Hi all,
I am the president of my team, and we recently instituted a policy after having an increasing number of parents bringing children along to workout. (Usually in the case of both parents being swimmers, and one swims while the other watches the child, and then they switch off for the next workout.) We found a need to institute a policy after seeing a wide range of what parents considered to be acceptable behavior, and to be an acceptable level of supervision.
I am wondering if any of you would be willing to share any info about this subject at your team. I am wondering:
- Are members at your team allowed to bring children with them to workouts?
- Does your team have a written policy about this subject (for example, child must have an adult supervising them, child cannot be within a certain distance of the pool, etc.)? If so, can you share the wording of that policy?
Thanks for any info!
Parents
Former Member
This sounds like a judgement call for the aquatics department, which could takes the onus off of you as the team president.
Our facility (a YMCA) prohibits any children on deck without adult supervision. There is a big sign saying so as you enter the pool area. The lifeguards are not baby sitters, and their eyes and attention should be focused on the pool, not the deck.
Our workouts are at 6am which pretty much rules out any kids being present at that time. You must have pm workouts, because I don't know of any kids who get up at that hour unless they're swimming fools themselves.:)
This sounds like a judgement call for the aquatics department, which could takes the onus off of you as the team president.
Our facility (a YMCA) prohibits any children on deck without adult supervision. There is a big sign saying so as you enter the pool area. The lifeguards are not baby sitters, and their eyes and attention should be focused on the pool, not the deck.
Our workouts are at 6am which pretty much rules out any kids being present at that time. You must have pm workouts, because I don't know of any kids who get up at that hour unless they're swimming fools themselves.:)
