Team Handbook

Practice Times @ JCC

• Monday-Friday: 5:45-7:30 AM
• Dryland:5:50 AM – 6:00 AM
• In water @ 6:00 AM

Rules & Expectations

Attendance

Practice is 5 mornings a week & no practice on meet days.

• You are allowed to miss 1 unexcused practice
  • Penalties for unexcused practices
    • 2 unexcused – sit out of upcoming meet
    • 3 unexcused – sit out of 2 upcoming meets
    • 4 unexcused – termination of eligibility to swim on team
  • Excused practices
    • Parents must inform coaches via text or email if you will absent due to illness, etc.
    • Coaches want a doctor’s note excusing swimmer from practice due to injury. Swimmer will also need a doctor’s note on when they can return to practice.
    • Anything more than 3 excused practices will automatically roll into unexcused. See unexcused penalties for details.

Practices

• 5:50 – 6:00 AM – Dryland
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM – Swimming with 100% effort & positive attitude.
• If late to practice, you need a note from parent with reason you are late.
• You are at practice to swim, if your attitude and work ethic does not reflect, Coach Terry & Coach Wally will be speaking with your parents
• Show up with an attitude that you’re ready to work and become a better swimmer and a leader.
• Any horseplay outside of practice is subject to penalties
• Practice ends @ 7:30 AM and must be picked up by 7:45 AM

Practice Supplies

• Water
• Suit Girls: one piece Males: Jammers
• Goggles
• Kickboard
• Towel
• Sneakers
• Shorts
• T-shirt
• Inhaler (if needed)

Meets

• All swimmers are required to attend all Dual Meets, City Relay Meet & Conference Meet
• County Champs, Districts & Regionals – only those swimming will attend
• Only Swim Team Members sit with team
• Please keep in mind that attendance and daily work ethic will help you improve your year end results.

Attire for meets

• All items can be found on Sickles Team online store through Swim Outlet:
• Suits – Required –
  • Boys- TYR Durafast Jammers
  • Girls- TYR Solid Cutoutfit One Piece
• Warm Up – Optional
  • Jacket TYR Alliance Victory (Hunter Green)
  • Pants TYR Alliance Victory (Black)
  • Swim Bags Speedo Large 35L Teamster backpack (Hunter Green)

Club Swimmers

• Will be required to ATTEND SICKLES PRACTICES 3 TIMES A WEEK – all season (3 months)
• Swimmers meet attendance counts as a practice

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JCC Rules

• No horse playing in the parking lot
  • NO running around
  • NO honking horns
• Be quiet and quick in the locker rooms
  • There should be NO yelling or screaming
  • There should be no changing in the bathrooms, use the rooms
• CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF
  • In the locker rooms and bathrooms
  • On the pool deck
• Shoes must be worn at all times at JCC
• Must be fully clothed inside
  • Need to have shoes, shirts, and can either have a towel or pants on
• Be respectful

This is not our facility! You must be kind and courteous to other JCC members