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In order to have fun, improve, and contribute to the team, swimmers should read and follow a few simple guidelines.

Attendance

• Swimmers are expected to attend practice every day. You cannot improve or have fun if you don’t show up.
• Arrive 5 minutes early to practice so that you are ready to go when practice starts. If you are late you may miss important announcements or some of the fun.
• If you are going to miss a meet, leave the coaches a note in the Coaches’ Mailbox AT LEAST 48 hours in advance.

Behavior

• Follow the coaches’ instructions during practice.  They are experienced and only want you to be successful.  The goal of swim team is for each swimmer to improve over the season and to have fun.  These goals are easier to reach if you listen to the coaches.
• During meets, stay in the team area and follow instructions. Meets can be loud and confusing.  Not following instructions may cause you to miss your race.
• Good sportsmanship is a must.  Sportsmanship means keeping a positive attitude, working hard, and showing respect for your teammates and your opponents. The Tiger Sportsmanship Award will be given periodically to swimmers showing excellent sportsmanship.
• Swimmers must clean up after themselves at all meets.  It is important that the team area be left clean after a meet, regardless of whether the meet is home or away.

Nutrition

• Swimmers need to eat good food and drink plenty of water, especially during meets.
• At meets, donuts, candy, etc are absolutely prohibited until a swimmer is done swimming for the day.  Donuts and junk food make good treats for after all the day’s races are done.  We suggest bagels, fruit, non-sugary cereal, etc as good pre-meet foods.
• We suggest bringing a water bottle to meets and practices. It is easy to become dehydrated very quickly in the summer heat, even if you are in the pool. This is a good idea for parents and officials too.

Meet Preparation

• For Saturday meets, Swimmers need to get a good night’s sleep on both Thursday and Friday nights. On Fridays, swimmers need to stay out of the sun and the heat. This means minimizing time spent hanging out at the pool. Junk food is also a bad idea on Fridays.
• For Wednesday meets, swimmers should get a good night’s sleep on Tuesday Night.  On the day of the meet, heat, sun and junk food should all be avoided.