Maui Dolphins Swim Club

“Swimming Fast is Fun."

PO Box 880694, Pukalani, Maui, HI 96788

Pool Address (no mail) 90 Pukalani St, Makawao, HI 96768

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MAUI DOLPHINS SWIM CLUB (Brochure)

Maui Dolphins Swim Club is a USA-Swimming club.  Our primary purpose is to develop swimmers to learn to swim right & fast and to compete with other swimmers.  To that end, we also have beginning swimming classes in the hope and expectation that swimmers will move beyond the very basics of swimming and learn to have fun getting better and faster.  Our beginning swimmer classes are limited in the summer months by the coaching and space available.  Come to the pool to discuss space and for a "tryout".  You'll find us at the Upcountry Pool in Pukalani 4:30-6pm Monday through Friday all year long.

    If your child is age 5 & over, not afraid in 3½-4 ft of water (Teaching Pool depth) where they can touch bottom, and can blow bubbles in the water ... consider our ongoing Doggie Paddlers class.

Volunteer Obligations: Your family is joining a club run by volunteer board members. Part of our commitment requires your help with club operations (fundraising, committees, desk monitors, etc). MDSC is part of the Maui Age Group Swimming Association (MAGSA).  Parents are expected to help out MAGSA events – even if your swimmer is not competing.

The following are required at the time of registration:

Completed application packet [including 2011-12 USA Swimming form] Note: The forms here are "active", meaning you can fill them out on your computer, print & sign them.  You should also print a copy of our Cover Sheet with Instructions, Club Rules & Regulations.  To download Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free), click here

•      A. MDSC Registration Form (Adobe format);
•      B. USA Swimming form for athletes.  (There is also a form for officials & coaches and special Seasonal forms [see coach])  Turn in to your team ... checks can be made to your team and they forward the payment to Hawaiian Swimming.
•      C. 1 photocopy of birth certificate or passport (RQ by USA-Swimming)
  • Required before swimmer may attend 2^nd practice session.  (Really!)
  • Will be returned (or shredded) if you elect not to continue.
•      D. Fees: Checks made payable to: “MDSC” or “Maui Dolphins Swim Club”
  • Annual USA Swimming Registration Fee: $62.00/swimmer (this fee with a USA-S registration form is filed yearly and provides insurance for practice, meets, & sanctioned swim team activities in addition to many swimmer info, record keeping and more FREE to USA-S member at www.usaswimming.org).
  • Monthly Dues+MeetFees: $40+$5=$45/month for the first child in a family and $20+$5/month for each additional child in a family. Dues are pro-rated for your new swimmers in their first month if after the 15th.  (click here to Pay by PayPal) (Doggie Paddlers do not pay meet fees.)

·         Monthly dues pay for coaching fees – they are due at the front desk or by PayPal™ on our website by the first week each month. If you can’t make pay on time, let us know ASAP.

·         An escrow account is created for a swimmer from the $5/month meet fees.  More will be needed for invitational and state qualifier entries.  (click here to add to your escrow by PayPal)

·         Dues are only pro-rated for new swimmers joining after the 15^th of the month.

·         If a swimmer is unable to swim for an extended period because of illness, travel, or other commitments, dues will be waived. You must tell the coach, desk monitor or board member about the absence. If your child decides to stop swimming, please let us know ASAP.

·        Monthly dues pay for coaching fees. Please pay the dues at the pool desk during the first week of each month. If dues are unreasonably late, your child may not be allowed to swim.  If you are unable to make your payment on time, please notify the desk monitor to make special arrangements. 

·        Dues are generally not pro-rated (except for new swimmers joining after the 15^th of the month). The full amount is due if the swimmer swims for any part of the month.

·        If a swimmer is unable to swim for an extended period because of illness, travel, or other commitments, dues will be waived. You must let the desk monitor or board member know about the absence . If your child decides to stop swimming, please let us know as soon as possible because we often have a waiting list.

Practice Schedule

Maui Dolphins Swim General Rules and Club Information:

Family Commitment

      Families are expected to participate in club events and commitments. Examples include: serving as desk monitor; participating in occasional fundraising; timing at swim meets; providing hospitality at host swim meets [food donations, set-up, clean-up, acting as safety marshal]; helping to chaperone swimmers; being a designated driver. The club also needs member support in serving on the Board of Directors and various Board committees. One of the fun & most rewarding ways to help is to become a deck official!

       Members are required to make every effort to attend all meetings, special activities, and fundraisers.

      All swimmers are encouraged to swim in swim meets when their coach think's they're ready.  Swimmers in the Spinners and Silvers have an obligation to attend as many meets as possible during the regular season.

      Individual swimmers may qualify to travel for competition in off-island events as determined by qualifying times.  If the club decides to send swimmers to an off-island swim meet, there may be special fundraising required.  You may be asked to help with these fundraising and travel arrangements if your child will be attending.

New/ Transferring Applicants:

      The Head Coach must evaluate all prospective swimmers for placement by conducting a swim assessment.   A parent and/or guardian must be in attendance for this evaluation. (This usually only takes a few minutes.  The swimmer swims one or more laps of basic strokes to place the swimmers in the correct group.)

      All registration forms and copies of birth certificate(s) must be completed and submitted with payment before the swimmer can swim workouts with the club.  Signed paperwork/ registration forms must be filled out before the evaluation.  Dues are non-refundable.

Equipment

      Swimmers must supply (required for ALL groups) their own goggles and fins (for “Flippers” only).  Other recommended items: swim cap (esp when cold), towel,  & shower supplies.  Kick boards, pull buoys and other swimming aids are provided.

Other General Rules

      All swimmers need to check in at the front desk each day before swimming.

      NO DIVING.  That's right.  NO DIVING.  The most dangerous part of competitive swimming is swimmers diving and hitting the bottom, diving on each other, not looking where they’re going, etc.  So … there is no diving except during diving practice under the direct supervision of a coach.  This no diving rule applies during warm-ups at swim meets - diving only allowed in designated lanes under the supervision of a coach.  (Swimmers who dive can be DQ’d for the whole meet.)

      Swimmers are expected to conduct themselves properly.  Each swimmer is a reflection and a representative of the team. Swimmers are expected to show respect for their coaches and team members.  Foul or abusive language or conduct will not be tolerated.

      All swimmers must follow all pool rules.

      Pool facility and all equipment, such as kick-boards, lane lines, bathrooms, and bulletin boards are to be treated with the utmost respect and care.  Swimmers (and parents) are not allowed on lifeguard towers, diving boards, pool covers or behind front desk.

      There is NO going under the bulkhead at any pool.  NEVER! (Swimmers will be asked to leave for the day or longer if they dive under the bulkhead.)

      Keep Back from the pool! During practice, children, friends, and parents MUST keep away from the pool.  Two problems: (1) Coaches cannot concentrate on coaching and swimmers if we have to watch children playing on the pool deck near the water.  (2) Liability … having children (or adults) on deck increases liability.  Even parent-supervised children inevitably climb and play, trip and fall, etc.; MDSC is required to file incident reports any time this happens.  Please stay in office, on or near the area of the bleachers and picnic tables, or outside the pool in the grassy area. 

      BE ON TIME!  Swimmers AND Parents: Please be on time to practice … ready to swim at start time.  And parents please pick up your children on time or make special arrangements beforehand … coaches cannot leave until the last person is gone.

Participation in Swim Meets

      Swimmers must sign up for each individual swim meet. Entries for each meet are due no later than the Wednesday prior to each meet. If a swimmer signs up for a meet and then finds that he/she can’t attend, please notify the coach ASAP.  Once a swimmers is entered in the meet, the club must pay $1 for each events entered (whether swum or not) using the money from the swimmer’s “escrow” account.

      Every swimmer must check in with your Coach on the morning of the meet. Any swimmers who do not check in before 8:00am must be scratched from the meet, per meet rules.

      For swimmers who wish to attend an off-island meet (when an MDSC coach cannot attend), MDSC's Head Coach will contact a USA-S Coach to oversee the swimmer at the swim event - the swimmer and parent/guardian will be expected to support that club's efforts during the visit. 

Termination of Membership

      The Board of Directors or Head Coach may terminate membership for any due cause.  A member’s involvement, commitment, adherence to rules, behavior, and dues status will be considered.

      Terminated members may appeal to the Board of Directors.

Maui Dolphins Swim Club General Rules

• All Maui Dolphins Swim Club members are expected to practice safely above all else.  All posted rules must be followed.

• Acceptance into the Maui Dolphins Swim Club does not guarantee training under a particular coach.  coaches may be assigned to different age groups or training levels during the course of the year.  All swimmers are expected to train with their assigned coach.

• Swimmers are expected to conduct themselves properly.  Each swimmer is a reflection of and a representative o the team.

• Swimmers are expected to show respect for their coaches and team members.  Foul or abusive language will not be tolerated.

• Members are responsible for reading and acting upon all materials distributed at practices.

• Members are required to support the club, each other, and do what is best for the team.

• Members should make every effort to attend all meetings, special activities, and fund-raiser events.

• Members should strive to bring a positive attitude to the club.

• The pool facility and all equipment, such as kick-boards, lane lines, and the bulletin boards are to be treated with the utmost respect and care.

• Swimmers (and parents) are NOT allowed on lifeguard towers, diving  boards, the pool covers or in the guard office area.

• Parent or guardian must promptly pick up child after swim practice at the specified time.  Your child may not leave the pool facility alone either during or after practice unless you have notified a club representative in writing with a signed note of your consent for your child to do so.

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Last modified: 12/21/11