TRAVEL BY COACH

Swimmers should:

Arrive in good time for the coach

Inform the Coach, Team Manager or other helper if they are likely to be late

Use seat belts on the coach

Remain in seats unless for a good reason

Parents should:

Accompany their child, or arrange for another person over the age of 16, to have responsibility for any child under 13.

Ensure good behaviour from any children in their care whilst on the coach, including enforcing the use of seat belts.

Ensure that they, or unaccompanied children, have money to pay for the coach travel, currently £2.50 per person per gala.

AT THE GALA

Swimmers should:

Be respectful at all times to other Teams, their swimmers, Club and Gala Officials

Always remain with the team or a Club Official and should not leave the venue without either parents or a Club Official

Be supportive towards other Etwall swimmers.  It is in everyone’s interests for our swimmers to perform to their best ability and to be happy

Swim to the best of their ability in the events for which the Coach has selected them, they should not question the selection policy.

Inform the Coach, Team Manager or other poolside helper if there is a problem of any sort

Parents should:

Support and encourage all Etwall swimmers during the gala.

Approach the Coach, Team Manager or other poolside helper if there is a problem with a swimmer

Otherwise remain in the spectator area during the gala

Parents should not:

•Enter the changing rooms during the gala

•Try to directly resolve a problem with another parent’s child

The Coach, Team Manager or a helper approached should:

•As soon as possible, address any problem identified or pass it on to a responsible swimmer to deal with.  This will normally be a masters swimmer.

The club will:

•If appropriate, investigate an identified problem as soon as possible.

Code of Conduct expected at Galas