I started thinkng about this after swimming this morning at ASU and once again seeing that the 3 guards on duty were not in any of the chairs but instead were in the office texting and playing on duty.
So what happens if God forbid a swimmer is injured or dies in workout (I guess even if the guard is on duty)...can they sue the coach?
I know USMS has an insurance program for clubs and being to lazy wonder is anyone knows if it covers this?
I also wonder how many paidand/or volunteer coaches have any type of contract for this sort of thing?
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this is america. anyone can be sued.
check out the insurance policy sometime. one of my favorite items states that masters swimmers are covered if they are swimming with a usas certified coach, but the inverse is not true. also, usms coverage only extends to club workouts where everyone is a usms member in good standing and a certified coach is on deck. there is an allowance for swimmers trying out.... i suppose that is the grey area (the place where lawyers lurk).
this is america. anyone can be sued.
check out the insurance policy sometime. one of my favorite items states that masters swimmers are covered if they are swimming with a usas certified coach, but the inverse is not true. also, usms coverage only extends to club workouts where everyone is a usms member in good standing and a certified coach is on deck. there is an allowance for swimmers trying out.... i suppose that is the grey area (the place where lawyers lurk).
