Sharks

Home of the Broadway, VA Sharks Swim Team

 

  • RESPECT

 

  • Your coaches: Do as your coaches direct. They are the boss! Your coaches are striving to help you improve and constant interruption or disruptive behavior is only hurting you and our mission.
  • Your practice: listen and understand the process of each swim set or drill. Without purpose most of the practice will offer little improvement. During instructions and while your coaches hand is raised, listen and to listen you must be quiet! Arrive on time to practice and have all needed equipment. Make a promise to yourself to ALWAYS do your best at practice.
  • The practice of your teammates: You may understand what is coming up and the task at hand but your teammate may not. Interruptions or conduct that draws attention away from the instruction being given by your coach are unacceptable. Broadway swimmers are all on the same journey and that is to improve so respect your teammate’s practice as much as you respect your own.
  • SAFETY

 

  • No running on the pool deck.
  • No pushing people into the water.
  • Only enter the water when told to do so by your coach
  • No swimming in the deep end unless supervised and told OK by your coach including being on the diving boards
  • No swimmer or any other person may be in the baby pool area during meets or practice
  • Feet first entry at all times unless told my your coach to dive
  • Follow instruction on how to safely use all equipment (e.g. do not sit on your kickboards)
  • Ability to swim 25 m legally
  • Sportsmanship

 

  • No foul language
  • Swimmers are expected to shake hands with swimmers on either side after each race. This should become a habit.
  • After meets, whether home or away, pick up any trash that you see before leaving.
  • Responsibility

 

  • Remember that you are a member of a team. It is your responsibility to contribute to that team by coming to practices (10 and under strive for 4/week and 11 and over strive for 5 per week). Your team needs EVERY member. It is your responsibility to compete for your team. This includes Champs. THE BROADWAY SHARKS BELIEVE IN COMPETITION! COMPETITION SERVES TO HELP THE INDIVIDUAL REALIZE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF SKILL AND EFFORT WHICH HAS BEEN TRAINED AND REWARDED THROUGH PRACTICES AND LEARNING FROM COACHES AND OTHER SWIMMERS. SWIMMERS WHO ADD A BALANCED SCHEDULE OF COMPETITION CONTINUE IN THE SPORT LONGER, CARE MORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN PRACTICE AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THEIR TEAMMATES BETTER.
  • If you are going to miss a meet due to vacation or other commitment, sign out by THURSDAY prior to that meet and at least 10 days before Champs.
  • At meets, be aware of where we are in the meet. If you need help, make certain an adult is there to help you or ask a coach. Stay within the gated area at all times whether home or away. Coaches are too busy to attempt to locate you during meets for your events.

CONSEQUENCES FOR BREAKING THE EXPECTATIONS:

  1. You will receive a reminder
  2. You will be asked to sit out of practice for a period of time
  3. You will be asked to leave practice for the day
  4. You will be suspended from practice for a certain amount of days depending on the infraction
  5. You will be asked to leave the team