Team Rules

We have 3 very basic team rules, with additional expectations that all swimmers should follow.

1.     Show Up

o   15 minutes early is on time; this ensures you can change and stretch before warm-up.

o   On time is late.

o   Late is unacceptable.

2.     Tell the truth

o   Communicate with the coaching staff and teammates honestly and openly about issues that arise.

3.     Honor your teammates with your effort

o   Put effort into everything you do.

o   Call out teammates for their lack of effort. We will fail and succeed as a team

Athlete Expectations

Student-Athletes are held to a higher standard, one that exhibits their status as a representative of their school. Therefore these are the standards that should be kept.

·       Athletes are students first; academics will be a point of emphasis at every step of the way. Swimming and diving is a privilege at Ridley High School.

·       Wear your team gear with pride. Don't share team gear with friends

·       Be responsible for your own actions, communicate with the coaching staff early and often, and take responsibility for everything you do.

·       Worry about only what you can control.

·       Be an active participant on deck at all times during the course of a meet or practice, regardless of your own personal involvement.

·       Personal Electronic Devices (iPads, phones, etc) should not be a distraction at meets.

·       Engage in all team activities where possible. Maintain a positive outlook and encourage one another during the activity.

·       Leave team areas in a better condition than when we arrived.

·       Win with dignity and lose with grace. Always offer to shake an opponents hand, regardless of the outcome. Stay in the pool until the race is complete.

·       Attendance is required for all pool workouts and meets. Attendance is required for dryland workouts.

Parent Expectations

Parents are also seen as representatives of our school district and program and should abide by the following guidelines.

·       Be there for your son or daughter. The most powerful words you can say are: “I love to watch you swim/dive.”

·       Let your child take control of their own experience.

·       Let the coaching staff coach. Enjoy watching them win, lose, succeed and fail.

·       Encourage, don’t coach.

·       Wear team gear with pride.

·       Cheer for every swimmer and embrace the win with dignity; lose with grace mantra.