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SWIMMER
RESPONSIBILITIES
The success of any organization depends on
the efforts of its members and parents. Swimmers are expected
to:
- Attend practices
regularly
- Be on time for
workouts
- Listen to the coaches’
suggestions
- Be a positive member of the team.
(Disruptive behavior cannot be tolerated.)
PARENTS’
RESPONSIBILITIES
Parents are expected to assist their
children and the team. It is important that a child know his/her
parents are interested enough to observe some practices, attend
home and away meets whenever possible, and support the fundraisers
and home meet efforts.
It takes volunteer help from parents for the
Mariners organization to function properly. Parents are expected to
take their turn pitching in at the home meets. As such, assignments
will be made to divvy up responsibilities at home meets. We will
endeavor to assign people to jobs at which they are most
comfortable. Examples of areas that require volunteers
are:
- Timers
- Judges
- Concession Stand
- Time Tabulation
Each of these duties is easy to learn. It
takes 30 to 40 people to run a swim meet, so we ask that parents
help as much as possible. Even if you have no idea what a swim meet
is all about, pitch in and help anyway. Successful organizations
receive volunteer help from a large number of parents so that the
volunteer effort is an enjoyable one, and to create a successful
program!
Parents should
also:
- Encourage your swimmers by finding something positive about
his/her work.
- Support the coach’s
disciplinary expectations and procedures.
- Make sure your swimmers are at
practice on time and ready to swim.
- Make sure your swimmers are at the
meets on time and properly prepared.
FUNDRAISING
Fundraising is now an option for families.
Fundraising works to benefit the families and the club. This effort
helps reduce the cost of swimming for families who participate. Up
to $50 per fundraising event per swimmer can be earned. Fifty
percent of the net money earned on fundraising campaigns benefits
the swimmer (up to $50), and the remainder will benefit the club
towards its expenses.
COACHES LIAISON
COMMITTEE
During practices and swim meets, our coaches
must keep track of many swimmers. If at all possible, please do not
distract them during meets and practices. If you have concerns
about the program or coaching, please talk to the Coaches Liaison
Committee, which is a committee of three parents from the
Board. They will pass your concerns to the coaches and try to make
the program work as smoothly as possible. With such a large number
of swimmers and their families, it is important that this committee
be responsible for direction to the coaches.
USA SWIMMING
ORGANIZATION
Mariners are part of the nationwide swim
organization called USA
Swimming. Headquarted in Colorado Springs, this group is the
rule making body for most amateur competitive swimming in the
United States. USA Swimming also provides insurance coverage for
the local swim teams and individual swimmers. Part of each
swimmer’s dues goes to the organization for this
coverage.
As part of USA Swimming, the Mariners Swim
Club belongs to a regional subdivision called an LSC (local swim
committee). We are part of the Midwestern LSC. Our local
competitive group is called the Tri-State League, and these are the
teams we compete with during most seasons:
- Sioux City Mariners (SCM)
- Siouxland Sharks (SLS)
- South Sioux City Dolphins
(SSD)
- Norfolk Y Aqua Jets
(NYA)
- Spencer Y Sailfish
(SPY)
- Sioux Center Seahawks
(SCH)
- Yankton Swim Team
(YST)
- Vermillion Area Swim
Team
- Dakota Dunes
Barracudas
Locally, Sioux City Mariners is run by
Mariner parents. There is a Board of Directors consisting of the
swimmers’ parents. If you have questions, you are encouraged
to ask Board members.
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