  
• Be a good sport/ proper sportsmanship at all times Consequence: Missing next meet
  
• Never argue with meet official, let the coach handle the situation
  
• Check in with the coach when you arrive at the meet and prior to leaving
  
• Check with coach before and after each swim
  
• All that qualify for finals are expected to participate. All team members are encouraged to watch the finals, including distance events, and cheer on their teammates.
  
• All swimmers need to sit with the team
  
• The swimmer is responsible for getting their heat lane assignment and getting to the blocks for their swim on time

PARENTS

Remember that children participate in sport for their enjoyment not yours

• Encourage to participate, do not force
  
• Focus on the effort and performance not on the winning or losing
  
• Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a race Consequence: Barred from next meet
  
• Children learn best by example
  
• Respect officials and teach children to do the same Consequence: Barred from next meet
  
• Show appreciation for coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers 
  

TTST Reservation Policy 6/9/09:

• All current members in good standing will have the opportunity to reserve a spot for the next (summer) session by placing a $100 non-refundable deposit the registrar by a specified date before the end of the current session.
  

After that date we will pull names from the waiting list in order by group (ie. If you are first on the list but you are in a group that is full we go to the next person but you remain at the top of the list for when a spot in your group opens up). Accepted wait list people will have one week to place a non-refundable $100 deposit to reserve their spot for the next session. After one week we go to the next person on the list.

Waiting list priorities:

• “One Session Swimmers” trying to get on permanently
  
• Siblings of members in good standing
  
• Waiting list by group, by date placed on waiting list

Waiting list stipulation: If your name comes up on the waiting list and you are unable to swim that session you are moved to the bottom of the waiting list.

If we have not reached capacity by 11/17/08 we will hold tryouts and accept deposits from new members (not on the waiting list).

Leave of Absence

If a current member decides to take one session off but plans on swimming the following session (ie. Swim in the fall, take the winter off, and swim in the spring), he or she can place a $100 deposit toward that session (spring) and fill out a leave of absence form before the cutoff date. The reason we need such early notice is that potentially we’ll need to tell new members that they are only assured a spot for one session, in this case winter. The “one session swimmer” status will be applied to the last swimmers in each group that are accepted onto the team. For example, if we have one bronze taking the winter off, the last bronze to be added to the team would have “one session swimmer” status and would not be assured a spot in the spring unless someone else dropped off. The swimmer who has placed the deposit will be assured a spot in the spring as long as they pay the balance in full by the 5 th calendar day of the spring session. If they have not paid by that date we will assume they’ve changed their mind and pull from the waiting list (if there is one). The deposit will only be refunded if we are able to fill the spot. Swimmers may only take one consecutive session off to keep their spot. If they are going to miss two consecutive sessions they need to pay in full for one of the sessions if they want to guarantee their spot. This policy will allow a swimmer to swim every other session and still ensure their spot on the team. Swimmers who have been given a one session slot in the winter will be first in line should a spot open up for the spring.

Procedure

1. After the deposit deadline the registrar will provide the coach with a list of returning swimmers who have placed deposits for the winter session.
   
2. The coach will return the list to the registrar broken down by groups.
   
3. Based on group availability the registrar will offer spots to people on the waiting list in the following order: 1. One session swimmers 2. Siblings 3. Waiting list
   
4. Waiting list people will have one week to get their deposit in before we go to the next person on the waiting list.
   
5. If we still have spaces after going through the waiting list we’ll open it up to the public for tryouts.

Please contact Lilia Suter, Registrar at: suterjl@pacbell.net