Provide a positive environment that will encourage your child.

• Praise and encourage all efforts and make sure your athletes understand the importance of striving for personal bests.
  
  
• Parents serve as role models and their attitudes are often emulated by their children. Be aware of this and strive to be a positive influence.
  
  
• Stay current regarding all club information via – Shark bites, notice boards, coaches and emails.
  
  
• Ensures athlete gets to the pool on time for all practices, warm-ups, meets and tournaments.
  
  
• Always confirm meet entry information is correct on posted meet events list.  If incorrect contact coach immediately.
  
  
• Inform coaches of swim meet scratches well in advance (at least 1 week prior to the meet).
  
  
• Ensure your athlete is supervised at all time during a meet/tournament and brings all necessary items needed.
  
  
• Participates at all meets/tournaments, and is willing to learn many different jobs involved in running club meets/tournaments.
  
  
• Will not show negative emotions regarding their athlete’s performance or compare the skill or accomplishments of their athlete with that of other athletes in the club.