Swim Team Parent Information

Parent Meetings

Marion Family YMCA Parent Support Group Structure

Parent Meeting Dates

Policies & Procedures

Registration Policies

Communication & Weather Policy

Athlete Uniform Policy - Updated 9.11.12

Records Policy

Attendance Policy

Volunteer Registration

2012-2013 Parent Support Group Volunteer Registration

Important Links

For technical, nutrition or taper related links please look under Swimmer Resources. 

          Parent Education

Swim-Series: Want Your Kid to Become a Champion in the Pool? -- Competitive Advantage

Advice for Swim Parents: Give More to Get More -- SwimmingWorldMagazine.com

Concussion Information Sheet -- Ohio Department of Health

How to Get Young Swimmers to Eat Well -- Jill Castle, USA Swimming

Entering Events for Swim Meets -- John Leonard, American Swimming Coaches Council for Sport Development

The Role of the Parent in Sports -- National Federation of State High School Associations

Playing Favorites by John Leonard -- American Swim Coaches Association

Parent Education Resources -- USA Swimming

Toward a Theory of Sport -- James A. Crone, an excellent article about the negative results from A) putting an emphasis on winning, and B) putting an emphasis on extrinsic rewards. 

Swimming Terminology

Youth Sports -- Prepare the Child for the Path, Not the Path for the Child -- Michael Boyles, www.strengthcoachblog.com

Swimmers are Smarter -- Mat Luebbers

          Taper

Helping Your Athlete During Taper -- USA Swimming