Swimmers Conduct and Behavior
Purpose – To promote the best
possible conduct of all POVST swimmers at practice and swim meets and other team
functions,
and to create the best possible individual and team impression.
Conduct Violation
At the discretion of the coach, any or all of the following penalties may be applied.
Practice Policies
Coaching Staff and Responsibilities.
The POVST Coaching Staff’s job
is to supervise the entire swim program. The staff is dedicated to providing a
program for
youngsters to enable them to learn the value of striving to improve
oneself – “to be the best you can be”. Therefore, the coaches
must be in
control of matters affecting training and competition.
The coaching staff certifications will reflect the requirements of the WHALE league.
The coaching staff is responsible for the following:
Parent-Swimmer-Coach Relationship
To have a successful program
there must be complete understanding and cooperation among parents, swimmers and
coaches.
The progress your child makes depends to a great extent on this
triangular relationship.
“Our
goal is not only to produce great swimmers, but also to
produce great young people who swim for Pin Oak village.
Parent Guidelines
Every individual learns at a different rate and responds differently to the various method of presenting skills. The slower learner obviously takes more time, and this requires more patience on the part of the parents and coaches. He/She must remember that his/her ultimate swimming potential may be as great or greater than that of the faster learner.
Plateaus will occur at one time
or another in every swimmer’s career. Plateaus can be both in competition and
in training.
A plateau signifies the swimmer has mastered lower-order skills,
but they are not yet sufficiently able to move to the next level of higher-order
skills. It is important to explain to the athlete that plateaus occur in all
fields of physical training and not to get discouraged.
The more successful
athletes are those who will work through this momentary delay in improvement and
go on to achieve greater performance and approach their personal potential.
Youngsters who are 10 and under
are the most inconsistent swimmers, and this can be frustrating for parent,
coach and swimmer.
We must be patient and offer encouragement, praise and
permit these youngsters to learn to love the sport.
It is the coach’s job to offer
constructive criticism of a swimmer’s performance and focus on areas needing
improvement.
It is the parent’s job to supply love, recognition and the
encouragement necessary to help the young athletes feel good
about themselves
and their teammates.
No parent should behave in such
a way as to bring discredit to the child, the team, or competitive swimming.
Any disagreement
with a meet official should be brought to the attention of the
coach and handled by the coach.
The communication between the
coach and the swimmer is very important. A two-way relationship must exist
daily at practice and at
meets. It is imperative that the coaches have the
swimmer’s full attention at these times.
Any problems that need to be solved between parents and the coaching staff should be directed to the parent/coach liaison on the board.