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.
- Penalties for unexcused practices
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 –
- Site Coming Soon – Boys- Nike Lightning Jammer or Nike Lightning Brief – Choose whether you want a Jammer or Brief
- Site Coming Soon – Girls- Nike Lightning Modern Cut-Out One Piece
Club Swimmers
- Will be required to ATTEND SICKLES PRACTICES 3 TIMES A WEEK – all season (3 months)
- Swimmers meet attendance counts as a practice
Social Media – Golden Rule – If you can’t find anything nice to say, don’t say anything!
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