Vista Diablo Dolphins

Swimmers

• Be on time to practices, lessons and meet warm-ups.
• Give as much as you can on each swim, both in practices and at meets.
• Respect and support your teammates and coaches, both in practices and at meets.
• Show dedication to the program, to other swimmers, and to coaches.
• Participate in team meetings and cheer before each meet.
• Talk to the coaches before and after each swim.
• Stay in the team area during meets and stay for the entire meet to cheer the team on

Parents

• Support your child throughout the season. Be positive!
• Leave coaching to the coaches.
• Don’t push your swimmer too hard to improve. Swimmers develop at different paces.
• Reinforce the team philosophy and team rules.
• Cheer and support other swimmers on the team, especially at the Invitational Meets.
• Try to get your swimmer(s) to practices, lessons, and meets on time!
• Monitor your swimmer(s) activities and behavior at swim meets.
• If you have an 8 & Under swimmer(s), make sure you know what events they are swimming and make sure they get to the shepherds’ area on time before each event.