BOUNCE DIVING CLUB PARENT HANDBOOK 2015 ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT Bounce Diving Club, established in 2010 by Coach R. Scott Smith, is registered as a 501c(3) non-profit corporation under the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Contributions made to the club are tax-deductible for individuals as well as businesses. A Board of Directors governs the Bounce Diving Club. The Board consists of the President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and one at-large Director. Each Board of Director member serves for one year. The general membership elects Board members at the Annual Meeting. Election and Board composition details are described in the club’s Bylaws. Bounce Diving Club is an affiliate of the Amateur Athletic Union, USA Diving, Inc., and FINA , the international federation that governs diving as well as the Minnesota Diving Association. NEW MEMBERS .... GETTING STARTED 1. All forms must be completed and signed before your diver walks on to the pool deck. These include proof of USA Diving and AAU memberships and also a completed Bounce Diving Registration Form and Bounce Diving Club contract. The USA Diving and AAU membership registration and insurance forms can be found on their respective websites (www.usadiving.org and www.aausports.org and www.bouncediving.com. Head coach Scott Smith will collect and keep the completed forms. 2. Each Bounce Diving Club member must maintain current registration with AAU and USA Diving and must re-register every year prior to September 1 for AAU and January 1 for USA Diving. 3. Pay the $100 “New Member Fee.” The purpose of this fee is to cover yearly administration costs associated with the club. This fee must be in the form of a personal check, bank check or money order, payable to the bounce Diving Club. The Head Coach will collect the check prior to the new member’s first official practice. 4. Pay the $100 “Equipment and Pool Rental Fee.” On Sept. 1 at the beginning of our fiscal year, (or whenever new members join), ALL members are required to pay a $100 equipment and pool rental fee. BOUNCE DIVING CONTRACT BILLING 1. Payments to the Bounce Diving Club must be received by the coach on or before the 10th day of each month. A $25 late charge will be added to the net month’s bill if payment is not received in full by that deadline. 2. Payments to Bounce Diving Club must be made in the form of a personal check, bank check, or money order. Bill pay through your local bank is encouraged. Checks should be made payable to the Bounce Diving Club and sent to: Kathleen O’Donnell 4600 Colfax Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55419 [email protected] 3. Billing questions can also be directed to Kathleen O’Donnell (e-mail preferred). 4. Bounce National Junior Olympic Team divers will be responsible for monthly dues, regardless of whether or not they attend practice regularly. There will be no exceptions. a. Vacation, breaks, etc...You will still be responsible for your monthly fee. b. Athlete injury will be handled on an individual basis with regards to billing. c. Bounce’s High School Divers who compete on their high school team will be responsible for the monthly amount regardless of the number of practices attended. 5. Monthly training fees will only be pro-rated if a new diver starts after the beginning of the month. 6. Divers who choose to leave the club may forfeit their spot in the future based on availability unless pre-approved by the head coach. If you wish to hold your spot, continued monthly fee payment is required . 7. If, at any time, you feel you would like to leave the program, a 30-day written notice via e-mail to the head coach and the treasurer is required. 8. Families with more than one diver in the program will receive 10 percent off subsequent children. 9. All divers are expected to participate in all fundraising efforts. Individual fundraising programs throughout the year will detail all expectations and will include a “buy-out” option. COMPETITIONS 1. During the season, a series of competitions/meets will be scheduled. Some meets are developmental meets and some are Regional, Zone and National level meets that will require traveling. It is mandatory that all Bounce Junior Olympic National Team members compete at these meets. 2. If a high school or other diver not on Bounce Junior Olympic National Team is interested in competing in a meet, and the coach deems that diver ready for such a meet, the same rules apply to that diver. 3. Competitive divers, whether on the Junior Olympic National Team or a high school diver traveling to an AAU-or USA Diving-sponsored meet, are responsible for paying all competition entrance fees in advance. In most cases, competition fees are non-refundable. Divers are also responsible for their own travel costs for each meet (travel, food). 4. The total cost of the traveling fees for the coach(es) -- travel, food, lodging -- will be tallied after returning from the trip. Divers will reimburse the club for the coach’s cost no later than one week after the treasurer does her final trip accounting. 5. Any diver participating in a meet is required to have their own transportation. The coaches will not be responsible for travel. 6. Divers are allowed to travel with other divers and parents as long as it is communicated to the coaches and a permission form is turned in. 7. Divers must have adult supervision at the meets with an exception of travel to seniors competition. 8. Pertinent information concerning the competition, lodging and travel will be provided prior to each competition. 9. Please note that Bounce divers will often book a block of rooms in a specific hotel for those families who choose to stay there. This information will be sent via e-mail. It is each family’s responsibility to book their own room. 10. All athletes must exhibit proper behavior during travel meets and must be chaperoned by a responsible adult. Coaches are not chaperones. Arrangements for chaperones must be arranged by the parent/guardian. The coaching staff reserves the right to dismiss any diver from a meet or team for any behavior deemed inappropriate. BEHAVIOR Diver’s Role 1. All divers are required to follow the rules of Bounce Diving Club Code of Conduct. 2. It is expected that all divers respect ALL coaches on the coaching staff, as well as fellow divers. 3. Divers exhibiting poor behavior or bad attitudes will be asked to leave practice. 4. Repeated attitude or behavior problems will result in removal from the program. 5. Divers are expected to attend all scheduled practices (for high school and other divers not on the Junior Olympic National Team, that includes the weekly sessions your fee covers). 6. Please let Scott Smith know if you will be missing a practice and the reason for your absence. 7. Tardiness is unacceptable. If you going to be late to practice, please let Scott know by calling or texting him. (612-280-3197). 8. The diver is responsible for all communication with the head coach or coaching staff. Any questions, conflicts, injuries, should be discussed between the coach and the diver. 9. The diver is not to learn any new dives on their own or with any other diving program. 10. The diver must receive permission to dive with any other coach or program. 11. Diver and coach ONLY will decide which dives shall be done in competition. Ultimately, safety will govern which dives shall be performed. Parental Role 1. ALL parents who wish to stay and observe their child’s training session must do so in the viewing area outside the pool facility at St. Thomas and at the very far end of the bleachers at the University of Minnesota. At dryland practice there is a separate viewing room. Under no circumstances are parents allowed on pool deck or on the gym floor. 2. At no time should you coach your child before, during, or after practice. 3. All coaching questions should be directed to: R. Scott Smith, Head Coach, Bounce Diving Club, [email protected] or 612-280-3197. 4. You are responsible for getting your child to practice on time. I have read the Bounce Diving Contract and understand it completely. I accept this contract for the 2015 Bounce season. I also give my permission to Bounce Diving Club to use diving photographs taken of my child for the purposes of publicity on our website, program information and posters. DIVER___________________________________________DATE____________________ MOTHER_________________________________________DATE____________________ FATHER__________________________________________DATE____________________ Please keep this contract and information packet for your records. RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM Bounce Diving Club will do everything in their power to make sure that ________________________________(diver’s name) is safe while at practice and meets. In any sports there is some risk of being injured. (Print parent/guardian’s name if under 18)___________________________________________ understand that there are risks involved in diving. I/We agree not to hold Bounce Diving coaching staff responsible for injuries that may occur. _________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature or Diver if 18 or older __________________________ Date Bounce Diving Club recommends that every diver has an annual physical and receive permission from a physician before participating in any athletic activity. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Please fill in number(s) that you can be contacted in case of emergency. Parent/Guardian’s Name_____________________________________________________________________ Please circle which phone number is the best way to reach you. Home_________________________________ Cell___________________________________ Office_________________________________ Please list alternate emergency contacts in case of emergency: Name_______________________________Relationship_______________Number_________ Name_______________________________Relationship_______________Number_________ Bounce Diving Club Registration Form Please fill out the form below and return to Scott Smith, Bounce Diving Team head coach. Divers Full Name Birth Date Age __________________________________________________________________ Parents Names __________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________________________________________ Diver’s e-mail Parents’ e-mail address __________________________________________________________________ Home phone cell phone work phone __________________________________________________________________ BOUNCE DIVING CLUB FORMS TO TURN IN BEFORE YOUR CHILD CAN STEP ON THE POOL DECK CHECKLIST ___USA DIVING MEMBERSHIP, www.usadiving.org ___AAU MEMBERSHIP, www.aausports.org ___$100 NEW MEMBER FEE ___$100 YEARLY EQUIPMENT AND POOL RENTAL FEE ___SIGNED BOUNCE DIVING CONTRACT ___RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM with EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (one form) ___BOUNCE DIVING CLUB REGISTRATION FORM