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2010 Practice Schedule: Practices start on May 3rd after school. Early morning practices start June 7th.

Pool Safety

Safety is the most important facet of all ORCA related activities. Under no circumstances will horseplay, in-attention to coaches or pool parent’s directions, or any other potentially unsafe behavior be tolerated. The PBW ORCA Swim Team reserves the right to immediately dismiss any swimmer that does not conduct his or her self in a safe, friendly manner.

Please be sure that your swimmer is well protected against sunburn. Practice and most meets are held at outdoor pools. Sunscreen is a must!

Importance of Practice

Swimmers will realize many benefits by attending practice regularly including the following:
- Instruction and coaching in the proper competitive swim stroke techniques
- Opportunity to build physical endurance
- Staying up-to-date on team information (Newsletters & other info are distributed at practice sessions)
- Developing team and neighborhood friendships
Please Note: Much of our practice concentrates on stroke and technique, but we cannot provide individual attention on a daily basis. Practice does not take the place of lessons. We encourage our swimmers to take stroke lessons.

Do’s and Don’ts

All of our activities take place in community pools. Swimmers are expected to follow all community pool safety rules. Failure to do so will jeopardize future use of the pool by the team. Other practice rules are as follows:
- Be on time but no more than 10 min. early
- Prompt pick-up. Coaches are not responsible for children beyond practice hours. Repeated violations of late pickups will result in dismissal from the team.
- Parents escort small children to pool and stay for practice if possible.
- Do not use baby pool during practice or home meets.

Need to Speak with a Coach?

If you need to speak to a coach, please try to do so before practice or after practice is over. The coaches are responsible for a large number of swimmers during practice sessions, plus a lot must be accomplished during these sessions. For these reasons, please do not hold conferences with the coaches during a practice session.