Parent Handbook 2009-2010

Parent Commitment -- Parent Obligations

Thank you for being part of the BAC Family. We welcome all your help as we work together to ensure the smooth running of our club for the benefit of all our swimmers. As you can appreciate, we need to be fiscally responsible in order to ensure that we maintain our coaching standards, our pool, as well as minimize fee increases across swimming groups. Please read this document and sign and return page 4 along with your first fee installment payment before October 15 th . More detailed information can be found in the Parent Handbook or in the "Parents' Section" of the BAC website www.berkeleyaquatic.org .

BAC's and BSA's Parent Obligations are split into four key areas:

1. Fees
2. Points
3. Fundraising
4. Away Meet Timing

Once your child is enrolled in a BAC swimming group, you are responsible for the total annual fees, points and fundraising for that group, even if your child does not complete the program or changes training groups. Membership fees are prorated if a child moves up a group but not if they move down.

NOTE to TYM parents only: Your obligations are different. You are responsible for the following; fees for any session your child swims, USA Swimming registration for your swimmer(s) and a meet entry fee escrow account. While you do not have Point or Fundraising requirements you may be asked to help at Dual Meets and help with Away Meet Timing.

[Click here] to download a complete copy of the 2009-2010 Parent Commitment,
including the section to sign and return.

Away Meet Timing

All families have an obligation to time at away meets unless they officiate at away meets. On average, each family will need to time about once per year. Families will be given opportunities to sign up on line to time until two weeks before a meet. Two weeks before each meet, any empty slots will be filled by assigning families who have swimmers in the appropriate sessions. Any family that cannot fulfill their assignment is required to find another family to take their place. Failure to work the session or to find a substitute will result in a $100 fine. Once a family has timed, their name will go to the bottom of the list for the rest of the year and they will only be called on again if all the families in a given session have already timed. Families will be awarded a ¼ point for each session timed, which counts toward your club point commitment.

Dual Meet Work

Coaches will notify swimmers if they are assigned to a Dual Meet team; Red, White or Green. Those swimmers are expected to participate in as many of the dual meets for their team as possible. High School Blues swimmers who swim on their high school teams will be exempt if they clear their obligation with Tristan Formon, the head age group coach. Parents of swimmers assigned to (on) Dual Meet teams are expected to work at least one Dual Meet, either home or away, whether or not their swimmer(s) participate. You will earn a ¼ point for each additional dual meet for which you volunteer, once you have fulfilled your one meet requirement. Families of non-assigned swimmers can also receive 1/4 point for any dual meet they work.